A local businessman and shipping operator will construct a jetty beside the Sibulan wharf, after the Philippine Ports Authority approved the project plan dated January 11, 2011 with an estimated construction cost of P5.619 million.

Vice Mayor Antonio Renacia said the Aomori Rapid Transport System Corporation owned by Tony Oano agreed to give Dante Matiao the authority to complete the project and manage the jetty.

Renacia said a public hearing with the residents of Barangay Poblacion will be held this week, following the request of Matiao to determine the opinion of the residents living in the barangay.

The agreement to construct a jetty was first entered into by Cebu-based businessman Oano but the project failed to materialize.

Renacia added that the jetty will be operating like the Amlan wharf although it will be limited to only small vehicles. They expect that the operation of a jetty will improve the economic development of the municipality.*MA

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