Ligao City to build a wider and modern City Hall

The Ligao City Hal buildingl is currently located at Sta. Cruz,

Ligao City

After almost 200 years, Ligao City is finally on its way to build a wider and modern City Hall to provide a convenient space and better government service to the people. Ligao City Mayor Patricia Gonzalez-Alsua and Congressman Fernando V. Gonzalez took the effort in providing a better location for the local government to conveniently and efficiently serve the public.

The new City Hall will be located at Binatagan, Ligao City and is expected to occupy a wider space compared to the current City Hall. According to Mayor Patty Gonzalez-Alsua, all offices in the current City Hall will be relocated to the new building.

The construction, however, has not yet started since the local government is still in the process of looking for an architect who will design the building. "Naghahanap na kami ng architect ngayon for the layout. Definitely gagawin nating modern yung loob. [We are currently looking for an architect to design the layout. Definitely, we want the interior to look modern.]" said Mayor Patty Gonzalez-Alsua.

With the establishment of new facilities such as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) District Office, and the Ligao Community College (LiComCo) campus, and other emerging projects, Ligao City will definitely get even busier moving towards development.

A City Hall for the upland

To make government services available in the upland barangays, the local government of Ligao City, in partnership with Congressman Fernando V. Gonzalez, established the Ligao City Hall Annex at Paulba, Ligao City which opened on June 4, 2012.

With the establishment of the City Hall Annex, “people in the upland barangays don’t have to come down and do their businesses here in the City Hall,” said Ligao City Mayor Patricia Gonzalez-Alsua. Frontline services are now available in the City Hall Annex. People can now apply for and get copies of birth certificates, inquire on the requirements for civil wedding, or request a National Statistics Office (NSO) copy of documents-through batch processing- without having to spend more time and money going to the City Hall or regional offices such as the NSO.

The City Hall Annex has representatives of offices that offer frontline services, according to Mayor Patty Gonzalez-Alsua. These offices include the Local Civil Registrar (LCR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), City Assessor’s Office, City Treasurer’s Office, and the Agriculture Office. There are representatives also assigned for burial, medical, and financial assistance. The representative office of the City Health Office (CHO), on the other hand, is located at the Paulba Infirmary just three meters away from the City Hall Annex.

The representatives of these offices travel every day from the City Hall to the City Hall Annex to cater the needs of the people in the upland barangays. Mayor Patty Gonzalez-Alsua stated the need for new employees that would take over in the service for the City Hall Annex. “We are now considering hiring people na taga-doon din sa Paulba. So we just have to train them at sila na magte-take over doon para hindi na tayo naghahatid-sundo ng mga employees doon. [We are now considering hiring people from Paulba. So we just have to train them so they can later take over and the representatives no longer have to travel back and forth.], ” said Mayor Alsua.

With the opportunities that came with the establishment of the City Hall Annex, the local government also looks forward to having Paulba as the business center for the upland barangays in Ligao City. 

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