LA TRINIDAD, Benguet: Sen. Maria Imelda Josefa 'Imee' Marcos led local officials in the groundbreaking of the multistory municipal hall building.

The senator sourced P30 million from the Public Works department to help fund the construction of the municipal hall building aside from the P5 million that she provided for the construction of a multipurpose center in Barangay Ambiong and another P5 million set aside for a similar infrastructure in nearby Tublay town.

Senator Marcos assured La Trinidad residents of future funding support to fast-track the completion of the P184-million modernized municipal hall.

Earlier, the municipal government earmarked some P12 million to start the building's foundation, followed by another P30 million for the initial phase of the project which was in addition to the P30 million sourced out by Senator Marcos to pursue the construction of the government facility.

The municipal council passed a resolution requesting Senator Marcos to provide the P184 million to construct the state-of-the-art municipal building to cater to the town's rapidly increasing population because of migration.

Mayor Romeo Salda thanked the senator for providing the initial funds for the project and her commitment to source additional funds for the second phase of the project.

'The construction of the building has been programmed to be in phases and that the bulk of the funds for the project will be shouldered by the local government but will also depend on the commitment of the senator to provide additional funds during the second phase of implementation,' Mayor Salda said.

He admitted that the current municipal hall building can no longer accommodate the number of people having various transactions in different offices, which is why the construction of the new municipal hall will definitely help address the concerns aside from allowing the public to conveniently deal with the LGU's various offices.

La Trinidad is Benguet's capital town serving as the center of trade and commerce as well as the education capital of the province.