THE Pasig City government has secured the legal use of the land where the Oranbo village hall and health center stand after signing a usufruct agreement with the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), Mayor Vico Sotto said.
The agreement was signed on Wednesday, March 4, at the MWSS corporate office in Balara, Quezon City, allowing the Oranbo village government to continue occupying the MWSS-owned property where the village health center and the elevated “overpass” village hall are located.
Sotto said he went to the MWSS office with Oranbo village chief Richie Pua to finalize the agreement that resolves a long-standing land concern involving the facilities.
“For the information of residents of Oranbo: this morning I went to the MWSS Corporate Office in Balara, Quezon City, with Kap Richie Pua to sign a usufruct agreement so that your Barangay Hall on their land becomes legal,” Sotto said.
He said the arrangement ensures residents will no longer worry about losing their village hall and health center, noting that the facilities had been used by the village long before his administration.
Sotto also announced Tuesday evening that the city government inaugurated a new village health center in San Jose village, costing P8.7 million.
The project upgraded an existing 2013 building constructed during the term of Pasig Rep. Roman Romulo so it could comply with standards set by the Department of Health.
City officials said the facility now includes consultation and treatment rooms, a minor surgical room, dental services, a medicine dispensing area, and counseling spaces for mental health and women and child protection programs.
The San Jose facility has around 380 square meters of indoor floor area with about 250 square meters of surrounding open space, and features air-conditioning units, CCTV cameras, upgraded lighting, and improvements to the adjacent child development center.
