Investments in infrastructure
- From 2011 to 2016, total infrastructure allocation reached P2.19 billion, more than 5 times the allocation from 2005 to 2010 which was only at P426.00 million.
- 75 million was allocated for roads and bridges, more double the P216.67 million allocation from 2005 to 2010.
- 75 million was allocated for flood control projects, more than 358 times the P2.70 million allocation from 2005 to 2010.
Investments in people
- As of January 2016, the Pantawid Pamilya Program has provided cash grants amounting to P12.57 million in exchange for school attendance and health check-ups to 1,173 poor households in the city.
- In 2015, 146 children of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in the city graduated from high school
- 133,789 individuals, which is 113% more than the projected 2015 population, are covered by PhilHealth as of 2015. In 2010, PhilHealth coverage nationwide was only at 50.97%, much lower compared to the 92.11% nationwide coverage as of December 2015.
- From 2010 to 2014, a total of P10.70 million was obligated to improve existing health facilities, which include eight (8) urban health units. Further, a total of P7.76 million was allocated to improve two (2) urban health units from 2015 to 2016.
- 26 classrooms were completed in the city. 25 more are already funded for construction until 2016.
- 1,500 children have been fed in day care centers in the city in SY 2015-2016 under the Supplementary Feeding Program. Nationwide, the program was expanded to improve nutrition not just in malnourished but all children in day care centers through food supplementation for 120 feeding days.
- From AY 2011-2012 to AY 2014-2015, P420,000 in scholarship grants was awarded by the government to college students.
For 2016, the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) for the city was P338.54 million, 34.97% higher than the IRA for the city for 2010 which was only P250.83 million.
—From the Presidential Management Staff
*Data from the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Department of Health, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, the Commission on Higher Education, and the Department of Budget and Management.
