CL lawmakers seek funds for regional center

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Central Luzon bloc of lawmakers recently signed a resolution asking President Arroyo to provide funding for the full operation of a regional government center here.

House Resolution No. 275, introduced by Pampanga third district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr., was endorsed by 20 congressmen from seven provinces of the region and sought the establishment of a regional government center on an 18–hectare site in Barangay Maimpis here.

About P150 million is needed to make the regional center operational as a one-stop shop government center, Gonzales said.