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| The DPWH-Ilocos Norte Engineering District II’s Lakbay Alalay center in-front of their district office in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte gives assistance to motorists who needed of help during the Lenten Season. Other Lakbay Alalay stations were located at the welcome arc of Ilocos Norte at the boundary of Sinait, Ilocos Sur and Badoc, Ilocos Norte and at the Apatot Bridge boundary of Badoc and Pinili. (Doms dela Cruz) |
By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff reporter
San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte—Welcoming the influx of local and foreign tourists during long weekend Holy Week celebration, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) second engineering district put up three stations for its annual “Lakbay Alalay”.
“Lakbay Alalay” aims to help motorists should they encounter vehicular troubles, and give them directions to their destinations, among others.
DPWH 2nd engineering district officer Engr. Mathias L. Malenab said they usually mount this operation during special holidays.
“Lakbay Alalay” started on April 17, 2019 at 12:00 noon and ended on April 22, 2019 at 12:00 noon. The assistance centers were open 24 hours.
Mr. Malenab said the assistance centers were located at the Ilocos Norte boundary arc in Badoc; at Apatot Bridge, or the boundary between Badoc and Pinili; and in front of the DWPH 2nd engineering office in this town.
The DPWH-INED 2 only covered the province’s second district.
The stations provide assistance to motorists including, “Dagitay maperdian ta dalan, agiduron/mangguyod a mangipan kadagitay vulcanizing shops wennu dagitay maawanan iti danum dagitay radiators ken uray anyaman aminor a problema dita kalsada,” Mr. Malenab explained.
He added that they also assisted motorists if they needed assistance from other government agencies.
Meanwhile, the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Local Government Unit (LGU) of San Nicolas also provided similar assistance center in front of the municipal hall and the Roman Catholic Church to help motorists.
Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office’s (MDRRMO) Ryan Rollaine Simon of this town said the assistance included security and medical help and was from April 18-21, 2019.
The San Nicolas government also welcomed the memorandum issued by the Department of Tourism (DOT) to open all the tourist attractions in every LGUs for the public to visit.
Likewise, Mr. Simon thanked the DPWH 2nd engineering district for providing motorist assistance center in the municipality and helping those in need of assistance along their way.