Officials of Barangay Luz in Cebu City asked the Capitol for permission to develop a vacant provincial lot into a park and playground. In a letter to Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale, Barangay Captain Rian C. Tante said the barangay has no other open space except for the provincial lot at the back of the Pag-ibig building in Sitio Sto. Niño3. It covers 1,948 square meters.

Tante’s letter was referred to the committee of provincial and municipal properties headed by Provincial Board (PB) Member Alex Binghay.

The PB took up the matter in its session the other week. Binghay’s committee will submit its recommendation to the PB during the next session. The project will include an eco-park that will be named after Gov. Gwen Garcia. It will also house a waste conversion facility, a children’s learning center and a youth entrepreneurship center. Tante said the project is part of the barangay’s clean and green program.

He said they will present the entire program of works to the governor if the Capitol gives them the go-ahead. Tante said it has been the dream of the barangay to have its own park and playground. Parks and playground or any other green space will provide children with opportunities for fun and play.

Ensuring the youth’s physical health and mental alertness will have a resounding impact on the barangay’s development. “We are again knocking on the good heart of our Cebu Governor that the local government of Barangay Luz shall be allowed to develop and utilize the site,” an excerpt from the letter.