THE city government is set to open a new park next month, part of the six parks that it is building.
Engr. Juancho Dagasohan, City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Parks and Playground acting division chief, said 1.2-hectare Vicenta Park will start operating next month as it is nearing completion.
Opening it will increase the number of public parts, set up in strategic locations, to 23.
“Ang lokal na panggamhanan nagaplano pa gyud og more open spaces and parks nga pagabuhaton. Actually naa man gud ni ginatawag nga Green Foundation, dapat kaakibat sa population balanse against the open park. Ginaapas sa syudad nga kinahanglang balanse ang population sa Davao naa sya’y corresponding open parks para ngadto magrelaks ang mga bata ug mga hamtong,” said Dagasohan.
The lot for the Vicenta Park is donated by the Marfori family and, aside from its recreational section, has a library, multi-purpose building for activities, an amphitheater, pathways and pathwalks, and a bike lane, among other amenities. CCTV cameras will also be installed inside the park.
On the other hand, Dagasohan said the newly inaugurated Bago Aplaya Esplande and Gulf View Esplanade, has yet to be completed. It was Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte who led its inauguration.
“Ginapaabot nalang ang turnover paper sa DPWH pero dili na na maabtan og isa ka tuig,” Dagasohan said, adding that it may open in October or December this year.
Davao City’s 22 existing parks are the Bonifacio Park at the rotunda of A. Pichon Street (Magallanes) and C.M Recto Street; Candelaria Park at corner Sandawa; Calinan Park in Calinan Poblacion, Centennial Monument Park fronting San Pedro Cathedral and Sangguniang Panlungsod Building; Davao City Botanical Park at Marfori Heights Subdivision; Doña Carmen Marfori Soriano Park under the Dacudao-Buhangin flyover; Freedom Park across Roxas Avenue fronting Marco Polo and the Philippine National Red Cross; Jacinto Ponce Park; Julian Rodriguez Park along Quezon Boulevard fronting Mabini Public Market; Magsaysay Park; Matina Linear Park near Davao City Water District; Millenium Park along Roxas Avenue fronting Freedom Park; Mintal Park; Nograles Park fronting Central Bank; Osmeña Park; iconic People’s Park; Quezon Park fronting the City Hall Building; Rizal Park; Sandawa Park; Sta. Ana Wharf Park; and Toril Park.
Three other parks that were already built are the Bucana Pocket Park, Communal Pocket Park, and Los Amigos Pocket Park.
In a phone interview with the City Information Office on Thursday, August 11, Dagasohan said, “Na-build na ning tulo ka pocket parks pero ginapaabot nalang na ma-inaugurate ni Mayor (The three pocket parks were already built but we are just waiting for the Mayor to inaugurate it).”
He also said Magsaysay Park will undergo a total rehabilitation to keep in stride with the times, while Toril Park will also be refurbished with more amenities.
Dagasohan, however, urged parkgoers to keep the parks clean and dispose of their garbage properly.
