BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 12 -- Don Salvador Benedicto municipality, a frontier town in the mountains of northern Negros Occidental, is benefiting from better road network mainly through the assistance of several national government agencies.

Known as the "summer capital of Negros Occidental" for its cool climate, the local government unit (LGU) marked its 41st founding year last week, with Mayor Laurence Marxlen dela Cruz highlighting various developments in his official report.

"The concrete roads were materialized through the help of the national government agencies, including the Department of Budget and Management, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Public Works and Highways, and Department of Social Welfare an...