The Senate of the Republic approved on Tuesday the bill that declares the bullfights of El Seibo province as Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Dominican Republic.
The initiative was presented by the senator of El Seibo and vice-president of the Senate, Santiago José Zorrilla.
The senators also approved in second reading the bill that designates with the name of “Machacho González”, the San Francisco de Macorís-Nagua ring road, in the province of Duarte, which was presented by senators Franklin Romero (Duarte); Melania Salvador Jiménez (Bahoruco); Ginette Bournigal de Jiménez (Puerto Plata); and Lía Díaz Santana (Azua).
Five other resolutions were also approved during the session among other legislative initiatives.
Among the resolutions are one that requests President Luis Abinader to include in the General State Budget for the year 2023, the construction of a second level hospital in the municipality of San José de los Llanos, San Pedro de Macorís province, an initiative presented by Senator Franklin Peña.
Likewise, the resolution requesting President Luis Abinader to instruct the executive director of the National Health Service, Mario Lama, for the installation of an inter-urban ambulance network for the province of Hato Mayor, which includes the hospitals of the municipalities of Sabana de la Mar, El Valle and Hato Mayor, initiative presented by senators Dr. Cristóbal Castillo (Hato Mayor) and José Antonio Castillo (San José de Ocoa).
The legislators approved the resolution requesting President Luis Abinader to include in the General State Budget for the year 2023 the construction of an aqueduct for the municipal district of Mata Palacio, municipality of Hato Mayor, initiative presented by senators Dr. Cristóbal Castillo (Hato Mayor) and José Antonio Castillo (San José de Ocoa).
Likewise, the resolution requesting the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, the creation of a master plan for the development of tourism in the municipalities of El Valle and Sabana de la Mar, province of Hato Mayor; initiative presented by senators Dr. Cristóbal Castillo (Hato Mayor) and José Antonio Castillo (San José de Ocoa).
The resolution requesting President Luis Abinader to build and expand the Azua-Baní highway to four lanes and to instruct the Minister of Public Works, Deligne Ascención, to carry out said work was also approved, initiative presented by Senator Lía Díaz Santana (Azua).
