Six municipalities in this province are set to receive P82 million worth of infrastructure projects this year under the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) program of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) acting provincial director Ma. Calpiza Sardua said the implementation of the projects had been properly and strongly endorsed by her office and the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) through a resolution adopted in a recent meeting held in this town.
The six beneficiary-municipalities and the corresponding worth of projects as follows: concreting of linking barangay Kauswagan and Lindang in Diplahan town, 10 million; construction of access road and bridge in Talusan town that would link the municipality to the town of Olutanga, P30; rehabilitation of four-kilometer road from the downtown area to Barangay Pulo Mabao, construction of 1.5-kilometer road in Barangay Gandaan and construction of 1.5-kilometer road in Barangay Esperanza, Olutanga municipality, P19 million; six-kilometer road rehabilitation and two-kilometer road opening in Mabuhay municipality, P8 million; rehabilitation of rock causeway and construction of foot bridge in Naga municipality, P5 million; and, road rehabilitation of 10-kilometer road from Barangay Tigbanuang to Looc and from Labuan to Languisan, Tungawan municipality, P10 million.
The PAMANA projects are funded by OPAPP with the following objectives: Reduce poverty and vulnerability in conflict-affected areas through sustainable rural development, community infrastructure and focused delivery of social services; Improve governance through partnerships with national and local institutions, building capacities for governance, and enhancement of transparency and accountability mechanisms; and, Empower communities and strengthen their capacity to address issues of conflict and peace through activities that promote social cohesion.
Sardua said the projects, once completed, would boost economic activities, like the transport of farm products, in the six beneficiary-municipalities.
The completion of the projects would also enhance the delivery of basic government services in the six towns, Sardua added.
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