Farmers in Patikul town in Sulu province now have a faster
and more efficient way of transporting their products.
“The recently completed farm-to-market road projects
improved the mobility of people, goods, and services, and we are very positive
that this project would increase agricultural trade and productivity in our
community,” Luvisminda Hayudini, Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
of Patikul, said.
The PHP8 million and PHP15.6 million road projects in
barangays Tanduh Bagua and Langhub were constructed as a result of the
collaborative efforts of government agencies and civil society organizations
through the Bottom-up Budgeting process.
“Bago nagawa ang mga kalsada, kailangan pang maglakad ng
kilu-kilometro papunta sa town center, at pinapasan pa ng mga farmers ang mga
produkto dahil hindi makapasok ang mga sasakyan dito,” Hayudini added. (Before
the roads wereconstructed, people going to the town center had to walk several
kilometers and farmers had to carry their agricultural produce on their
shoulders because it isdifficult for transport vehicles to traverse in the
area.)
The municipal planning and development coordinator also said
that the roads substantially lessened the travel time and transport cost of
bringing agricultural goodsto the market.
Meanwhile, residents in the two barangays committed to
maintain the roads as these will spur social and economic development in their
community.
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