Caraga infra projects proposed for PRDP funding
BUTUAN CITY – The Caraga Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) unanimously approved more than million worth of infrastructure projects proposed by the various Caraga region local government units (LGUs) for possible funding by the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP).
PRDP is a World Bank project implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA), the national government and LGUs.
It is a six-year program (20132019) designed to establish the government platform for a modern, climate-smart and market-oriented agricultural and fisheries sector.
Under the Intensified Building up of Infrastructure and Logistics for Development (I-BUILD) or infrastructure component, Caraga region is endorsing to PRDP two farm -to-market roads (FMR) in Surigao del Norte, road concreting of Mabuhay – Bagumbayan FMR in Dinagat Islands, Agusan del Norte’s Concreting of Bay-ang – Mahaba FMR with bridge in Cabadbaran, Surigao del Sur FMR projects in Cortes and San Agustin and rehabilitation of Culit Communal Irrigation Project in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte.
The said projects will be endorsed to the Program Support Office Mindanao Cluster for review to see to it that every project adheres to the criteria set by the Project.
The subproject proposals will then be endorsed to the National Program Coordination Office for further review and approval. A No Objection Letter shall be issued thereafter if said proposals are found eligible for PRDP funding.
Considering the immense demand from LGUs nationwide, the DA Regional Project Coordination Office (DA-RPCO) has assisted PLGUs to fast-track submission of PRDP proposals for inclusion in the 2016 allocation.
“We are scrutinizing the details of the proposed subprojects because its approval would ultimately lead to the development of the agriculture sector in our region. We have to make sure that every monetary investment of the government through PRDP would lead to economic gains and sustain agricultural growth even after the project has ended,” said DA-Caraga regional director and RPAB chairperson Edna Mabeza.