DA breaks ground for P81-M road

Placer, Surigao del Norte -- The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) spearheaded the groundbreaking ceremony and Pre-Construction Conference of the P81 million Concreting of Bad-as Tres De Mayo-Amoslog Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) in Placer, Surigao del Norte.

The 4.8-kilometer FMR hopes to address farmers’ long-time problem of bringing their products to the market due to the deplorable road condition which hinders their productivity potential.

The road will benefit the three connecting barangays with 708 farming households or 3,996 individuals. Coconut farmers are among the largest group that would benefit from the road.

Municipal Agriculturist Emerita Elajas said previously, the road is not passable both for small and large vehicles every time there is heavy rain since the soil in the area easily gets muddy.

“With this project, we will no longer experience the difficulty of transporting our commodities caused by the muddy road,” she said.

The road concreting project in the area was identified as priority project on municipal development plan and in the Provincial Commodity Investment Plan. The total budget of the FMR project is composed of 10% equity or counterpart from the municipal or provincial local government unit, 10% from the Philippine Government and 80% from the World Bank. (Fretcher Magatao, RPCO-13)