San Ildefonso, BULACAN – The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) ramps up the completion of the P50 million farm-to-market road (FMR) that will help enhance connectivity and ease transportation in the area.

A joint site inspection was recently conducted by the Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO 3) led by Action Officer Gil G. David together with the Project Support Office (PSO) on January 26, 2021.

I-BUILD Rural Infrastructure Engineer Mary Joyce Quiros stated the team inspected the remaining 2.94-kilometer portion of the road with an accomplishment of 81.77 percent.

Engr. Quiros stressed that pending issues are to be revisited to deliver fast action towards achieving timelines with the reassurance of building quality infrastructure.

She also noted that road construction specifically FMR projects play a critical role in improving the lives of farmers which have multiplier effects in the agricultural sector.

It can be recalled that this project will link the Barangays of Sumandig and Bubulong Malaki as a way to rehabilitate road networks and improve mobility of goods in distant areas of the municipality.

Also present during the inspection are RPCO 3 Monitoring and Evaluation Unit Associate Alvin Mariano, RPCO 3 Social Environmental and Safeguards Unit Prince Roy Cruz, PSO I-BUILD Rural Infrastructure Engineer Shiedel Delicano, PSO Economist Angelica De Guzman, PSO Geomapping and Governance Unit GIS Data Officer Emily Sombillo, technical staff from the Bulacan Local Government Unit and Provincial Engineering Office (PEO).

The said FMR is set to be completed this year and to be turned over to the local government. (MA. REINA LEN G. LUNA, RPCO3 InfoACE)