The municipality of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras formally held the groundbreaking ceremony for the establishment of its 2000 square meters municipal slaughterhouse funded under the Department of Agriculture- Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) on March 22, 2022.

Key officials from the Province who attended the activity were Hon. Emmanuel C. Galila, Municipal Mayor, Hon. Paul Vincent G. De la Cruz, Municipal Vice Mayor, Hon. Felix G. Servando, SB Member- Committee Chair on Infrastructure, and Municipal Engineer Josephine G. Servando. Meanwhile, the Project Support Office (PSO) Visayas team headed by its Deputy Project Director Engr. Jose Albert A. Barrogo and concerned staff of the Regional Project Coordination Office 6 (RPCO 6) also graced the event.

A pre-construction conference for the Php 36,977,813.93- worth slaughterhouse was further held after the ceremony in order to discuss the fundamentals on the implementation of the subproject underlining the contract documents, PRDP’s processing of disbursement, billing guidelines and quality control, among others, to the project implementers and stakeholders.

The construction of the facility is expected to benefit at least 1,841 livestock raisers, 33 meat vendors, 21 resorts, and 75 eateries in the province. Likewise, it aims to establish and operate an abattoir in the municipality with an improved, humane, and standard technique in the processing of safe and quality meat.

It is expected to commence on March 30, 2022 with a project duration of 403 calendar days, targeted to be accomplished on May 7, 2023. (April Grace Padilla, Writer, RPCO 6)