BAGUIO CITY – Members of the Cordillera Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) unanimously approved and correspondingly endorsed 11 infrastructure and enterprise subprojects worth P447.7 million for Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) fund support on September 15.

In a meeting held recently, Engr. Danilo P. Daguio, Deputy Project Director of Regional Project Coordination Office-CAR (RPCO-CAR) said that these projects may likely be approved for PRDP implementation as per the Project’s prioritization scheme.

Among the approved infrastructure subprojects were: the construction of AGAKI Potable Water System (PWS) in Mankayan Benguet worth P32.6 million; the improvement of Bado-Dangwa-Guilayon farm-to-market road in Tabuk City, Kalinga worth P222.9M; four Communal Irrigation System (CIS) subprojects in Banaue, Ifugao with a total project cost amounting to P26.8 million; and the Improvement of Viewpoint – San Fernando, also in Banaue worth P107.9M.

Four enterprise subprojects were also approved with an aggregate cost amounting to P57.5 million distributed as follows: Ifugao Coffee Processing and Marketing Enterprise with Hojap Multi-Purpose Cooperative as the Proponent Group (PG) (P18.2M); Potato Tuber Production and Marketing Enterprise with Sadsadan Association of Vegetable Producers, Inc. in Bauko, Mt. Province as the PG (P9.5M); Carabao Mango Production and Marketing with Abra Vegetable Seed Growers Development Cooperative as the PG (P16.1M); and Apayao Banana Consolidation and Marketing with Flora MPC as the PG worth P13.7M.

Prior to the approval of the above, members of the Board placed emphasis on the sustainability of the subproject and a written consent from the beneficiaries for the implementation.

The proponents then assured the Board that documentation was conducted and these were attached as part of the subproject proposals.

Meanwhile, Engr. Daguio encouraged the LGUs to submit proposals for PRDP funding especially to the LGUs without prior involvement in PRDP.

The RPAB is composed of regional directors from the different government agencies which provides guidance, reviews and approves subprojects for funding under the PRDP. (Elvy S. Taquio, CARPCO InfoACE Unit)