LGU Proponents of stand-along agri-infra subprojects poses with the RPAB members upon the approval of their proposals during the RPAB Meeting held last August 26, 2016 at the DA-CAR Conference Hall. RPAB-CAR approves 211M worth of infra subprojects
Baguio City –The Regional Project Advisory Board-Cordillera Administrative Region (RPAB-CAR) has endorsed 18 stand-alone I-BUILD (Infrastructure Development) subprojects worth PhP211M on August 26, 2016, for inclusion in the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP).
To fully utilize fund allotted for other I-BUILD subprojects, CAR provinces were able to propose stand-alone agri-infra projects to support production areas. As such, these subprojects are exempted from the preparation of value chain analyses (VCA) and Provincial Commodity Investment Plans (PCIPs).
The two largest in terms of amount is being proposed from the province of Abra.The first subproject, Construction of Flood Control in Villa viciosais worth PhP 29, 998,696.50. The second subproject, Construction of Slope Stabilization at barangay Lipcan, Banguedis worth PhP24M. Also, construction of warehouses in the municipalities of Tayum and Pidigan were proposed costing PhP 9,902,000 each.
Moreover, the Board approved the Construction of Warehouse in the province of Apayao worth PhP96M, benefiting eight municipalities. Likewise, five subprojects have been approved from the Provinces of Ifugao and Benguet namely: the Construction of Slope Protection in Asipulo, Ifugao;the Construction of Flood Control at barangay Bagu in Bakun (PhP 15.5M); and the Construction of Slope Protections at barangay Alno (PhP 1,763,000.00), Beckel (PhP 8,013,000.00) and Alapang (4,086,000.00) in the municipality of La Trinidad, Benguet.
The said subprojects were endorsed to the Project Support Office (PSO)/ National Project Coordination Office (NPCO), as deemed appropriate, for their action and for the issuance of a No Objection Letter 1 (NOL1).
Under the Project, the World Bank (loan proceeds) will shell out 80% of the total cost of the subprojects and 10% will be subsidized by the national government through the Department of Agriculture (DA). The remaining 10% will be paid by the proponentP/MLGU as counterpart fund.
PRDP, which is being implemented by the DA, is a World Bank-funded Project that provides funding to develop the accessibility of farms and other component projects. (CFValdez&ESTaquio, RPCO-CAR InfoACE)
