RPAB Endorses P 63.7 Million Ilocos Sur IBUILD Subproject to NPCO
The Regional Project Advisory Board 1 (RPAB) endorsed Ilocos Sur’s first Infrastructure Development (IBUILD) subproject worth P63,749,752.81 to the National Project Coordination Office (NPCO) during the 3rd RPAB meeting at the Ilocos Sur Provincial Capitol Hall.
The meeting, aside from RPAB members and project staffs, was attended by Ilocos Sur Governor Ryan Luis V. Singson. He expressed his gratitude to the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), specifically to the members of the RPAB for endorsing Ilocos Sur’s IBUILD subproject to the NPCO. “I am indeed so grateful to the RPCO-1 and the rest of the group who patiently guided and helped us with our proposal and for the RPAB for their approval,”said Singson in an interview with a local television network after the adjournment of the RPAB meeting.
Ilocos Sur Governor Ryan Louis V. Singson shook hands with the RPAB members after their endorsement of the Rehabilitation of the Tubigay-Baracbac-Nagculluoban FMR to NPCO.
The Rehabilitation of the Tubigay-Baracbac-Nagculluoban FMR Subproject
Ilocos Sur’s first IBUILD subproject is the Rehabilitation of the Tubigay-Baracbac-Nagculluoban Farm to Market Road (FMR). The subproject has a total length of 6.4 kilometers, covering the Barangays of Tubigay, Baracbac, and Nagculluoban in Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
The existing Tubigay-Baracbac-Nagculluoban road is passable only to small vehicles like carts pulled by animals, tricycle, and jeepneys. It is mostly made up of gravel and earth with some concreted parts. The rehabilitation of the FMR aims to increase mobility and reduce travel time from 60 minutes to 20 minutes, cut transportation cost by 60%, increase farmer’s income by 20% and provide employment for 140 skilled and non-skilled workers during construction.
The total subproject cost is P 63,749,752.81, wherein 80% will come from the World Bank loan proceeds or P 50,999,802.25 and 10% will each be contributed by the Department of Agriculture and the Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur or P 6,374,975.28 each. (InfoACE-Ilocos)
