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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

P20M worth of PAMANA projects completed, underway in Camarines Norte

DAET, Camarines Norte, Oct. 8 (PIA) – Some P6 million worth of infrastructure projects under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) in Camarines Norte were now completed while other projects of the total P20 million are already underway, according to an official of the provincial government.

Elena B. Austria, acting provincial planning and development coordinator of the provincial government, said during the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting held recently at least four farm to market roads were completed, six other projects underway while funding for one project has yet to be released.

Austria said completed projects included concreting of farm to market roads in barangay Tigbinan, Cabusay, Maot and Submakin  all in Labo town with P1.5 million each or a total of P6M.

She added the establishment of tree park and management of of mangrove areas in Barangay Catioan, with P400,000 funding and agro-forest planting of Mahogany trees in Barangay Alayao worth P100,000, both in Capalonga town; and concreting of farm to market roads in Barangays San Isidro and Sta. Cruz in Jose Panganiban worth P7M are underway.

Austria furthered the improvement of water supply system for level 1 to 2 in the barangays of Masalong, Malangcao Basud and Guisican all in the town of Labo are 90 percent completed with P1M allocation each or a total of P3M.

The funding for the construction of the Crisis Center Cum Multi-Purpose Hall in Poblacion of the Capalonga town has yet to be released, according to her.

Farm to market road projects will benefit primarily the farmers for the transportation of their agriculture products while the other projects will help the residents in the daily basic needs and other activities in the barangays.

PAMANA is the government’s peace and development framework that aims to respond and strengthen peacebuilding, reconstruction and development in conflict affected areas (CAAs) in line with the goal of putting a permanent and just closure to internal armed conflicts.

The said projects funded by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for year 2012 are being implemented by the provincial government and line national government agencies.

There are projects for 2013 identified worth more than P106M under the DILG, Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) wherein necessary preparations like Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing and others were already undertaken.

It can be recalled that in 2011 farm to market roads projects were completed in the different barangays of Labo, Mercedes and Jose Panganiban worth P140M from the stimulus fund of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III through the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) in partnership with the provincial government and supported by the different line national government agencies. (MAL/RBM-PIA5/Camarines Norte)


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