CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga (PIA) — Two farm-to-market road (FMR) projects of the Department of Agriculture- Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) are under technical review for final approval and funding.
A joint team from the Regional Project Coordination Office, National Project Coordination Office (NPCO), and Project Support Office of the DA-PRDP recently held a technical review of the proposed improvement of the 12.7 kilometer Pinukpuk -Junction-Pakawit-Binansagan FMR and the 7km Balinciagao Sur-Magsilay-Malucsad FMR in Pasil municipality.
Funded under the PRDP Intensified Building-Up of Infrastructure and Logistics for Development (I-BUILD) and as per Program of Work, Pinukpuk FMR has project cost to P276 million while that in Pasil costs P188.5 million.
Provincial Agriculturist Engr. Domingo Bakilan said consultants from DA-PRDP Subproject Appraisal Committee conducted on-site assessment on the two projects on July 13-14.
“The activity aims to ensure consistency of the detailed engineering design versus the actual road conditions to avoid future variations during implementation,” Bakilan said. He said the Kalinga PRDP Provincial Project Management Implementing Unit-Technical Working Group is hands-on for the review of all documents and preparation of remaining requirements.
Other proposed PRDP projects in Kalinga are the construction of Rizal MLGU Warehouse with Multi Purpose Drying Pavement and Trading Center, construction of Chutar Communal Irrigation System(CIS) in Tulgao, Tinglayan, improvement of Mallango-Belong FMR and construction of Mabongtot CIS. **JDP/PAB-PIA CAR, Kalinga
