DAVAO DEL NORTE, 25 March (PIA) --Roads and other support Infrastructure development in Davao del Norte are noted to have scaled up as both the national and the provincial governments have poured substantial funds.
Guesting during the latest edition of radio program Pakigsayod Serbisyo Alang sa Katawhang Pilipino, Regional Information Officer Dean Ortiz of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Provincial Engineering Officer, Engr Glen Olandria shared some details of this infrastructure development.
Ortiz revealed that over the last five years including this year, the province of Davao del Norte alone has been given an accumulated budget of P22.35 billion from the national government for the implementation of 1,487 infrastructure projects.
Tracking the budget, Ortiz said that Davao del Norte was given a DPWH budget of P4.8 billion in 2017; PP3.6 billion in 2018; 2.6 billion in 2019; P3 billion in 2020; P3.5 billion in 2021; P4.6 billion in 2022.
However, he said the Davao del Norte budget allocation of P4.6 billion for 192 projects this year, “can still go up”.
“Sa una, naa lang sa less than P1B ang atoang budget diri prior to this administration,” Dean said referring to the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Meanwhile, the provincial administration of Governor Edwin I. Jubahib has also been giving a parallel attention on infrastructure development. Engr. Olandria made mention about infra funding support for tourism development, access to far-flung communities, and road infrastructure for the 223 barangays in the province.
“Sugod sa paglingkod ni Governor Edwin Jubahib, iyaha jud ning gipangusgan nga kining mga infrastrurture projects nga mosuspport sa kinahanglan sa probinysa, iyang ginapadali. ( Since Governor Edwin Jubahib taking office, he made an effort the infrastructure projects supporting the needs of the province be completed immediately),” he said.
From year 2019 to 2021, Engr. Olandria said the provincial government implemented more or less P1.3 billion worth of infrastructure projects which were already completed. “Kini gikan sa panudlanan sa of probinsya sa (This came from the coffers of the province of ) Davao del Norte,” he said.
Olandria revealed that for 2022, the provincial government is allocating P318 million for infrastructure projects, on top of the P200 million already budgeted for infrastructure support for the tourism industry, and the P1.5 million infrastructure budget earmarked for the 223 barangays in the province.
The provincial government has also provided a unit of heavy equipment in support to the “Panpan” road project, to open and widen access roads connecting far-flung villages in the Municipality of Talaingod.
On top of the in-house funds for infrastructure, the provincial government has also received grants from some national line agencies.
Olandria said OPAPP PAMANA (Office of the Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process- Payapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn) program extended P45 million to the province of Davao del Norte; the Conditional Matching Grant to the Provinces thru the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), P265 million; the Philippine Rural Dev’t Program (PRDP) , P682 million; Local Government Support Funds, P150 million; National Housing Authority (NHA), more than P60 million; and from the Department of Agriculture linked thru the KAAGAPAY Program.
“Kana siya tanan (All these) that’s multi million pesos, nga gitabang gikan sa national government and part sa ginatawag nato nga (assistance from the national government that is part of the) Build, Build, Build sa atong (of the) national government thru the administration of President Duterte,” Olandria said. (PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)
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