DAVAO CITY, March 29 (PIA)- The new 32.96-kilometer Matavisan-Licasu Road Network has brought relief to around 8,000 residents living along the communities connected by the infrastructure.
The road passes through the Barangays of Macangao, Tagboa, New Visayas, San Isidro in the Municipality of Lupon and the Barangays of Sanghay, Libudon, Culian, Barangay Badas in Mati City.
“Dire-diretso na, di na ka mabalaka naa kay produkto di na mabun-og kung magsakay-sakay motor, karon nindot na hayahay na kaayo” (It will now be smooth and straight you won’t have to worry that products will get damaged as they are carried along motorcycles. Now it’s great, it’s very comfortable),” says Jocelyn Recaña, a farmer resident in Barangay Culian, Mati City said.
“Karon daghan na maka-agi na salakyan di. Mga salakyaan gikan Mati maka-agi na diri (Now cars can pass here unlike before. Vehicles from Mati can now go here),” says Katherine Magadan, a resident of of Barangay Tagboa, Municipality of Lupon.
Magadan said because of the new paved road, banana buyers are now passing through their barangay which benefits their livelihood.
For Levy Espelita, resident of Barangay Tagboa, the road is a much-needed improvement from the previous state, he remembers the bad roads of the past where vehicles will get bogged down. Now vehicles especially those laden with cargo will not have to worry being stuck in the mud.
The project costs an estimated P534 million, it was started in 2017 and had a formal turn-over on March 16, 2022. It was funded from the Philippine Rural Development Program of the Department of Agriculture and the Conditional Matching Grant to the Provinces under the Department of Interior and Local Government.
Under the PRDP-DA around 14.36 kilometers of road was concreted with a budget of P218.1 million while CMGP-DILG was responsible for the 18.06 kilometers of roads with bridge component at a budget of P366.1 million.
“The DA PRDP we are always here to deliver and bring assistance to communities,” says DA-XI Regional Director Abel Monteagudo.
Monteagudo said the Matavisan-Licasu road network is a milestone because of its length and its impact to the community.
The Matavisan-Licasu road is one of the province’s Road Network Development aimed at connecting far-flung communities dependent on agriculture as a livelihood. The project is also a prime example of the government’s Build, Build, Build program.
“The build, build, build program is a timely window as there is a budget for infrastructure, political will and technical readiness is the key. We can’t afford a budget of P50-million P100 million from our IRA (internal revenue allotment) to build a road. The secret of Governor Nelson Dayanghirang, he is always giving instructions, orders to the Provincial Governor’s Office to have these road sections be programmed, be proposed,” says Provincial Engineer Ruel Dumadag.
Road-building will be remembered as a legacy of Governor Nelson Dayanghirang to the province of Davao Oriental. From 2016-2022 his administration was able to pave 140.1 kilometers of provincial roads. In 2016 total paved roads of the province was at 131 kilometers. Currently there are about 271 kilometers of paved roads in Davao Oriental. (PIA/RG Alama)
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