P201 M projects on in Mt Prov: DPWH exec

By Gina Dizon

PARACELIS, Mountain Province – A total of P201 million road and bridge projects are being implemented in eastern Mountain Province covering regular Department of Public Works and Highways projects for 2010 to 2012. These include disaster related rehabilitation and various infrastructure projects which are near completion.  

           

From left: Paracelis Mayor Avelino Amangyen, former  Natonin Mayor  Marie Rafael-Banaag now with the Intelligence Bureau Office of the Ombudsman, DPWH Assistant Secretary  Roy Manao, and DPWH-CAR Regional  Director Edilberto Carabbacan

Regional DPWH director Edilberto Carabaccan bared these as guest speaker during this town’s recent 50^th  Foundation  Day, June 16.  

These include Masablang bridge along Mt Province-Ifugao road, Agog-go bridge along  Natonin-Barlig and Natonin-Paracelis road, Kiling-Paracelis road section,  Kiling  bridge, Amulong flood control  and cut sections along the  Mt Province-Barlig and Natonin-Paracelis-Calacad road.

Infrastructure projects worth P1.4 million funded from the  priority development assistance funds of  congressman  Maximo Dalog  are also implemented  namely improvement of  So-ot, Arong Creek in Barlig; rehabilitation of  Laud, Butigue road and Bacarri footbridge and waterworks in  Paracelis.  

The amount of  P44.5 million is programmed for  2013  for bridges in Charoya, Lunas, Macachay and  Macassab,  Barlig and  one in Marat, Paracelis.

For 2013, the amount of P145  million worth of  road projects for eastern Mountain Province had been proposed by Dalog  to DPWH. Proposed projects are  the Junction Talubin-Barlig-Natonin-Paracelis- Calacad road, Kiling-Paracelis road,  and Mt Province-Nueva Vizcaya road.

In a separate interview, DPWH Assistant Secretary Roy Manao said all secondary and national  roads shall be paved by  2014  in reference to the  program of  President  Benigno Aquino 111.

The aspiring congressman this coming 2013 elections said, he wants roads at  eastern Mountain Province improved  from its present narrow and rugged state  to widened and paved conditions.

Manao who comes from Paracelis said  farm to market roads are also needed to let farmers bring their produce closer to market outlets and boost trade.

Other departments of the government need to do collaborative projects  with the DPWH to bring development to remote areas, he added.

The assistant DPWH secretary said the right project, with the right price and quality are important in order to bring  infrastructure programs  to beneficiary  communities. He welcomes monitoring  groups to work with DWH in curbing corruption,  noting  the need for regular bidding processes to be followed.