P109 CHARMP2 projects set in Kalinga

TABUK CITY, Kalinga, -- The Second Cordillera Highland Agriculture Resources Management Program (CHARMP2)  has completed  two projects  and is currently  implementing  nine infrastructure projects  in the different areas in the province.

Mir Hazen Sallaya, provincial rural infrastructure engineer of CHARMP2,  said completed are the concreting of the Tuwer-Panadfoothpath in Balatoc in  Pasil municipality  costing P494,714.28 and construction of the Ipil slab footbridge at Ab-abaan in Balbalan worth P151,158.51.

Sallay also disclosed that there are nine  on-going projects  while 34 are set  to be implemented with a total funding of P109 million.

He said P81.8M came from CHARMP2, P12.3M from the Department of Agriculture, and P15M counterpart from host-local government units.

On-going he said are the improvement of the Dalnacan-Taloctoc-Anggacan far-to-market road (FMR) costing P20 million; rehabilitation of Tanglag FMR in Lubuagan – P4 million; concreting of Lubak-Botol footbridge in Ab-abaan, Balbalan – P1M; rehab of Botol communal irrigation system (CIS) Ab-abaan, Balbalan – P1.6M; construction of Banglag CIS in Buaya, Balbalan – P735,764.46; rehab of Balong CIS in Poswoy, Balbalan – P1.6M; rehab of Belalao CIS in Mabilong, Lubuagan – P2.8M; rehab of Duyaas-Bagitan-Kela footpath in Upper Uma, Lubuagan – P2.8M; and construction of Sulbukan water system in Colayo, Pasil – P815,933.02.

Sallaya said 34 others are due for implementation after completion of their technical detailed engineering. These include the  P10M rehab of Butbut-Sungang FMR in Tinglayan; P5.5M rehab of Amdalao-Guinaang FMR in Pasil; P4.4M rehab of Belong-Manubal FMR; the P4.2M rehab of Tulgao East FMR in Tinglayan; another P3.7M for the Taloctoc-Anggacan FMR in Tanudan; P3.5M each for the rehab of Mamag-an-Bangtitan-Bacao foothpath in Upper Uma, and construction of Manangol footbridge, both in Lubuagan.

Rural infrastructure development is one of the components of the CHAMP 2 whose goal is poverty reduction and livelihood improvement in poor rural communities in the upland areas of the Cordillera Region. –  Peter A. Balocnit