PROCor raises P4.1-M for Sadanga ‘Bridge of peace’
>> Thursday, January 21, 2021
SADANGA, Mountain Province – The people of this town
hailed the groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase of the
construction of a 320-meter long footbridge dubbed as the “Bridge of peace”
here in Poblacion. Police Regional Office-Cordillera director Brig. Gen. R’win
Pagkalinawan and Sadanga Mayor Gabino Gangganan led groundbreaking and
capsule laying ceremony for the bridge last Jan. 8.
The project was a realization of PROCor’s “Sadanga Footbridge Challenge,” a gesture of gratitude from PROCor to the people of Sadanga for their brave stand in the fight against insurgency, a regional police press statement said.
The footbridge challenge raised P5.9 million in July last year, of which, P4.1 million was taken from the personal contributions of the 7,000 PROCor personnel; P1 million from the Secretary of National Defense, and P800,000 from the National Security Adviser.
Gangganan said the construction of the suspension footbridge was part of the peace programs and a product of the peace process.
He recounted the political, economic, and other issues affecting the Sadanga people’s quest for peace and development during the Cordillera revolution.
Gangganan narrated the shift from armed struggle to peaceful talks with the government which eventually led to the conceptualization of the footbridge under the community development program of the peace process.
With the bridge expected to be completed in May this year, it will greatly benefit the locals, the “pumayew” or rice field owners, commuters, farmers, and residents from the riverside barangays as travel time will be reduced by an average of 1.25 hours.
Ganggangan thanked the PROCor for recognizing their efforts to continue with the peace programs of the government.
He lauded the men and women of PROCor who chipped in a portion of their salaries to come up with the needed funds for the project.
The project was a realization of PROCor’s “Sadanga Footbridge Challenge,” a gesture of gratitude from PROCor to the people of Sadanga for their brave stand in the fight against insurgency, a regional police press statement said.
The footbridge challenge raised P5.9 million in July last year, of which, P4.1 million was taken from the personal contributions of the 7,000 PROCor personnel; P1 million from the Secretary of National Defense, and P800,000 from the National Security Adviser.
Gangganan said the construction of the suspension footbridge was part of the peace programs and a product of the peace process.
He recounted the political, economic, and other issues affecting the Sadanga people’s quest for peace and development during the Cordillera revolution.
Gangganan narrated the shift from armed struggle to peaceful talks with the government which eventually led to the conceptualization of the footbridge under the community development program of the peace process.
With the bridge expected to be completed in May this year, it will greatly benefit the locals, the “pumayew” or rice field owners, commuters, farmers, and residents from the riverside barangays as travel time will be reduced by an average of 1.25 hours.
Ganggangan thanked the PROCor for recognizing their efforts to continue with the peace programs of the government.
He lauded the men and women of PROCor who chipped in a portion of their salaries to come up with the needed funds for the project.
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