P173-M disaster projects for funding: Sagada mayor

By Gina Dizon

SAGADA Mountain Province -- Post -typhoon Egay disaster preparedness projects in 14 barangays of this town estimated at P172 million are up for funding from the national Office of Civil Defense.
    Sagada mayor Felicito Dula bared this during meeting of municipal disaster risk reduction council attended by barangay officials, local government staff and representatives from non-government organizations.
    Dula said the municipality is also lobbying for other funding from the Departments of Local Government and Agriculture.   
Rehabilitation of drainage systems, pathways, farm to market roads, irrigation canals, roads and retaining walls were projects identified in the P173 million project cost.
    Sagada resettlement project topped estimated cost of P50 million followed by rehabilitation of Ato-Engan- farm to market road at P30 million.
    Ato-Engan FMR collapsed during Egay typhoon last July preventing vehicles from passing the road.  
    This also caused affected resident Janice Borja to petition FMR implementors Dept. of Agriculture and the Municipal LGU to repair the damaged road. 
    Rehabilitation of Ambasing- Balugan road costing P25 million was also forwarded for its favorable approval by the OCD.
    Said road is prone to landslides during typhoons where disastrous Egay caused massive soil and waters that poured from the mountains of Ampacao down the Ambasing- Balugan road and prevented vehicular access to reach the barangay.
    A P5 million rehabilitation fund was estimated for Atey- Demang road access that also collapsed during typhoon Egay.
    Also, P5 million was identified for the damaged Tetep-an road during typhoon Egay.
    Also included was the P2.5 million Paytokan-Tangeb road and P5 million rehabilitation of slope retaining wall of Sagada Central School here at Patay barangay.
    A total of P10 million Ankileng-Pakil FMR rehabilitation and improvement of a P4.5 million Datil-Nangongan FMR at Patay barangay was also forwarded and a P5 million rehabilitation for Pey-asan - Balugan drainage system.
    The Guesang drainage system at Bangaan barangay costs P5 million, Dula said.
Other rehabilitation projects were set for barangays of Nacagang, Suyo, Pide, Ambasing, Madongo, Fidelisan, Aguid and Antadao.   
    Municipal DRRRMC officer Eddie Dapliyan urged barangay officials to report disaster incidents at the LDRRMC office for proper recording and assistance.