DAR assures Ifugao folks of agrarian reform funds

By Dan B. Codamon

HINGYON,Ifugao - The Department of Agrarian Reform-Cordillera Administrative Region recently assured beneficiaries of this community of funds for agrarian projects.

DAR regional director Renato R. Navata, in his message as guest speaker during the recent town fiesta called “Gotad ad Hingyon” told the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries(ARB) of the Hingyon Special Tribal Reform Community (STARC) that there are funds for the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Project (ARISP).

Navata said under ARISP III funded by the Japanese Government, P22 million is allotted for the barangays of Poblacion-Cababuyan farm-to-market road, P11,924,000 for the Anao and Umalbong irrigation system and P1.5 million for post harvest facility with a capacity of 3,500 cavans.

He urged Gov. Eugene Balitang to help Hingyon with its counterpart.

He expressed hope that these projects should increase agricultural production and household income of the farmer beneficiaries.

The ARISP III also covers the agrarian communities of Asipulo and Tinoc with estimate project cost of P46 million and P148 million respectively. ARISP I and II were extended to the agrarian communities of Lagawe, Mayoyao, Aguinaldo and Alfonso Lista.

The Japanese Government has already extended a total of P148,387,767 million benefitting 4,537 farmer beneficiaries of Ifugao.