By Gina Dizon
PASIL,
Kalinga – The national government was urged by local folk and officials to open
a road from here to Abra among other roads of the province to boost trade and
access to northern Kalinga.
A
sangguniangbayan resolution requested Gen.
Eduardo Oban Jr, AFP chief of staff through Secretary of
National Defense Voltaire Gazmin to finance the development of farm to market access
road under the Armed Forces of the Philippines- Bayanihan community
development assistance program.
The
recent resolution said the proposed route would pass through the 50
km Balenciagao-Bagtayan-Balatoc-Colayo-Abra area.
Said
places grow organic vegetables including heirloom rice,
legumes, gayunan oranges, squash and sweet potatoes.
The
road opening would also open access to nearby Sadanga Mountain Province.
The
opening of the road was earlier proposed in 2005 during the incumbency of
former mayor Artemio Dalsen and vice mayor Emilio Kitongan.
The
construction of the proposed road would cut travel time by three
hours leading to BolineyAbra from Butilao mines in
Colayo.
Another
resolution also requested president Benigno Noynoy Aquino
for P30 million from his Presidential social fund
for the opening of the 70 kilometer Lubuagan –
BatongBuhay- Abra road.
The
proposed road is projected to improve the road along the
mining town of BatongBuhay.
Batong
Buhay is now bustling again with mining operations
the past seven years with the entrance of Korean mining firm Bum Kwang G and C
Inc. and Makilala Mining Company.
An
SB resolution passed April this year requested Secretary Rogelio
Singson of the Department of Public Works and Highways to
allocate P20 million for the construction of slope
protection of the LubuaganBatongBuhay-Abra boundary road along the
national road linking Abra and Kalinga.
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