farm-to-market road (FMR) constructed under the Infrastructure for Rural
Productivity Enhancement Sector (InfRES).
Mayor Leonardo Babasa, Jr. identified the town's interior-upland barangays as
Supon, Camp Blessing, Conakon and Datagan. "This FMR project will directly
benefit some 2,638 individuals," the mayor said.
Costing P36,759,891.08, the new FMR stretches 13.22 kilometers traversing the
four villages and was turnedover to the LGU last March 21 by Engr. Rosa Chan of
Santo Niño Construction, the contractor.
Under the heat of the sun, the inauguration was held in the middle road at Camp
Blessing as witnessed by barangay officials and their constituents.
InFRES project is an infrastructure project of the national government being
implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA) totaling to P5-billion funded
by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that hires an international project
management consultant.
Among the 1,560 municipalities and cities in the Philippines, 94 LGUs under
InFRES implementing some 143 community irrigation system, FMRs and potable water
projects, 9 are in Region 9 such as Aurora, Ramon Magsaysay, Tukuran,
Kumalarang, Bayog (all of Zamboanga del Sur), Ipil, Diplahan and Mabuhay for
Zamboanga Sibugay and Sindangan in Zamboanga del Norte.
InfRES' Contract Management Specialist Engr. Sunny del Socorro disclosed that
InFRES projects will end this March 31, 2011 which means that all project
implementations must be closed on or before this day.
Engr. Florencio Vivas, who represented DA Regional Executive Director Oscar O.
Parawan lauded Bayog LGU officials as well as the barangay people for
demonstrating their full support to the project.
"Nanghinaot kami nga inyo kining ampingan kay kini ang instrument para sa inyong
kalamboan (We hope that you will take care of this as this is the instrument for
your progress)," Vivas said.
In response, one by one punong barangays of Supon Francisco Burlat; Camp
Blessing's Reynaldo Villaber and Datagan's Lindo Abucay as well as Kagawad
Germana Gumulon of Conacon pledged to maintain the road in good condition always
as it is their only access to improve their living condition. (Remai S. Alejado
and Michael M. Medina)
