A monthly newsletter of the Philippine Rural Development Project Vol. 5 Issue 2 National Project Coordination Office (NPCO) February 2021

PRDP continues to build on its rural infra dev’t in accordance with “One DA” approach

Actual I-BUILD outputs as of December 2020

Recognized as a viable Deputy Project Director Shandy a total of 1,045 kilometers (km) platform in implementing Hubilla highlighted the Project’s and 883 meters (m) of roads and Department of Agriculture (DA) accomplishments in rural bridges had been constructed, Secretary William Dar’s “One DA” infrastructure development, respectively; 88 pre-and-post approach, the Philippine Rural which falls under the “One DA” harvest facilities had been placed, Development Project (PRDP) approach of Consolidation and Portable Water Systems (PWS) continues to ramp up its rural Mapping-out of Infrastructure for 6,582 households, and 1,586 infrastructure development for Investments, and Strengthen Post- hectares (ha) of area provided with 2021. harvest, Processing, Logistics, and improved irrigation or drainage In a presentation during Marketing Support. services. the DA Management Committee As of December 2020, under Read more on p. 2 Meeting last month, DA-PRDP the PRDP’s I-BUILD Component, PRDP continues to build... (from Page 1)

For 2021, I-BUILD is supply and market impacts, and Approach, we will ensure that targeting construction for 379km of enhance climate change resiliency infrastructure development will roads and 75km of bridges, 51km of the agriculture sector. Once be closely coordinated with our for farm-to-market roads (FMR) and completed, these projects will partners and stakeholders for 289m for bridges, 539ha of area create an efficient transport and guaranteed sense of ownership provided with improved irrigation logistics system that are vital and increased productivity for our or drainage services, PWS for 102 to expand investments in the beneficiaries,” Engineer Mammag households, and three (3) pre-and- rural areas and increase income added. post harvest facilities. opportunities for our beneficiaries, The I-BUILD or Infrastructure I-BUILD Component Head as envisioned under the ‘One DA’ Development Component under Engineer Cristy Polido noted its approach,” Engineer Polido said. the DA-PRDP aims to establish target to timely implement and I-BUILD Alternate strategic and climate-resilient complete the projects with the Component Head Engineer Ericson rural infrastructures, along with prescribed standards and quality, Mammag also added that the priority commodity value chains. despite the limitations imposed by Component will be implementing These said infrastructure networks the current situation. various strategies on rural will then link production areas to “Most of our construction infrastructure development to markets and increase productivity. targets are on track, and these adhere to the “One DA” Approach. (Iconn Mel D. Cayabyab, NPCO projects will alight with positive “In line with the One DA InfoACE)

SES conducts The NPCO Social and Environmental Safeguards (SES) convened their 1st Assessment, counterparts in the PSOs and RPCOs virtually to discuss their targets for the year, including the risk assessment tool they developed to distinguish Coordination Meeting the gravity of environmental calamities that may affect subproject for CY 2021 implementation.

NPCO SES Unit Head Angelita Martir welcomes their counterparts from the PSOs and RPCOs to start off their first quarter assessment and coordination meeting.

NPCO SES Units from the PSOs and RPCOs discuss the parameters of their deliverables (Clockwise) NPCO Associate SES Officer Roan for the year Nuelan, SES Specialist Maria Veronica Hernando, SES Officers Reynan Dicen and Michael Francis Falconi host the meeting from the NPCO City office.

PAGE 2 FEBRUARY2021 FMR strengthens agri-fishery sector, helps manage disasters, pandemic in Cam Norte

For Barangay Pulongguit- The newly-concreted FMR “Napakabilis na ng biyahe at guit Chairman Fermin Gutierrez, the allows incoming locally stranded ‘yun pong mga nilalabas na kalakal concreting of the 3.44-kilometer individuals (LSIs) to avail of tulad ng mga isda na unang-unang Poblacion-Pulongguit-guit FMR ambulance services from Barangay puwede naming mailabas, hindi funded by the DA-PRDP under Tabugon to the designated isolation na siya nalalasbog (di tulad noon) its I-BUILD component was areas. This enables the Barangay gawa ng tagtag sa sama nga po ng implemented and completed at an Health Emergency Response Team daan,” Gutierrez said. opportune time. (BHERT) of Pulongguit-guit, headed The FMR project also “Kada bagyo, medyo by Gutierrez, to keep his community complements the PhP7.62M-worth nalalagay sa alanganin ang COVID-19 free. enterprise development (I-REAP) sitwasyon (ng ilan naming Aside from helping subproject Coco Geonet Production residente) kasi nasa tabing-dagat them manage disasters amid and Coco Peat Processing Project at tabing-ilog sila,” he said. the continuing fight against of the Samahang Organic-Fair According to Gutierrez, this puts COVID-19, the PhP70.52M-worth Trade Coconut Farmers Bicol- his community at risk for storm surge. infrastructure development Quezon (SoFaCoFa B-Q) located “Ang pagkakaiba ngayon lalo subproject, designed to support within the road influence area. pa’t may mga kalamidad, mabilis po the municipality’s agriculture and Gutierrez believes that the naming (naililikas) yung mga tao kasi fishery production areas, benefits road completion will contribute to maganda ang daan, nare-rescue farmers, fisherfolk and other his barangay’s development and agad namin sila. Nagagamit namin sectors in the community. Of the progress. ang mga sasakyan namin upang 2,088 households beneficiaries sila ay maihatid sa mga evacuation of the FMR, 540 families thrive on centers,” he shared. farming and fishing. Read more on p. 4

PAGE 3 FEBRUARY2021 FMR strengthens agri-fishery the concreting of the Poblacion to road influence area composed of sector...(from page 3) Pulongguit-guit FMR will significantly two barangays. The community is benefit her father and husband who also engaged in off-farm activities like “Ako po ay lubos na both work as farmers, her mother fish vending, buying and selling of nagpapasalamat at kami po ay who serves as a day care worker, and coconut, copra and other agricultural nabigyan ng PRDP ng ganitong her brother who is a fisherman. products, food processing, geonet proyekto. Nakita ko po na maganda “Mahirap po kasi nung nag- and fish processing, as well as nipa at mahigpit po ang naging aaral pa ako ‘yung daan sobrang shingle making. pagpapalakad ng paggawa nitong rough road pa, maputik pag Sta. Elena is a coastal proyekto. Talagang napakaganda, papasok kami. Hindi mo maiiwasan municipality located on the matibay, at maaasahan. Umunlad na matutumba ‘yung motor, uuwi na Northwestern portion of the ‘yung barangay namin. Isa rin ‘yung lang kami kasi puro putik na kami. Province of . It has kalsada na dahilan para matuloy Ngayon naman, maganda kasi a total land area of 19,935ha, about ang plano ng LGU (para sa aming puwede kang maglakad; malapit 2,135ha of which are planted to barangay),” he added. na hindi kagaya dati na ilang oras. coconut while 1,345ha hectares are Analyn Laureles, a resident Mabilis nang mailabas ang mga planted to rice. Other agricultural of Barangay Pulongguit-guit, said produkto. Maraming marami pong areas in the municipality are planted that the road from Sta. Elena to their salamat kasi malaki ang naitulong with abaca, fruit trees, vegetables, barangay used to be rough, eroded sa amin ng kalsada,” she said. and root crops. (Annielyn L. Baleza, and had deep potholes which caused Agriculture and fishing are DA-RAFIS V/RPCO V InfoACE Unit) accidents. She mentioned that the main sources of income in the

Enterprise in helps abaca farmers recover from super typhoon “Rolly”

“Paano na ang aming Catanduanes, in November 2020. Not knowing how to start, hanapbuhay? Dito lang kami According to a report Betco was excited to know that kumukuha ng pangbuhay.” from the Provincial Disaster Risk Abaca Fiber Processing and These were the concerns Reduction and Management Trading Enterprise (AFPTE), where expressed by abaca farmer Arnold (PDRRMC), super typhoon Rolly he works as a sorter earning a Betco, as he and his wife endured caused over PhP2-B damages to daily minimum wage of PhP300, the effects of super typhoon infrastructure and left a total of has resumed its operations a week Rolly which made landfall in Bato, PhP1.59-B in agricultural losses. after super typhoon Rolly. Read more on p. 5

PAGE 4 FEBRUARY2021 sa wala. Halos baka abutan kami ng the other hand, offers non-collateral, Enterprise in Catanduanes... dalawang buwan bago kami maka- zero interest loan worth PhP25,000 (from page 4) operate ulit,” he added. payable in 10 years. Chairman Tasarra reported Losa also assured PLDC that “Maganda kasi araw-araw that damages caused by super the PRDP I-REAP is coordinating with may kinikita. Hindi katulad noon, typhoon Rolly amounted to the Philippine Fiber Industry Authority pagkabagyo, wala. Ang hirap PhP12.41M-worth of PLDC’s property, (PhilFida) to facilitate the rehabilitation pag wala kang makukunan ng infrastructure, furniture, and abaca of AFPTE farmer-members’ abaca hanapbuhay,” Betco expressed. products. Also, abaca areas in San farm areas. She added that PRDP Betco is one of 2,500 abaca Andres, VIrac, San Miguel, Bato, Bicol will also lobby for the insurance farmer members of the Pinoy Lingap- Baras, GIgmoto were badly hit, of PLDC members’ abaca during Damayan Multipurpose Cooperative consisting of 75% of the enterprise’s the nationwide I-REAP coordination (PLDC), the proponent group that fiber suppliers. To sustain operations, meeting runs the enterprise development AFPTE will rely on abaca fiber from “Malaking bagay po ‘yun (I-REAP) subproject funded under the municipalities with minor damages, kasi kailangan ng mga farmers and DA-PRDP. which includes Caramoran, Pandan, fisherfolk ng start-up capital para According to PLDC Board of Viga, Panganiban, and Bagamanoc makabangon,” Tasarra added. Directors Chairman Anita L. Tasarra, for the next 18 months to two (2) Also, Losa assured PLDC PRDP’s Disaster Resiliency and 5S years. Currently, the enterprise buys that the PRDP I-REAP is coordinating of Good Housekeeping Training for abaca fiber for PhP80 to PhP90/kg with the Philippine Fiber Industry I-REAP subprojects helped them depending on fiber classification, or Development Authority (PhilFida) prepare for the super typhoon and at an all-in buying price of PhP85 to to facilitate the rehabilitation of reduce its impact. AFPTE Supervisor PhP87/kg. AFPTE farmer-members’ abaca farm Honesto Sorreda Jr. agreed that the “Dahil sa PRDP, medyo areas. She added that PRDP-Bicol 392-square meter Main Warehouse lumalakas ang loob namin kasi meron will also lobby for the insurance of in Barangay Sipi saved their abaca kaming nasasandigan ika nga. Alam PLDC members’ abaca during the fiber stocks. naming na hindi kami pababayaan ng nationwide I-REAP coordination “Nung wala kaming PRDP,” Tasarra expressed. meeting scheduled on December 17, warehouse, may nagdaan din na According to PRDP-Bicol 2020. bagyo dito. ‘Yung mga abaca namin I-REAP Head Adelina Losa, PLDC’s Catanduanes is known as nandyan lang sa labas, kinumutan application as lending conduit for the ‘Abaca County’ for being the top lang namin ng trapal tapos nilagyan the Survival and Recovery (SURE) producer of abaca in the . ng mga kahoy para kahit papaano Aid Project, Agri-Negosyo Loan AFPTE is a P10.21-M-worth I-REAP hindi mabasa. Pero salamat naman Program (ANYO), Kapital Access for subproject being implemented by at ‘yung mga bagyong dumaan, hindi Young Agripreneurs (KAYA) of the the PLDC with funding and technical singlakas katulad ngayon kasi kung Agricultural Credit Policy Council is assistance from the Department of nagkataon, kahit may mga ganoon now for approval. This will provide Agriculture-PRDP and the Provincial kaming ginawa, wala hindi yun tatagal PLDC with PhP40-M credit fund as Government of Catanduanes. Since sa bagyong yun,” Sorreda said. the first and only lending conduit in January 2016, it engages in abaca “Malaki ‘yung pagbabago the province. Individual borrowers fiber processing and trading as na meron na tayong warehouse may avail of up to PhP500,000 KAYA well as trading of bacbac or dried na ganito, kasi kung wala kaming or PhP300,000 up to PhP15-M ANYO, leafsheaths of abaca plant and abaca warehouse na dinaanan kami ng payable not more than five (5) years wastes. (Annielyn L. Baleza, DA RAFIS/ bayong ganito, magsisimula kami at 0% interest. SURE Aid Project on PRDP RPCO V InfoACE Unit)

PAGE 5 FEBRUARY2021 additional pipelines for the town’s DA-PRDP hands in PhP534.5-M worth existing water network that will PhP15.1-M Cacao benefit the community. Project in North infra support in Findings from the endorsed conducted subproject appraisals were also presented to provide under DA-PRDP further details as to the documents The DA-PRDP, through the required by the PRDP. The RPAB RPCO XII, in partnership with the A total of three (3) more then recommended for the LGU’s municipal LGU of Antipas, turned infrastructure support subprojects compliance with the lacking over the PhP15.1 million enterprise worth PhP534.5M for the province requirements to fast track the subproject to Household Multi- of Ifugao were endorsed for review process and approval at Purpose Cooperative (HMPC) on approval and funding under the the Project Support Office (PSO) February 23, 2021. DA-PRDP. and National Project Coordination The “Dried Cacao Beans In a meeting held at the Office (NPCO). Production and Marketing” DA-CAR on February 18, 2021, It was further recommended subproject covers initially a total of members of the Cordillera to include documentation of 354 hectares of existing productive Regional Project Advisory Board issued local ordinances, especially cacao area, with 354 farmer- (RPAB) reviewed and endorsed on environmental protection to beneficiaries comprising of 244 IPs two (2) FMR subprojects located in further strengthen their proposals. and 110 Non-IPs households. the municipalities of Aguinaldo and With the unanimous Part of the package is the Kiangan, which aims to facilitate endorsement of the subprojects, production support, which includes distribution of products and access OIC-Regional Executive Director a storage warehouse, mechanical to low-cost inputs, in support of and RPAB Chair Cameron P. dryer, hauling trucks, and working the local banana cardava industry. Odsey highlighted the importance capital. During the meeting, of watersheds in the development Through this enterprise Ifugao Governor Jerry Dalipog, of rural infrastructures. subproject, smallholder cacao Aguinaldo Mayor Gaspar Chilagan, “Let us reach out to our farmers in Antipas and the and Kiangan Mayor Raldis communities in pursuing rural neighboring communities now have Andrei Bulayungan successfully development without sacrificing better access to improved equipment presented and convinced the our natural treasures,” Odsey said. and facilities that they can use to RPAB members of the feasibility, as At present, the province of upgrade the quality of their beans well as the socio-economic impact Ifugao has a total of 18 approved and sell at a better price in meeting of their proposed subprojects. infrastructure subprojects, with the required quality standards for Additionally, the proposed nine (9) already completed, and the cacao fermented beans. This is seen Level II water system in Lagawe remaining under implementation. as an economic improvement on the was also endorsed, aiming (Elvy Taquio-Estacio, RPCO-CAR lives of the marginal cacao farmers to rehabilitate and construct InfoACE) achieved through good income flow. HMPC currently delivers dried fermented cacao beans from the Municipality of Antipas to Kennemer Foods International in Davao City. Through clustering, they can come up with better ways to gather beans to reach enough volume to be delivered to Kennemer. HMPC has been using the hauling and delivery trucks which were turned over last year by DA- PRDP. Cameron P. Odsey, DA-RFO-CAR OIC-Regional Ifugao Gov. Jerry U. Dalipog discusses the Executive Director and RPAB chair presides overview of the proposed water system in the over the first RPAB meeting this 2021. municipality of Lagawe. Read more on p. 7

PAGE 6 FEBRUARY2021 which underlined the action plans dealt to mitigate project I-BUILD infra project delays despite the threat of constructed 45 the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel days ahead of restrictions, social distancing, and quarantines resulted in schedule delays and increased costs for the contractor. Newly harvested onions To keep the workforce HMPC storage warehouse from production areas in Nueva safe, the Social and Ecija will now be properly stored, Environmental Safeguards (SES) maintaining its fresh quality Unit implemented health and and resulting to higher market safety guidelines issued by the value, with the completion of Department of Public Works and the PhP191-million Cold Storage Highways (DPWH) on essential Project of the DA-PRDP, through construction which helped the I-BUILD Component. determine on-site activities to go The cold storage, forward. completed 45 days ahead I-BUILD Rural of its original target, is built Infrastructure Engineer Bon One unit hauling and delivery truck from DA-PRDP on a 2,422-square meter lot Alexis Guatato reassured donated by the Katipunan ng that regardless of the mga Samahang Magsisibuyas DA-PRDP hands in...(from page 6) unprecedented delays, ng (KASAMNE) to disruptions, and uncertainty on the City Government of Palayan, the recommencement of on-site tAccording to HMPC CEO started in July 2019 and was fully activities, the RPCO III, together Reynold Alejo, the closed delivery constructed in December 2020. with the city government and the van which was turned over last year is Due to its advanced contractor, ARN Builders, were a huge help in ensuring that they can completion, the I-BUILD determined in completing the deliver their dried beans to buyers Component of the RPCO III subproject despite the battle in good condition, regardless of was recently commended for against COVID-19. the weather, while the hauling truck its exemplary achievement, provides them with ease in gathering the beans from its cluster members Read more on p.8 in different areas in Antipas. “The hauling truck is really a big help to us and our farmers because they used to pay for the delivery of their beans going here in the center. Now, we are the one to collect it in their farms free of charge. Our delivery of fermented beans to Kennemer is also safe and we no longer have to worry when it’s raining,” Alejo said. The activity was led by Antipas Vice Mayor Cristobal Cadungon, I-REAP Component Head Esmael Intao, and HMPC CEO Reynold Alejo. “Through this PRDP project we can now have a sure market for our products,” Alejo added. (Joy M. Palayan cold storage Montecalvo with reports from RPCO 12)

PAGE 7 FEBRUARY2021 I-BUILD Infra...(from page 7) DA-PRDP XI turns Provincial “Time is of the essence over P127.3-M Agri Governor Edwin I. Jubahib when it comes to infrastructure thanked DA-PRDP XI for the projects. We continued in infra to DavNor strong collaboration that resulted accelerating projects to bounce Province in the smooth and successful back from the crisis,” Engineer implementation of the said Guatato added. As part of its efforts to projects. It is in the decisiveness increase rural incomes and “We have been working of the I-BUILD that this project enhance farm and fishery closely with DA throughout the gained headway, following productivity, the DA-PRDP Region implementation of these projects. catch-up plans to recover lost XI has turned-over a total of Under this partnership and pooling time during the temporary PhP127.3 million of agriculture resources, we will continue to gear suspension of construction infrastructure to the Province of up farming communities to be activities due to the Enhanced Davao del Norte. more resilient and provide much- Community Quarantine (ECQ) The said agri infra includes imposed in Luzon on March needed services especially to the a PhP117.4 million rehabilitated 2020, while the contractor most disadvantaged communities,” FMR in the Municipality of Sto. ramped up the construction to Governor Jubahib said. Tomas, and PhP9.9 million finish the cold storage facility The 12.63-kilometer way ahead of time. improved Nursery with Organic rehabilitated Esperanza-Poblacion, Once operational, the Input Production and Common Sto. Tomas FMR serves 11,400 facility can store an initial Service Facility in the Municipality Tomaseños traversing the capacity of 120,000 bags to of New Corella. 67-hectare banana plantation in prolong the shelf life of onions In her message during the Barangay Esparanza, 147-hectare up to seven (7) months and inauguration ceremony held on coconut plantation in Barangay prevent crops from rotting February 5, 2021, DA-PRDP XI San Vicente, 60-hectare cacao early and restrain insects from Deputy Project Director Marila L. production area in Barangay infesting goods. Corpuz highlighted the significant Salvacion, and the 400-hectare Flagship infrastructure role of rural infrastructure in rice farms in Barangays Kinamayan under the I-BUILD Component providing farming communities and Poblacion. consists of the establishment and the connectivity to the processing The improved Nursery maintenance of roads, bridges, and market centers. with Organic Input Production warehouses, and waterways “As we increase farm and Common Service Facility which are considered priorities in productivity, we should also in Barangay Poblacion, New providing long-term stability for ensure the quality of our farmers’ Corella includes two (2) units of the agricultural sector. (Ma. Reina produce so that they will have an Len G. Luna, RPCO3 InfoACE) solar dryers, a warehouse, and increased income, and that is the a fermentary building. It also very reason why we are so keen features a vermi storage facility in implementing these projects,” and vermicomposting beds with Corpuz said. shed, in support of the organic “These projects are a agriculture programs of the product of the combined efforts municipality. and the dedication to serve of our Meanwhile, Deputy Project DA-PRDP Team and our active Director Corpuz said that the partners in the provincial and projects turned over will also municipal local government units,” benefit the two (2) IP communities Corpuz added. in New Corella, 218 Mandaya/ The said PRDP subprojects Mansaka, and 253 Manobo in under the I-BUILD components Sto. Tomas, which is in line with of the DA are jointly funded by the agency’s inclusive approach the World Bank, the national in agriculture. (Celso Campos government, and LGUs. Vergara, RAFIS11)

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FMR project in ramps up construction Zambo Sibugay implements 18 infra projects

The DA-PRDP continues to ramp up the completion of Through the establishment of farm-to market roads the PhP50 million farm-to-market road (FMR) at San Ildefonso (FMRs), bridges and other infrastructures, farming activities and Bulacan to help enhance connectivity and ease transportation transportation for farmers and their agricultural products from from production to trading areas. their farms to the market will now be easier. A joint site inspection was conducted by the Regional Several municipalities in have Project Coordination Office Region III (RPCO III) led by Action kicked-off a total of 18 infrastructure projects under the DA- Officer Gil G. David, together with the Project Support Office PRDP, where 10 have already been completed, while the (PSO) on January 26, 2021. others are ongoing implementation. Of the 16 municipalities in the said province, nine (9) have availed infrastructure support I-BUILD Rural Infrastructure Engineer Mary Joyce and intervention from DA-PRDP. A combined total of 78.75km Quiros stated the team inspected the remaining 2.94-kilometer of FMRs and bridges are guaranteed to benefit Zamboanga portion of the road with an accomplishment rate of 81.77%. Sibugay farmers. Engineer Quiros stressed that pending issues are to be To date, the Municipality of Buug has three (3) FMR revisited to deliver fast action towards achieving timelines with subprojects worth PhP199.53-M, with a combined length of the reassurance of building quality infrastructure. 10.73km, with one (1) subproject completed. She also noted that road construction, specifically FMR The Municipality Talusan also has three (3) subprojects projects, plays a critical role in improving the lives of farmers with a total distance of 9km worth PhP132.6M that includes two which have multiplier effects in the agricultural sector. (2) completed subprojects and one (1) under implementation. The said project will link the Barangays of Sumandig Meanwhile, the Municipality of Alicia has two (2) completed and Bubulong Malaki as a way to rehabilitate road networks and subprojects, measuring a total of 4.53km amounting to improve mobility of goods in distant areas of the municipality. PhP46.49-M. It is set to be completed this year and to be turned over to the Meanwhile, the Municipality of Olutanga availed two (2) local government. (Ma. Reina Len G. Luna, RPCO3 InfoACE) subprojects from DA-PRDP which are still on-going, with a total length of 9.15km amounting to PhP155.38M. The Municipality of Mabuhay has one (1) 7.95km FMR subproject with bridge worth PhP139.41-M; Municipality of Tungawan with one (1) 7.95km FMR worth PhP87.78-M; Visayas Municipality of Siay with one (1) 6.96km FMR worth PhP61.03-M; and Municipality of Titay with one (1) 3.06km FMR worth E. Visayas conducts CMT consultation forum in two PhP57.8-M. successfully implemented I-BUILD subprojects The Municipality of Roseller Lim acquired the highest number of infrastructure subprojects, with four (4) FMR To capacitate community members in monitoring subprojects worth PhP295.77-M with a total length of 19.42km. subprojects under the DA-PRDP, the Citizen’s Monitoring Team In the recent PSO-RPCO Coordination meeting, the (CMT) of PRDP RPCO VIII, spearheaded by the Monitoring and Province of Zamboanga Sibugay was also included among Evaluation Unit (M&E), conducted a consultation forum for two the Top 10 provinces with the highest Non-PRDP subproject. (2) successfully completed farm-to-market roads, (FMR) namely, This means they can leverage the use of existing Provincial the Concreting of Concepcion-Bagumbayan-Hampangan FMR Commodity Investment Plans (PCIP) to obtain additional projects in Hilongos, , and the Rehabilitation/Concreting of Suba- from other agencies aside from DA-PRDP. Kanangkaan-San Vicente-San Juan FMR in Sogod, Southern The Infrastructure Development or I-BUILD Component’s Leyte. primary objective is to improve the links from production areas The participants were given survey questionnaires to markets to enhance the efficiency of transporting agricultural which served as their training tool on what and how to go about products and to lower post-harvest losses resulting in a higher the monitoring process while practicing how to answer them volume of outputs and more efficient support facilities. (Joy M. during the consultation. This questionnaire included important Montecalvo, PSO Mindanao InfoACE) factors such as management support system, contract review process, inspection and testing procedures, document control Editor-in-Chief : Cheryl C. Suarez procedures, operations and maintenance procedures, and Associate Editor : Adora D. Rodriguez Writers : NPCO, PSO, and RPCO InfoACE Units other social and environment safeguard aspects. Photographers : NPCO, PSO, and RPCO InfoACE Units

The Rehabilitation/Concreting of Suba-Kanangkaan- BOARD Lay-out Artist : Ana Victoria C. Margallo San Vicente-San Juan FMR in Sogod, So. Leyte was completed EDITORIAL Adviser : Shandy M. Hubilla, CESO IV, EnP. in September 2018. Meanwhile, the Concreting of Concepcion- is a monthly publication of the Department of Bagumbayan-Hampangan FMR in Hilongos, Leyte was Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project National Project Coordination Office. We encourage completed last July 2019, four months ahead from its target reproduction of articles and photos with proper acknowledgment. For queries, comments or completion date. This accorded the LGU Hilongos the fitting suggestions, email us at: [email protected] or visit us at the PRDP Office, Department recognition as the Best Implementer of Philippine Rural of Agriculture Building, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City. Development Project nationwide. (Jennina June Leira L. Brosas, RPCO 8 InfoACE) Philippine Rural DA_PRDP da_prdp prdp.da.gov.ph Development Project

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