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Chapter 5 Improved Infrastructure and Logistics Support

I. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Davao Region still needs to improve its infrastructure facilities and services. While the International Airport has been recently completed, road infrastructure, seaport, and telecommunication facilities need to be upgraded. Flood control and similar structures are needed in flood prone areas while power and water supply facilities are still lacking in the region’s remote and underserved areas. While the region is pushing for increased production of staple , irrigation support facilities in major agricultural production areas are still inadequate. Off-site infrastructure in designated tourism and agri-industrial areas are likewise needed to encourage investment and spur economic activities.

Accessibility and Mobility through Transport

There is a need for the construction of new roads and improvement of the existing road network to provide better access and linkage within and outside the Region as an alternate to existing arterial and local roads. The lack of good roads in the interior parts of the municipalities and provinces connecting to major arterial roads constrains the growth of and industry in the Region; it also limits the operations of transport services due to high maintenance cost and longer turnaround time.

Traffic congestion is likewise becoming a problem in highly urbanized and urbanizing areas like and City.

While the Region is physically connected with the adjoining regions in , poor road condition in some major highways also hampers inter-regional economic activities. The expansion of agricultural activities in the resettlement and key production areas necessitates the opening and construction of alternative routes and farm-to-market roads.

As of 2003, the total road network of the Region was 14,149.21 kilometers. The road density of 0.72 km. per square km. of land area is still far below the national standard of 1.0. Among the provinces and cities, only met the standard with a road density of 1.0 km. per square km. of land area while had the lowest density at 0.38 km. per square km. of land area. Many bridges are still bailey and timber and need to be converted into permanent structures. These bridges are mostly located in Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, and the hinterlands of Davao City.

In terms of road condition, approximately 12 percent of the Region’s total road network is paved. For national roads, only 57 percent of the total length of 1,466 kilometers is paved with either concrete or asphalt. Among the areas of the Region, only City’s national road is 100 percent paved. The unpaved roads comprised mostly of coastal and secondary national roads in four provinces of the Region.

51 Improved Infrastructure and Logistics Support While is linked by roads to Regions X, XII, and XIII, some areterials roads need improvement, particularly the Davao City- Road that connects to Region XII and the Davao Oriental- del Sur Road that links Davao Region to the southeastern portion of Region XIII. The road connection between Davao del Sur and Province is not yet fully established while that in connecting to in Region X, via , and in Davao del Sur to Region XII, via - and Malita, need to be opened. As a highly urbanized area, Davao City needs vehicular overpass and underpass to ease traffic congestion.

The recently completed Davao International Airport has an improved operation efficiency and increased cargo and passenger handling capacity. The capacity of the airport facility, however, is not being fully utilized with low frequency of flights since it mostly caters to domestic flights. The adoption of an “open skies” policy needs to be pursued to maximize the utilization of the airport’s facilities and expand its services to the international market. The adoption of this policy will increase international trade and tourism activities in the Davao Region.

The Region needs to improve further its international and inter-regional transport services. Although there exists a number of private ports in the region, these are used almost exclusively to ship out certain commodities. Inter-regional cargo transport is characterized by limited destinations/origins and coastal shipping is largely underdeveloped. This deficiency is due to the limited capacity and relatively lack of modern equipment and facility in the . This was manifested by the stagnating volume of cargo within the range of 6 to 7 million metric tons from 1997 to 2002. The provision of bulk cargo handling facilities and expansion of berthing space are necessary to meet the growing requirements of the sea transport system in the region.

Access to Potable Water and Irrigation Facilities

Low access to potable water is still a major concern by the people of Davao Region. While majority of the urban areas are served with Level III water system, a sizeable portion of households remain dependent on Level I and Level II water systems and other sources. The situation is more critical in the rural areas wherein many Level I and Level II water facilities are not regularly sanitized. Low access is caused by uneven distribution of water facilities, inadequate supply of water and inefficiency in the operation of water systems.

As of 2000, 75 percent of the Region’s total household population had access to potable water 20 . Sixty percent of this household population was served by Level I and Level II water systems. The Region’s fifteen Water Districts had a total of 178,010 service connections. Household population served by these facilities as of year 2003 reached 1,019,538.

Irrigation facilities are still needed in the Region given its vast potential for development. As of 2003, Davao Region had a total potential irrigable area of 99,832 hectares of which 46,827 hectares or 47 percent are served with irrigation facilities. The remaining potential irrigable area in the Region of 53,005 hectares could be used for production when fully developed. The low coverage of irrigation systems was primarily affected by the lack of funds for the construction of new irrigation facilities as priorities were given to the rehabilitation of the old structures. These facilities were also constrained due to inefficiency in operation and maintenance, inadequate water supply due to forest denudation, and the low capacity of irrigator’s associations in managing the operations of the irrigation systems. Above all these, the continuing threat of conversion of rice paddies into other land uses likewise affected the operation of these systems as their utilization

20 DOH Special Report 2000

52 Davao Regional Development Plan 2004-2010 became inefficient. Given the vast potential for irrigation development in the region, priorities need to be focused in increasing the coverage of irrigation facilities.

Other Infrastructure Logistic Support

The limited access of people to ICT services and facilities is another primary concern. In Davao Region, telephone landlines and internet service facilities are concentrated in the cities and provincial capital . Rural areas are still relying on telegraph facilities and PCOs as the means of communication. In areas where PCOs and telephone landlines are not available, the fast growing network of Mobile Communication System filled in the gap.

The inadequacy of communication facilities, particularly in the rural areas can be attributed to high cost of investment, low affordability level of consumers, and the lack of complementation and necessary support system in the provision of communication services.

Currently, the Region is served by 198,518 telephone landlines, 150 PCOs, 5 ISPs, 159 cell sites, and 36 government telegraph stations. A total of 96,663 post paid cellular phone subscribers were recorded in 2001. In 2004, an international call center was launched in Davao City.

Mindanao’s power grid supplies the power requirement of Davao Region. Despite sufficient power supply, the household energization rate remains low with the rapid increase in household number, power distribution problem in the rural areas, as well as the low affordability level of households.

While power supply is currently sufficient, there is no guarantee that it can meet future demand with the rapid expansion of commercial and industrial activities within the Region and other parts of Mindanao. It is therefore imperative to consider the development of alternative sources of energy available in the Region such as mini hydro-power, solar, windmill, and biomass.

As of 2003, the number of barangays energized in the Region reached 1,037 resulting in an energization rate of 89.55 percent. In the same period, 441,757 households were served with electricity indicating a 67.3 percent energization rate.

The periodic recurrences of flash floods in some parts of the Region like Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Tagum City, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, and Davao City created damages to lives and properties. Occurrence of floods due to intermittent rainfall also destroyed thousands of hectares of rice fields and other plantation crops. Although flood control projects have been identified and implemented in these areas, these are not sufficient to address comprehensively the problem of flooding with the lack of complementary projects such as reforestation and drainage systems in urban areas.

There are no existing sewerage facilities with treatment plant in the Davao Region. Pipes are used for sewerage and open and close ditches are used as storm drainage. Domestic wastewater is disposed through septic tanks, canals, storm drainage, rivers, and other natural disposal areas without treatment. Excreta is commonly disposed by the households through septic tanks and closed pits. The lack of appropriate sewerage and treatment facilities contributes to the poor environmental condition especially in the highly urbanized areas of the region.

Disposal of solid waste is a problem in all parts of the region with the absence of equipment and facilities and the lack of knowledge in modern methods of waste management, particularly recycling, waste segregation, and disposal systems. RA 9003, otherwise known as Ecological Solid

53 Improved Infrastructure and Logistics Support Waste Management Act of 2000, tasks the LGUs to establish recycling centers and sanitary landfills. Despite this, open dumping is still being used as a common method in waste disposal by most LGUs even in the highly urbanized areas such as Davao City and Tagum City. Proper waste disposal is hampered by the lack of funding for the conduct of feasibility studies and the high cost of acquisition, construction, and maintenance of the sanitary landfill facility. Given this task, there is a need to combine efforts and resources of the LGUs to establish and operate a sanitary landfill, as a common service facility.

II. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

During the plan period 2004-2010, focus shall be on the development of infrastructure facilities to generate employment; facilitate flow of people, goods, and services; attract private investment; and enhance the formation of specialized industries. Efforts toward all these shall be undertaken in cooperation with the private sector, NGOs, community, and other concerned sectors using various approaches such as the BOT scheme and its variants.

Enhancing Access and Mobility through Transport

The major thrust is to enhance access and mobility for economic productivity. This thrust calls for the construction and improvement of transportation facilities to enhance efficiency and international and inter- and intra-regional trade linkages.

Among the priority projects are the modernization of the port of Davao and the widening of roads along the major national highway covered by priority route under the Eastern Arterial Highway comprising the Davao-Compostela Valley--Surigao Road and the priority projects identified relative to affirmative action for Peace and Development in Mindanao, namely: a) -Davao Oriental Coastal Road (Tagum-Mati- section); b) Rural Road Network in Compostela Valley; and c) Bridge construction and replacement along Tagum-Mati and Mati- Baganga Road sections.

Vehicular over/underpass in major intersections in Davao City shall be constructed to ease traffic congestion. National arterial and secondary roads and provincial roads that connect the municipal centers and provincial capital towns shall be improved and/or rehabilitated for efficient flow of goods and delivery of basic social services, as well as to meet the present traffic demand capacity. Conversion of local roads into national roads in areas where road gaps are present shall be undertaken.

The establishment of the ferry system requires the construction of RORO facilities in the PPA-managed ports. Through the ferry (RORO) system, nautical highway shall be established to link strategic municipalities in the area, particularly the Island Garden City of Samal and , Davao Oriental, in support to tourism industry. Along with these priorities, public land transport services shall be improved to serve hard-to-reach areas and alleviate traffic condition in major cities of the Region. The expansion of air services of the Davao International Airport under the management of the MIAA shall be pursued during the period.

The major activities to be undertaken include:

a. Concreting of 634.85 kilometers of national arterial and secondary roads and widening of 81 kilometers of national roads along Tagum-Digos Section (Table 5-1)

54 Davao Regional Development Plan 2004-2010 b. Improvement (concrete paving) of 348.4 kilometers or 10 percent of the unpaved provincial/municipal/city roads totaling to 3,486.44 kilometers (Table 5-2)

c. Opening of 1,191 kilometers or 20 percent of additional road requirement of 5,957 kilometers (all roads) of the Region that will connect production areas to market centers including new routes that will serve as by-pass road (Table 5-3)

d. Conversion of 4,564.36 lineal meters of temporary bridges into permanent structures (Table 5-4)

e. Upgrading of 607.0 kilometers or 20 percent of the total 3,307.67 kilometers of municipal/ roads (earth road) to all-weather gravel roads (Table 5-5)

f. Improvement (concrete paving) of 603.0 kilometers or 10 percent of 6,037.06 kilometers of all-weather barangay roads (Table 5-6)

g. Upgrading of facilities of the Port of Davao through the implementation of the Philippine Ports Development Project, Package 1

h. Establishment of Davao Gulf nautical highway through ferry/RORO system in the Island Garden City of Samal and Lupon, Davao Oriental

i. Adoption of “open skies” policy for the Davao International Airport under the management of the MIAA

In pursuing these activities, the participation of the private sector shall be encouraged through the BOT scheme. The LGUs must maximize their resources in the construction and maintenance of local road network.

Providing Access to Potable Water and Irrigation Facilities

The thrust in water resources sector is to intensify the provision of water supply and irrigation facilities in areas where these facilities are most needed. Focus shall be on the expansion of coverage area of Level III water facilities in the Region’s five cities and provincial capitals and other areas with operational water districts. Level III shall constitute the development of an integrated water system facility in contiguous areas such as the Davao del Norte Integrated Resource Development Project (DNIWRDP) comprising 2 cities and 4 municipalities of the province integrated into one system and the expansion of facilities of the existing water districts of the Region. The aim is to satisfy the industrial, commercial, and residential water requirements in the urban areas. Level I and II water systems shall continue to be provided in areas where a Level III system is not feasible. Overall, the Region’s aim is to increase access of the population to potable water from 75 percent to 100 percent at the end of the plan period (Table 5-7).

To support agricultural production, irrigation facilities shall be rehabilitated and expanded to cover approximately 21,561 hectares of production areas in the Region (Table 5-8). The focus shall be on rehabilitation of existing national and communal irrigation facilities. This is to avert further damage on the aging irrigation facilities in major rice producing areas of the Region. The priority project for irrigation development is the Saug River Multi-Purpose Project comprising the development of 6,000 hectares of rice areas in the municipalities of Asuncion and in Davao del Norte. Within the planning horizon, alternative scheme for irrigation shall be utilized using ground water as source. The use of shallow tube wells and deep wells shall be promoted to

55 Improved Infrastructure and Logistics Support provide water to elevated areas not served by irrigation canals. Exploration and development of new systems that are economical with optimal impact to production shall likewise be undertaken within the planning period.

Community participation in providing water supply facilities and rehabilitation of watershed areas, particularly in Compostela Valley, shall be encouraged and strengthening of the capacity of irrigation cooperatives shall be undertaken hand-in-hand with the implementing agencies.

Provision of Other Infrastructure Support and Logistics

The Region’s power supply is dependent on the Mindanao Power Grid. There are indications that the current supply of power may not be able to meet the increasing power requirements, so the Region has to develop potential sources of power. By 2008, the remaining 12 percent of barangays in the Region that are not yet energized shall be provided with power (Table 5-9). This requires the expansion of transmission lines and installation of power substations. Solar, wind, energy, and mini hydro-electric plant are viable alternative power sources and their development shall be pursued in the Region. Additional power barge shall be installed in Panabo City to augment power source in the Region. Further studies have to be conducted to look into the development of rivers as potential sources of hydro-power energy, particularly the of drain area, Aliwagwag falls, and other sites identified in the Regional Energy Plan of the DOE, and the full utilization of the Mt. Apo Geothermal Field as additional source of energy for Davao Region. In the implementation of the energization program, Davao del Sur shall be given priority considering that only 67 percent of its barangays are energized as of 2002, particularly in and Jose Abad Santos.

With the advent of information technology in the globalization process, the region’s thrust is to provide access to modern telecommunication and information technology facilities. Installation of the state-of-the art telecommunications and ICT facilities in the cities and provincial capital towns have to be undertaken to strengthen inter- and intra-regional, as well as the global market linkages of the Region.

Telephone system and telecommunication facilities in the cities, provincial and municipal centers shall be expanded and modernized. Post office facilities and equipment shall be upgraded. Mobile phone services, PCOs, internet facilities shall be provided in areas without such facilities.

To lessen the harm caused by flooding, the construction of flood control structures, drainage and shore protection facilities in the Region’s identified flood and tsunami prone areas shall be prioritized, including the construction and improvement of drainage system using drainage basin approach in the Region’s urbanized and urbanizing areas. The establishment of a wastewater disposal system using an appropriate technology in Davao City as the Regional Center shall also be considered.

In compliance with RA 9003, which assigns the primary task of implementing waste management to LGUs, the establishment of common sanitary landfill facilities for the LGUs shall be pushed through. The participation of the private sector shall be strongly encouraged in line with recycling and operation of landfill facilities.

Research and development infrastructure facilities such as laboratory and calibration center, packaging and labeling center, and the like shall be provided in support to Science and Technology activities of the Region.

56 Davao Regional Development Plan 2004-2010 Table 5-1 Distribution of Unpaved National Roads by Province/City Davao Region, 2003

Unpaved National Roads Plan Target Plan Target PROVINCE/CITY (Gravel and Earth Roads) (Concreting) (Widening) (in kilometers, 2003) (2004 –2010) (2004-2010) Compostela Valley 111.14 16.35 kms./yr. 5.42 kms./yr. Davao del Norte 44.60 6.35 kms./yr. 2.06 kms./yr. Davao Oriental 226.45 34.22 kms./yr. 9.80 kms./yr. Davao del Sur 196.40 30.27 kms./yr. 4.50 kms.yr. Davao City 43.27 5.03 kms./yr. 4.20 kms./yr. Digos City 2.04 1.0 kms./yr. 1.08 kms./yr. IGACOS 7.99 1.33 kms./yr. - Panabo City - - 2.26 kms./yr. Tagum City 2.96 1.0 kms./yr. 2.26 kms./yr. 95.55 kms./yr. 30.85 kms./yr. DAVAO REGION 634.85 P 955.50 M/yr. P 308.50 M/yr. Source: DPWH XI

Table 5-2 Distribution of Unpaved Roads by Province/Municipality/City Davao Region, 2003

Unpaved Unpaved City/Municipal Plan Target PROVINCE/CITY Provincial Road Total Road (2004-2010) (in kms.) (in kms.) Compostela Valley 778.0 125.0 903.00 Davao del Norte 829.16 187.75 888.00 Concrete paving of 348.4 kms. of Davao Oriental 484.79 86.0 570.79 roads or 10% of Davao del Sur 350.0 120.0 471.00 the total Davao City - 296.0 396.00 unpaved Digos City - 37.0 37.00 provincial/ IGACOS 76.58 96.16 172.74 municipal/city Panabo City - 20.0 20.00 roads Tagum City - - - DAVAO REGION 2,518.53 967.91 3,486.44 348.4 kms. Source: Basic Data = Local Government Units (LGUs)

57 Improved Infrastructure and Logistics Support Table 5-3 Distribution of Road Requirements (all types) by Province/City Davao Region, 2003

Standard Existing Road Requirements Gap Plan Target PROVINCE/CITY Network (1 km./sq.km. (in kms.) (2004-2010) (in kms., 2002) of land area) Compostela Valley 2,913.91 4,666.93 1,753.00 Davao del Norte 3,174.71 3,462.82 288.11 Opening of 1,155.13 kms. of road or 20% of Davao Oriental 2,388.70 5,164.46 2,825.76 the total road Davao del Sur 3,942.75 3,934.01 - requirement of the region Davao City 1,729.14 2,443.61 714.00 distributed as follows: Digos City 1/ NR = 116 km. (10%) IGACOS 2/ PR = 231 km. (20%) Panabo City 2/ M/BR = 808 km. (70%) Tagum City 2/ DAVAO REGION 14,149.21 19,671.83 5,775.69 = 1,155.13 km. Source: Basic Data = DPWH XI, LGUs 1/ included in Davao del Sur 2/ included in Davao del Norte

Table 5-4 Distribution of Temporary Bridges by Province/City Davao Region, 2003

Existing Temporary Bridges Plan Targets PROVINCE/CITY (in lineal meters) Total (2004-2010) Bailey Timber Compostela Valley 849.15 191.30 1,040.45 Davao del Norte 412.58 24.00 436.58 Conversion of Davao Oriental 1,011.00 577.00 1,588.00 all temporary Davao del Sur 216.10 45.85 261.85 bridges into Davao City 1,145.00 - 1,145.00 permanent Digos City 30.48 - 30.48 structures. IGACOS 62.00 - 62.00 (concrete or Panabo City - - - steel bridges) Tagum City - - - DAVAO REGION 3,726.21 838.15 4,564.36 4,564.36 l.m. Source: Basic Data = DPWH XI, LGUs

58 Davao Regional Development Plan 2004-2010 Table 5-5 Distribution of Earth Roads by Province/City Davao Region, 2003

Municipal Barangay Total Length of Plan Target PROVINCE/CITY Roads Roads Earth Roads (2004-2010) (in km.) (in km.) (in km.) Compostela Valley 10.00 520.00 530.00 Davao del Norte 97.34 408.69 506.03 Upgrading of 607.0 Davao Oriental 15.00 361.00 376.00 kms. or 20% of earth Davao del Sur 118.83 1,212.75 1,331.58 road to gravel (all- Davao City - - - weather) road Digos City - - - distributed as follows: IGACOS 96.16 164.90 261.06 MR = 182 km. (30%) Panabo City - BR = 425 km. (70%) Tagum City - 33.00 33.00 DAVAO REGION 337.33 2,700.34 3,307.67 = 607.00 kms. MR = Municipal Road BR = Barangay Road Source: Basic Data = LGUs

Table 5-6 Distribution of All-Weather Barangay Roads by Province/City Davao Region, 2003

All-Weather Barangay Roads Plan Target PROVINCE/CITY (in km.) (2004-2010) Compostela Valley 931.00 Davao del Norte 1,236.88 Improvement (concrete paving) Davao Oriental 889.62 of 603 kms. or 10% of the total Davao del Sur 1,523.00 6,037.06 kms. all-weather Davao City 793.00 barangay roads. Digos City 55.00 IGACOS 163.56 Panabo City 238.00 Tagum City 207.00 DAVAO REGION 6,037.06 603.00 kms. Source: Basic Data = LGUs

59 Improved Infrastructure and Logistics Support Table 5-7 Distribution of Water Supply Facilities, by Province/City Davao Region

Existing coverage of Plan Targets PROVINCE/CITY Water Supply Facilities (2004-2010) Compostela Valley Davao del Norte Based on 2000 DOH special report, Davao Oriental By the end of the plan period, approximately 75 Davao del Sur 100 percent or about 4.6 percent or 2.7 million Davao City million people of the region of the regions total Digos City shall have access to potable population of 3.6 water. IGACOS million is served with Panabo City potable water supply. Tagum City

Table 5-8 Distribution of Irrigation Facilities by Province/City Davao Region, 2003

Plan Targets Existing Potential (2004-2010) PROVINCE/CITY Service Area Irrigable Area (Const. & Rehab.) (in ha.) (in ha.) (in ha.) Compostela Valley 5,267 25,073 2,446 Davao del Norte 19,424 37,675 6,834 Davao Oriental 4,793 10,129 6,079 Davao del Sur 14,871 23,605 5,324 Davao City 1,616 2,230 614 Digos City 795 1,020 225 IGACOS 61 100 39 Panabo City - - Tagum City - - DAVAO REGION 46,827 99,832 21,561 has. Source: Basic Data = NIA XI

60 Davao Regional Development Plan 2004-2010 Table 5-9 Energization Rate of Barangays by Province/City Davao Region, 2003

Plan Targets No. of Barangays Energized Energization PROVINCE/CITY (2004-2008) Rate (No. of barangays) Potential Actual Compostela Valley 235 223 94.89 12 Davao del Norte 155 153 98.71 2 Davao Oriental 183 168 91.80 15 Davao del Sur 337 227 67.36 110 Davao City 180 177 98.33 3 Digos City 1/ IGACOS 46 46 100.00 - Panabo City 2/ Tagum City 23 23 100.00 - DAVAO REGION 1,159 1,017 87.70 142 1/ included in Davao del Sur 2/included in Davao del Norte

III. PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

Programs and projects to enhance inter-regional linkages

a. Philippine- Friendship Highway Rehabilitation Project, Phase II – Contract Package III, Rehabilitation/improvement of -Tagum Section, Compostela Valley-Davao del Norte

b. National Roads Improvement Management Project (NRIMP), Rehabilitation of - Malita-Jose Abad Santos Road, Jct. -Malalag-Malita Section, Contract Package No. 6, Davao del Sur

c. National Roads Improvement Management Project (NRIMP), Improvement of Davao Oriental-Surigao del Sur Coastal Road, Manay-Mati Section, Davao Oriental

d. Opening/Construction of Padada-Kiblawan- Road, Davao del Sur

e. Opening/Construction of Talaingod-Bukidnon Road, Davao del Norte

f. Construction/Improvement of Malita-Jose Abad-Santos-Glan Road, Davao del Sur

g. Construction/improvement of Ticulon-Lagumit-Little - Road

h. Construction/improvement of Tubalan-Pinalpalan-Alabel Road

i. Philippine Ports Development Project, Package 1, improvement of facilities of the Port of Davao, Davao City

61 Improved Infrastructure and Logistics Support j. Expansion of air services of the Davao International Airport under the management of International Airport Authority (MIAA) through the adoption of “open skies” policy.

Programs and Projects to enhance intra-regional linkages

a. Construction of Diosdado Macapagal (Ulas) Flyover, Davao City

b. Bridge (Seismic) Retrofitting Program (BSRP), Sixth Road Project (Bridge Component), Package No. 08 and Package 09

c. Construction/Improvement of -Mt. Apo National Park-Marawer-Kapatagan- Digos City Road

d. Construction of Davao City Coastal Road

e. Improvement of -Paquibato-Panabo Road, Davao City-Davao del Norte

f. Improvement of Calinan-Subasta-Toril Road, Davao City

g. Improvement of Inawayan-Baracatan-Catigan-Eden-Tagurano-Tungkalan-Tagakpan- Calinan Road, Davao City

h. Construction/Improvement of Island Garden City of Samal Circumferential Road, Davao del Norte

i. Improvement of --Laak Provincial Road section, Compostela Valley

j. Improvement of Nabunturan-Jct. Manat-Maragusan Provincial Road, Compostela Valley

k. Improvement of New -Maragusan Road, Liboton-Tupaz-Maragusan section, Compostela Valley

l. Construction/Improvement of Maco--Nabunturan Provincial Road section, Compostela Valley

m. Conduct of Feasibility Study/Construction of Samal Bridge connecting the Island Garden City of Samal and Davao City

n. Construction/Repair and replacement of dilapidated bridges

o. Conversion of local roads (provincial/city) into national roads

p. Construction/Improvement of various provincial/city/municipal and barangay roads.

q. Construction of ferry (RORO) system facilities along Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte-Lupon, Davao Oriental, nautical highway and improvement of other PPA-managed ports

r. Improvement of Maco Pier and development of RoRo facilities in Panabo City

62 Davao Regional Development Plan 2004-2010 s. Construction/Improvement of Mabila Port, Balut Island, Davao del Sur t. Conduct of study on the establishment of Light Rail Transit along Tagum City-Panabo City-Davao City-Digos City corridor u. Mindanao Basic Urban Services Sector (MBUSS) Project, Panabo City v. Sensorized traffic signalization project, Davao City w. Urban drainage and flood control project, Davao City x. Construction of various flood control, drainage, and shore protection projects in Davao Region. y. Construction of various farm-to-market roads under the ARCDP, ARCP, ARISP, MINSSAD, MRDP, INFRES projects.

Programs and projects to support agricultural production a. Saug River Multi-Purpose Irrigation Project, Asuncion-, Davao del Norte b. Asbang Small Reservoir Project, , Davao del Sur c. Expansion/Improvement of various national irrigation systems and communal irrigation facilities under the ARISP, MRDP, INFRES projects.

Programs and projects to improve water supply and sanitation a. Davao del Norte Integrated Water Resource Development Project, Davao del Norte b. Provincial Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project, Phase VI c. Provincial Water Supply Project for water districts d. Construction/Installation of Level I and Level II water supply facilities e. Construction of various water supply facilities under the ARCDP, ARCP, MRDP, INFRES projects. f. Establishment of Common Sanitary Landfill facility for the LGUs of Davao Region

Projects to support energization program a. -Kirahon-Bunawan Transmission Backbone Line Project, Davao del Norte, Davao City b. Maco-Tarragona 138 Kv Transmission Line c. Tarragona 138 Kv Substation d. Tarragona- 138 Kv Transmission Line

63 Improved Infrastructure and Logistics Support e. Tindalo-Bislig 138 Kv Transmission Line

f. Installation of 69 Kv Transmission Line in Mati-Tarragona, Davao Oriental, and Monkayo, Compostela Valley, to Trento,

g. Development of rivers and other sites identified in the Regional Energy Plan as potential sources of energy

Programs and projects to support ICT and Science and Technology

a. Expansion/Modernization of ICT and other telecommunications (PCOs, cell sites) and postal facilities

b. Construction of research and development facilities in support to science and technology activities of the region, e.g., calibration and packaging centers, ICT laboratory and mobile water laboratory

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