TACLOBAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte through a resolution authored by Leyte Fifth District Board Member Carlo Loreto had asked the Department of Agriculture to provide funds for the construction of farm-to-market roads in some barangays in Baybay City.
The resolution was made for the agriculture department to help the provincial government in their aim to ensure food security in the province through the various food security programs being implemented by the present administration of the provincial governor, according to Loreto.
Roads connecting the six barangays are provincial road which is why he had asked for the passage of said resolution as it is part of the job of the provincial government to ensure that residents, especially farmers, have the access like farm-to-market roads to the city or market place.
Loreto revealed that every year officials from the six barangays always pass a joint resolution asking for funding for the farm-to-market roads.
“This resolution will request the Department of Agriculture through Secretary Proceso Alcala to help the provincial government in cementing the road in the six barangays,” explained Loreto.
Loreto said that the road concreting will amount to P1 million.
“This is just a resolution addressed to him(Alcala), but who knows this will materialize,” he added.
Loreto revealed that Governor Jericho “Icot”Petilla had already complied with this request of the six barangays were he had allocated P2 million for the road concreting, but there are still areas that still needs to be cemented.
Loreto added that at present they will first ask the DA to provide funds for the identified six barangays in Baybay and once it materialize and become successful other areas in the province of Leyte that in needs of farm-to-market roads will follow. (ROEL AMAZONA)
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