by Maritess B. Beñas

BANGUED, Abra - Farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in this capital town will be made all-weather lanes with the allocation of P11 million from the 2010 congressional shares of Abra representative Ma. Jocelyn V. Bernos from Republic Act 7171 Funds or the Tobacco Excise Tax.

In an interview with assistant provincial engineer Paterno Bernal, the amount of P11,148,170 had been allocated by the office of representative Bernos and released to the provincial government for implementation.

Bulk of the fund, a total of P8.6 M will be utilized for the concreting of 19 segments of FMRs in 16 barangays or a total stretch of 1,477 meter-road network at intermittent sections in order to make an all-weather road connection from the barangays to the capital town.

The amount of P2.5 M will be used to make the concrete covers of canals in barangays Zones 5 and 6 in the heart of the town to ensure the health and sanitation as well as the road worthiness in the area..

Bernos explained that priority has been given to these farming barangays where agricultural produce need to be transported to the market. She gave assurance that other barangays will benefit from next year’s funds.
The projects will be implemented under the administration and supervision of the Provincial Engineer’s Office. (JDP/MTBB-PIA CAR,Abra)