January 15, 2025

Emmanuel "Manny" F. Piñol

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PRDP ROAD PROJECT OPENS NUEVA VISCAYA TRIBAL FARMS

NOL 2 ISSUED TO AMBAGUIO’S 1ST FMR
By: Ferdinand N. Cortez
The National Project Coordination Office (NPCO) issued No Objection Letter 2 (NOL 2) to the Municipal Local Government Unit (MLGU) of Ambaguio, the first municipality in Nueva Vizcaya to partner with the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) for its Tiblac-Dulli farm-to-market road (FMR).
NOL 2 signals the MLGU to implement the subproject and give notice to proceed (NTP) to the contractor, Edfrovon Construction to mobilize and start to rehabilitate the road.
The FMR, with a project cost of 133 million pesos, directly supports tomato, priority commodity of Ambaguio, aside from rice, sweet potato, cabbage, ginger, squash, cucumber, snap pole beans, white beans, and sweet pepper.
“This FMR which spans 7.8 kilometers is very significant to us. It will ease the problem of our farm folks in transporting their products to the trading posts and market sites. During the rainy season, the pupils and teachers agonizingly trek this road to reach school. Once cemented, their burdens would cease. This subproject will bring inclusive growth in this part of Nueva Vizcaya,” Mayor Arnold Dinungon said.
The present road is near impassable during the rainy season. It winds uphill towards Mahamhaman, Dulli and farther up in barangay Tiblac. High-value crops, especially tomato are planted on hillocks on both sides of the road.
Situated along the Bayombong-Ambaguio provincial road connecting barangays Tiblac and Dulli, the FMR is 12 kilometers away from the capital of Nueva Vizcaya with 3 barangays within its road influence area (RIA) and 1,056 households engaged in agricultural activities.
The town, nestled up between mountains is home to the Kalanguya and Ayangan tribes. These tribes have preserved their own customs and traditions. Lacking plains to plant their crops, the hardy people cultivated mountainsides to grow cabbage, squash, tomato, snap pole beans and potato. In Tiblac and Dulli alone, a total of 6,890.02 hectares are planted with these crops.
“This FMR will lift the spirits of the indigenous people here in Ambaguio towards agriculture. We have been burdened in transporting our products down to Bayombong. In the same manner that it is difficult to bring supplies and basic household needs up here. The FMR will lessen the cost of transportation and production of our crops,” Jun Dulawan Dulawag, a barangay official said.
“We carry our crops on our shoulders up to Bayombong. When the road will be concreted, it will be easier for us to transport our products,” Mr. Gabriel Danao, indigenous people’s mandatory representative (IPMR) said.
The second farm-to-market road proposed by LGU Ambaguio, Ammoweg-Camandag FMR was approved for endorsement to the Project Support Office (PSO) by the Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB 2) during its 23rd Business Meeting. The third proposed FMR, also RPAB approved, is Poblacion-Labang FMR.
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