Saturday, December 03, 2005

DAR-ADB-ARCP Spends P124 Million For Aklan ARCs

Since year 2002, the Department of Agrarian Reform-Asian Development Bank-Agrarian Reform Communities project (DAR-ADB-ARCP) is the single biggest donor of foreign assistance that generated support to the five agrarian reform communities in Aklan in the amount of P124 M.
According to Atty. Daniel Y. Martelino, the Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer of Aklan, the accumulated sum covers physical infrastructure such as farm-to market roads and irrigation in the amount of P112.5 million, the latest to be approved is the P3.2M farm to market road at Agbalogo, Makato, Aklan. The agricultural development support and land tenure improvement plus the project management costs P11.5 million. The above stated support covers the assisted ARCs such as Altavas ARC, Agbalogo expansion ARC, in Makato, Fatima ARC in Malinao and Timbaban ARC in Madalag, Aklan.
These projects were visited by the ADB Review Mission team which evaluated their implementation as well as studied the impacts on the lives of the agrarian reform beneficiaries who are the actual recipients of the projects. The Review Mission was headed by Mr. Tetsuro Miyazato and Ms. Carol Quintos.
Hon. Denny D. Refol and his staff cordially welcomed the team in Altavas and Hon. Ramon S. Legaspi, Jr. of Makato, Aklan and the beneficiaries warmly presented the improvement attained by the communities. Hon. Dominador Ilio, Jr. Mayor of Malinao also received the team in his municipality as community consultation and dialogue between the mission and the beneficiaries transpired. /MP

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