RPAB approves 300M FMR in Dinagat Islands

Caraga’s Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) approved a 9.4-kilometer farm-to-market road in the Province of Dinagat Islands, estimated to cost P341,471,771, in a deliberation and special meeting held last January 22, in Butuan City.

The board, chaired by the Department of Agriculture Caraga, held a special meeting to fast-track the implementation of subprojects under the PRDP Scale-Up. This included discussions on strategies to resolve bottlenecks and issues in subproject implementation.

The RPAB, an interagency multidisciplinary team, is not only responsible for the review and approval of PRDP subprojects, it also provides advisory and guidance to improve Project performance. components under DA-PRDP were conducted to refine the updated commodity investment plans.

As preparations continue for the implementation of the Scale-Up, RPAB Caraga also approved the Sering – Plaridel Farm-to-Market Road, a 9.4-kilometer FMR that will traverse the municipalities of Libjo and Basilisa.

Set to benefit 3,659 households, the FMR is seen to connect cassava farmers to wider markets, boosting the cassava industry of the island.

Dinagat Islands Governor Nilo Demerey expressed his excitement over the subproject’s progress as this will not only spur economic development within the province, it will also aid the local government’s disaster response.