Amounting in all to P27.39 million
TACLOBAN CITY—About 11 infrastructure projects under the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) are now being implemented in Catarman, Northern Samar.
The SBDP, a flagship program of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), is funded under the Local Government Support Fund.
It aims to address poverty and spur development in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas that were formerly affected or influenced by the communist insurgency, particularly the New People’s Army (NPA).
The projects include the construction of level 1 potable water supply systems in Barangays Cag-abaca and Cularima, involving P2.49 million each; rehabilitation/improvement of level 2 potable water supply system in Brgy. Liberty at P2.49 million; construction of 1-storey school buildings in the villages of Aguinaldo and Guba at P2.49 million each; farm-to-market road concreting in Bocsol at P2.49 million; provision of renewable energy-based electrification in the barangays of Salvacion, Cabayhan, Gebulwagan, Imelda and Paticua at P2.49 million each.
These projects are being implemented in communities under the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP), an initiative designed to address local concerns by connecting communities with relevant government offices.
This program aims to close governance and development gaps while promoting peace and ensuring the sustainability of these projects.
The recipient barangays were RCSP areas under the jurisdiction of the 43rd Infantry Battalion in 2023. (ROEL T. AMAZONA)
