ILOILO CITY, Nov. 11 (PIA) - - Three far-flung barangays in Iloilo province will soon have access to clean water under the Forestland Management Project (FMP) being implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas.
The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-Iloilo, through its Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in Barotac Nuevo, recently conducted a groundbreaking of the Irrigation Pipeline System (IPS) Agroforestry Support Facility (ASF) of the Caratagan Upland Sustainable Water Green Association in Brgy. Caratagan, Calinog and the Marandig Upland Sustainable Project Association, a people’s organization in Brgy. Marandig, Calinog.
Also, a groundbreaking ceremony of the Irrigation Pipeline System of the Aktibong Mangunguma sa Barangay (AMBA) and the Pre-Construction Conference were conducted at Sitio Salay, Atimonan, Janiuay, Iloilo.
The project, located at Suage Sub-watershed in Janiuay, Iloilo, costs over Php7 million and consists of supplies and installation of 5,202 meters of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes with a Standard Dimension Ratio (SDR) 17.
“This project aims to improve our upland communities’ access to basic necessities such as water and agro-products thereby advancing their quality of life. Slowly but surely, the implementation of the Forestland Management Project is providing holistic solutions both for the people’s economic benefit while also improving our forest condition,” DENR 6 Regional Director Francisco E. Milla, Jr. said in the agency’s press release.
Forestland Management Project (FMP) is a 10-year DENR–Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project which began in 2012 and shall be completed by 2022.
It aims to strengthen forestland management in three critical river basins in the country, namely: Upper Magat and Cagayan, Upper Pampanga, and Jalaur.
The implementation of the program which is being done through collaborative and comprehensive Community-Based Forest Management strategies also aims to improve forest conservation and socio-economic conditions of beneficiaries/communities as well as contribute to disaster risk mitigation efforts of vulnerable areas.
PENR Officer Salvador C. Manglinong, Jr. spearheaded the event in Calinog town with the presence of other PENRO staff, Philippine Army representatives, People’s Organization (PO) members, local government unit (LGUs), and project contractor.
On the other hand, FMP Provincial Focal Person Antonio Latoza, Jr., Municipal ENR Officer of Janiuay, CENRO Barotac Nuevo staff, People’s Organization (PO) members, local government unit and project contractor attended the groundbreaking activity in Janiuay. (DENR6/JSC/laf/PIA6 Iloilo)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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