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DA inaugurates SWIP, FMR projects in Bulacan

Published Mar 22, 2024 01:49 am

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FULL FORCE - From left: Agricultural Program Coordinating Officer Memito Luyun lll and Engineer Lester Bacual of the Department of Agriculture, Engineers Rene DC. Sarmiento and Jowen Erl Nepomuceno from the Department of Public Works and Highways, Angat Mayor Reynante “Jowar” S. Bautista, Bulacan Vice Governor Alexis C. Castro, Angat Vice Mayor Arvin L. Agustin, Provincial Agriculturist Ma. Gloria SF. Carrillo, Councilors Evelyn "Blem" J. Cruz, Darwin A. Calderon, Melandro "Andro" G. Tigas, William S. Vergel de Dios and Luis "Wowie" J. Santiago and OIC- Municipal Agricultural Officer Ira Raya Cruz during the blessing and inauguration of the Maiboy Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP) and Farm-to-Market Road under the Rice Program for Fiscal Year 2023 of the Department of Agriculture in Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Angat, Bulacan on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PPAO)

 

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB) led the inauguration of the P12 million Maiboy Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP) and the P20 million 1-kilometer Farm-to-Market Road under the DA's Rice Program on Wednesday, March 20, in Barangay Sta. Lucia, Angat, Bulacan.

With a structural height of 12 meters and dam length of 125 meters, the Maiboy SWIP is expected to irrigate crops planted across 35 hectares covering the food production areas in barangays Banaban, Sta. Lucia, and Binagbag.

The Provincial Agriculture Office played a crucial role in supporting the project by overseeing site identification, validation, and endorsement to the DA. Plans are already in motion for the construction of three additional SWIPs - two in San Miguel and one in San Ildefonso.

Provincial Agriculturist Ma. Gloria SF. Carrillo highlighted the flood control benefits of the Maiboy SWIP, emphasizing its potential to mitigate water peak discharge.

On the other hand, the 1-kilometer Farm-to-Market Road, measuring 1.05 km in length, 30 cm thick (equivalent to 12 inches), and 5 meters wide, with a designed speed of 30 km/h, will facilitate the transport of commodities, including rice, mangoes, and other high-value commercial crops, lessen travel time and reduce post-harvest losses. This road will benefit approximately 50 farmers from barangays Sta. Lucia and Binagbag.

Engr. Lester Bacual from the DA Regional Field Office (RFO) 3 underscored the importance of the Local Government Unit's operation and maintenance plan to ensure the optimal utilization of the project throughout its intended lifespan.

“After the completion, our project does not end there. We need to implement operation and maintenance. So there are two keywords here, ‘yung operation ay ‘yung tamang paggamit, (the operation is the correct use), no overloading, obstruction, and overspeeding. I also hope the municipality can provide a maintenance plan so that we can maintain the target life of 20 years of our FMR," Bacual explained.

Angat Mayor Reynante "Jowar" Bautista thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., the PGB led by Governor Daniel R. Fernando, Vice Governor Alexis C. Castro, and DA Secretary Francisco T. Laurel, Jr. for their support in bringing to fruition the water impounding project and farm-to-market road that will significantly enhance the livelihood of local farmers.
Bautista said 80 percent of the land in Angat is still agricultural so the projects being inaugurated are a great help. 

"To the farmers who will be benefitted, I hope we can maximize this project because the first ingredient in farming is water," Bautista said.

Vice Governor Alexis C. Castro emphasized that SWIP and FMR will not benefit farmers and fishermen only but the entire community. He said the project is not just simple infrastructure, it is a symbol of hope and progress. 

Also present during the inauguration ceremony were Agricultural Program Coordinating Officer Memito Luyun III, who represented DA OIC – Regional Director Eduardo L. Lapuz, Jr.; Engr. Rene DC. Sarmiento and Engr. Jowen Erl Nepomuceno from the Department of Public Works and Highways; Vice Mayor Arvin Agustin and his fellow Sangguniang Bayan members Councilors William S. Vergel De Dios, Darwin A. Calderon, Evelyn J. Cruz, Melandro G. Tigas, and Luis Santiago, Municipal Agriculture Office OIC Ira Raya Cruz and some Angatenyo farmers. 

 

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