By Mary May A. Abellon
DIPOLOG CITY – Secretary Virgilio R. De Los Reyes of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) arrived here last week for the groundbreaking of the P58-million irrigation project of the Dipolog City Communal Irrigation System (CIS).
The said project, which is part of DAR’s Agrarian Reform Communities Project (ARCP) II, is expected to be completed on Aug. 23, 2014, benefiting the rice farmers of barangays Bandera, Poblacion South and Anastacio of Polanco town and barangays Gulayon, Turno, Sta. Filomena, Galas, Olingan, Punta and Sinaman in Dipolog City with a total irrigable area of 750 hectares.
Secretary de los Reyes disclosed that ARCP II projects were augmented by the savings realignment from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) of the Office of the President.
DPIA President Gomercindo T. Dimasuhid said that the project would help improve the farmers’ produce and income.
In her message, Mayor Evelyn Uy said “all these projects will not be meaningful without the presence of Secretary de los Reyes. I hope DAR will continue giving us projects.”
Aside from Governor Roberto Y. Uy and Mayor Evelyn T. Uy, the municipal mayors of Sindangan, Polanco, Labason, Baliguian and Manukan also attended the said activity.