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==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
'''PPMT to launch 11 support projects for Silago –Agrarian Reform Communities'''
'''Maasin City distributes relief goods to 300 evacuees'''
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=58621
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=58853
*Tuesday, October 11, 2011
*Wednesday, October 12, 2011
:by  ES Gorne
:by  ES Gorne




SILAGO, Southern Leyte, Oct 11 (PIA) -- The Provincial Project Management Team (PPMT) held a meeting together with the Municipal Mayor Manuel Labrador to finalize plans on the launching of projects for the Silago-Agrarian Reform Communities (ARC) under the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project III (ARISP III).
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, October 12 (PIA) -- Despite the weakening of Typhoon “Ramon” to a tropical depression early this morning, Maasin City Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) distributed relief goods since last night until this morning to 300 evacuees who fled to different barangays at the height of typhoon “Ramon”.
The Silago-ARC is composed of two (2) barangays, namely: Katipunan and Hingatungan. The projects scheduled to be launched for the Silago-ARC, Department of Agrarian Reform – Southern Leyte Public Information Officer Marilyn l. Capilitan disclosed to PIA Southern Leyte.
According to MSWDO Febe Maria Sta.Cruz, the hundreds of evacuees coming from Barangays Combado, Manhilo, Canturing, Mambajao, Asuncion and Tagnipa, all of Maasin City, voluntarily evacuated to respective barangay halls, DOTC office in Barangay Combado last night at the height of the typhoon.
Capilitan said the following support projects includes for physical infrastructure such as Hingatungan -Communal Irrigation System (CIS) with Extension; Gumamela – Infres Farm to Market Road (FMR); Lawaan – Infres FMR; Kaabon – Intake FMR; Hingatungan Potable Water Supply (PWS) System; Post-Harvest Facility.
It was further reported that one house owned by one of the evacuees due to the rising creek in Barangay Combado was also hit by a fallen tree that almost cut the house totally.
She further said that other support projects for the institutional development consist of cooperative development; irrigation development; potable water supply development while for agriculture and agribusiness development also contains rice enhancement, vegetable production and marketing and swine fattening.
Most of the evacuees were threatened with the rising waters along the river banks of Canturing River and spelling over to Barangay Mambajao also, more swelling creeks in Barangays Tagnipa, Manhilo and Combado and fear of storm surge in Barangay Asuncion, Sta. Cruz added.
The total cost of the aforementioned projects is Php 50,545,138.03 wherein most of this will go to the Infrastructure Sub-Projects, she added.
The each relief good distributed to the evacuees found at the evacuation centers consists of rice, noodles, canned goods, among others, she said.
The launching which is set on October 12, 2011 at Brgy. Hingatungan here, will not only be attended by the officials and coop members of Silago-ARC, it will also be graced by no less than Congressman Roger C. Mercado, the Provincial Governor of Southern Leyte Damian G. Mercado, and other Provincial Board Members, Capilitan said.
Earlier today, Maasin City Mayor Maloney Samaco cancelled its earlier instruction to suspend the government officers operations, however, due to the development of the weakening to tropical depression Ramon, government works resumed this afternoon.
She said the DAR-Provincial Project Management Office (DAR-PPMO) headed by PARO Venerio A. Yap as the Project Manager together with the other members of the PPMT which are the NIA, DPWH and LGU-Silago will witness the launching of the said projects. It is also expected that the DAR Regional Director Engr. Eliasem Castillo, who is at the same time the Project Manager of the DAR-Regional Project Management Office (DAR-RPMO), will be present during the launching to represent the DAR-Central Project Management Office (DAR-CPMO).
Meanwhile, DPWH– Southern Leyte reported that the earlier reported landslide in Daang Maharlika – Sogod road network particularly in Pancho Villa section is now passable to heavy traffic after the removal of the landslide materials due to typhoon Ramon. (PIA SoLeyte/esg)
She added that on the same day and place, a Harvest Festival will also be held wherein vegetable products of the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) and other People’s Organizations (POs) will be displayed.
The Local Government Unit (LGU) here who hosted the PPMT meeting, will also host the said launching, Capilitan said. (PIA SoLeyte/esg)


==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
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