ARAYAT, Pampanga — Some 5,000 residents and farmers in this agricultural municipality will benefit from the newly-completed Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP) in Barangay Baliti here.
The SWIP is one of the projects of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) under its 2017 Assistance Disadvantaged Municipalities (ADM) program.
The project, which has an allotted PHP22.32-million budget, is seen to boost the agricultural production in this farming community.
DILG Provincial Director Myrvi Fabia said the municipality of Arayat is one of the 11 local government units in Pampanga that received funds from DILG for various development projects.
Aside from Arayat, Fabia said other recipients of the development funds ranging from PHP15 million to PHP24 million were the municipalities of Apalit, Bacolor, Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Macabebe, Minalin, San Luis, San Simon and Sto. Tomas.
"It is a funding-support program of the DILG in line with the advocacy of the national government to empower LGUs and boost citizen's access to basic facilities," she said.
Among the ADM projects are the rehabilitation and reconstruction of roads, and building of small water impounding facilities and evacuation facilities.
She added that the funds are downloaded to LGUs following their compliance with the requirements of the DILG Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Public Financial Management System. (PNA)
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