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P9 million worth bridge and farm machinery, DAR’s expression of love to Nueva Ecija farmers

NUEVA ECIJA -- Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Bernie F. Cruz personally turned over a bridge in barangay Sta. Ana, Guimba, and farm machinery  in the town of Gapan, all located in this province, the rice capital of Central Luzon, with a total project cost of P9 million as its expression of love to the farmers in the province.

The P7.9 million worth bridge is being implemented under the Tulay ng Pangulo para sa Kaunlarang Pang-Agraryo (TPKP) to provide the farmers with easier access to transport their products to the market.

Cruz said  the bridge’s material is imported from France and its steel could be as durable as the Eiffel tower.

“The project is in response to the farmers’ request to provide them with an easier way to cross the river in transporting their agricultural products to the nearest market,” Cruz said.

DAR Central Luzon  Regional Director James Arsenio Ponce said the new and better Bonsobre bridge will be a lasting legacy of the DAR, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the barangay local government unit (LGU) of Sta. Ana, municipal LGU of Guimba and the province of Nueva Ecija that will serve the agrarian reform community (ARC) of the province and the general public.

“The double-lane Bonsobre bridge will now bring greater comfort to the 128 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), 273 households and over 1,000 residents of barangay Sta. Ana alone. It will not only help farmers deliver produce to the market but will also mean enhanced mobility to the general public,” Ponce said.

Guimba Municipal Administrator  Jose Francis Stevens M. Dizon  expressed his gratitude to the DAR for the opportunity given to his town to receive such a valuable project.

He disclosed that the previous one-lane, steel bridge with wooden plank already posed a risk to the residents and commuters because of its poor condition.

“Finally, after more than thirteen (13) years, the construction of a 28.80 linear meter and double-lane bridge which began in June 2021 is now finally completed, ” Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Eden B. Ponio said.

Ponio said that prior  to the implementation of the project, barangay Sta. Ana regularly maintained the old bridge by pinning the loosened wooden planks, bolting the steel joints and fastening the necessary braces to strengthen it just to ensure the safety of the commuters.

“The residents in the area, especially the farmers, can now deliver their farm products easier by passing by the new bridge,” she said.

ARB Rolando Limon expressed his gratitude to the construction of the bridge which will link their barangay to other neighboring villages and reduce travel time, cost, and effort.

“Farmers had difficulty transporting their produce, making them vulnerable to the additional costs of hauling and possible spoilage of products because heavy trucks of buyers were refused access to the old bridge,” he said

DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Project Office (FASPO) Virginia N. Orogo, expressed her gratitude for the support provided by the partner-agencies in carrying out the project.

Aside from the bridge project, under the Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Support Project (CRFPSP), two (2) agrarian reform beneficiaries' organizations (ARBOs) namely Tupad Pangarap MPC of Barangay Mabunga, Gapan City and San Antonio Weste RIC based in Barangay San Antonio Weste, Lupao, Nueva Ecija, each received one brand new 4-wheel drive, 40-HP farm tractor with rotavator and 1-ton capacity trailer worth P1 million. (DAR)

The “Tulay ng Pangulo para sa Kaunlarang Pang-Agraryo” project turned over to the Barangay Sta. Ana, Guimba, Nueva Ecija.
Farm Machineries turned over to two (2) agrarian reform beneficiaries' organizations (ARBOs) namely, the Tupad Pangarap MPC of Barangay Mabunga, Gapan City and San Antonio Weste RIC based in Barangay San Antonio Weste, Lupao, Nueva Ecija.

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