JULY TO DECEMBER 2022 R E G I O N 3 PROVINCE ZAMBALES B A N Y U H A J U L Y Y Local Access Road Upgrading of Lupang Pangako in Brgy. San Agustin – Phase 1 SEPTEMBER Concreting, Rehabilitation, Repair and/or Implementation of Local Road at Sitio Laoag, Barangay Maloma, San Felipe, Zambales A U G U S T Local Access Road Upgrading in Brgy. Baloganon-Taltal, Masinloc Zambales OCTOBER Local Road Upgrading at Sitio Tibag, Naugsol, Subic,Zambales NOVEMBER Local Road Upgrading of Tubo - Tubo Road Phase III DECEMBER Local Road Upgrading of Sitio Ballag Brgy. Namatacan, San Narciso, Zambales
that should have been transported to the market were delayed, consequently, the product quality decreases, and so as the value. The teachers of the Lupang Pangako Resettlement School also experienced daily struggles going to school. They used to travel on the road where mud would get their clothes dirty, particularly during rainy days. The products of the community Feature of the Month Sitio Lupang Pangako is an area in Barangay San Agustin where the Aetas affected by the 1991 Mt. Pinatubo eruption were relocated. Over the years, this area has become their permanent home, and agriculture became their main source of living. Through this road, public safety was secured and the people were able to transport and sell their products in the market at the right time and with the proper product value. Before this road was paved, the Aeta were able to experience the struggle because of the previously poor condition of the road. During rainy days, people can barely access the road, it becomes muddy and prone to accidents. JULY 202 2 ROAD TO UPLIFT LIVELIHOOD OF AETA COMMUNITY 102 BANYUHAY
Project Location: Allocated Fund: Beneficiaries: Specification: P R OJ E C T D E S C RIP TIO N Brgy. San Agustin, Iba Zambales Php 8,944,874.20 5,664 Population Length: Project Type: Local Access Road 470. 0 lm The community of Lupang Pangako shared different stories of experiences when this road was not yet completed. Yet there is only one ending to this story, the sincere gratitude they extend to the National Government through the Department of the interior and Local Government (DILG) for the breakthrough project that will definitely help lift not just their livelihood, but the hope of better innovation for the next coming years. BANYUHAY 103
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ALDWI N BALI N TAY TRIBAL CHIEFTAIN SSaa nnggaallaann ppoo nngg ppaammuunnuuaann nngg LLuuppaanngg PPaannggaakkoo,, kkaammii ppoo aayy lluubbooss nnaa nnaaggppaappaassaallaammaatt ssaa ttuulloonngg ppoo nnaa nnaaiibbiiggaayy ssaa aammiinn ssaa ppaaggppaappaaggaawwaa ppoo nngg ddaaaann,, kkuunngg ssaaaann ppoo yyuunngg ppaarrtt ppoo nnaa yyuunn mmaahhiirraapp nnaa ppaarrttee ddiittoo ssaa amiin BANYUHAY 105
DAAN TUNGO SA PATULOY NA PAG-UNLAD NG BAYAN NG MASINLOC AUGUST 2022 LOCAL ACCESS ROAD UPGRADING IN BRGY. BALOGANON-TALTAL, MASINLOC ZAMBALES Ipinagmamalaki ng DILG Zambales, ang “Local Access Road-Local Access Road Upgrading sa Barangay Baloganon-Taltal” ng Bayan ng Masinloc, Zambales bilang tampok na proyekto ng lalawigan para sa buwan ng Agosto 2022 sa ilalim ng Locally Funded Projects (LFP). Naging matagumpay ang proyektong ito sa pagpapabuti ng paghahatid ng produktong pangagrikultura maging sa pag-unlad ng ekonomiya at turismo sa bayan ng Masinloc. Isa sa pangunahing produkto sa lugar ay ang itlog ng manok na siyang nagsusuplay sa mga karatig bayan. Ayon sa may-ari ng mga negosyong ito, mas napapadali ang kanilang transportasyon at malimit na rin ang mga nababasag na itlog na kanilang malaking problema nong lubak pa ang daan. Naging tulong rin ang daan na ito sa pagpapalakas ng turismo sa bayan dahil sa napakagandang tanawin nito. Marami ang naenganyo at dito na rin nag-eehersisyo at nagpipiknik dahil tanaw rito ang mga kabundukan at malawak na sakahan ng palay at taniman ng iba’t-ibang uri ng gulay. Ang mga mag-aaral at empleyado na naninirahan sa lugar ay higit na nasisiyahan sapagkat hindi na sila nahihirapan sa transportasyon sa pang araw-araw na pagpasok sa kani-kanilang eskwelahan at trabaho. Ang Bayan ng Masinloc ay kilala bilang tahanan ng mga atraksyon dahil ito ay sagana sa likas na yaman at karamihan sa mga mamamayan ay dito kumukuha ng kanilang pang hanap-buhay. Isa na rito ang magandang tanawin at malawak na sakahan sa Brgy. Baloganon at Taltal, kaya ang proyektong upgrading of local access road ay isa na namang instrumento upang patuloy ang pag unlad ng mga residente sa bayan. 106 BANYUHAY
BANYUHAY PROJECT DESCRIPTION Brgy. BaloganonTaltal, Masinloc Zambales May 3, 2021 12,623 Project Location: Completion Date: Beneficiaries: JEROME JAKE LAMPAD RIZZA MAE LAMPAD NEGOSYANTE Allocated Fund: Php 8,895,000.00 Noong rough road pa ang daan, nahirapan kaming mag transport ng itlog dito sa palengke, noong nagawa na ang daan napakalaking ginhawa sa amin kasi hindi na natatagtag yung itlog at wala nang nababasag Program: Assistance to Municipalities BANYUHAY 107
SEPTEMBER 202 2 CONCRETING, REHABILITATION, REPAIR AND/OR IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL ROAD AT SITIO LAOAG, BARANGAY MALOMA, SAN FELIPE, ZAMBALES TThhee DDIILLGG ZZaammbbaalleess pprroouuddllyy pprreesseennttss tthhee ““CCoonnccrreettiinngg,, RReehhaabbiilliittaattiioonn,, RReeppaaiirr aanndd//oorr IImmpplleemmeennttaattiioonn ooff LLooccaall RRooaadd aatt SSiittiioo LLaaooaagg,, BBaarraannggaayy MMaalloommaa”” ooff tthhee MMuunniicciippaalliittyy ooff SSaann FFeelliippee,, ZZaammbbaalleess aass tthhee PPrroovviinnccee’’ss MMoonntthhllyy FFeeaattuurreedd PPrroojjeecctt ffoorr tthhee mmoonntthh ooff SSeepptteemmbbeerr 22002222 uunnddeerr tthhee LLooccaallllyy FFuunnddeedd PPrroojjeeccttss ((LLFFPP)).. Local Road at Sitio Laoag : Channel for a Sustainable Livelihood SSaann FFeelliippee iiss kknnoowwnn ffoorr iittss bbeeaauuttiiffuull bbeeaacchheess tthhaatt aattttrraacctt mmaannyy ttoouurriissttss.. OOnnee ooff iittss ffaammoouuss ttoouurriisstt ssppoottss iiss tthhee wwhhiittee ssaanndd bbeeaacchh llooccaatteedd iinn SSiittiioo LLaaooaagg,, BBrrggyy.. MMaalloommaa..TThhee bbeeaacchh iiss jjuusstt aa sshhoorrtt ssttrroollll aawwaayy ffoorr tthhee ppeeooppllee wwhhoo lliivvee iinn SSiittiioo LLaaooaagg.. SSiinnccee tthheenn,, ffiisshhiinngg hhaass bbeeeenn tthhee mmaaiinn lliivveelliihhoooodd ooff tthhee ppeeooppllee iinn SSiittiioo LLaaooaagg.. BBeeffoorree tthhiiss rrooaadd wwaass ppaavveedd,, tthhee ppeeooppllee ooff SSiittiioo LLaaooaagg uusseedd ttoo hhaavvee aa hhaarrdd ttiimmee ttrraannssppoorrttiinngg tthheeiirr ffrreesshhllyy ccaauugghhtt ffiisshh ttoo tthhee mmaarrkkeett.. TThhee bbaarraannggaayy’’ss ssiittuuaattiioonn ggeettss eevveenn hhaarrddeerr dduurriinngg tthhee rraaiinnyy sseeaassoonn,, ssttuuddeennttss aanndd eemmppllooyyeeeess aarree ssttrruugggglliinngg ttoo ggoo ttoo sscchhooooll aanndd wwoorrkk dduuee ttoo tthhee mmuuddddyy rrooaadd wwhhiicchh iiss aa hhiinnddrraannccee ttoo ppaassssiinngg vveehhiicclleess.. TThhee ccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn ooff tthhee 330000--mmeetteerr--lloonngg rrooaadd wwiitthh aann aallllooccaattiioonn ooff PPhhpp 22,,000000,,000000..0000 ffuunnddeedd uunnddeerr FF..YY.. 22002211 LLooccaall GGoovveerrnnmmeenntt SSuuppppoorrtt FFuunndd -- FFiinnaanncciiaall AAssssiissttaannccee ttoo LLooccaall GGoovveerrnnmmeenntt UUnniittss ((LLGGSSFF--FFAALLGGUU)) bbeeggaann oonn JJuunnee 3300,, 22002211,, aanndd wwaass ccoommpplleetteedd oonn AAuugguusstt 1166,, 22002211.. TThhee ccoonnssttrruucctteedd llooccaall rrooaadd aatt SSiittiioo LLaaooaagg iiss iinnddeeeedd aa ssuucccceessssffuull pprroojjeecctt bbeeccaauussee ooff iittss ssoocciioo--eeccoonnoommiicc iimmppaacctt tthhaatt hheellppeedd nnoott oonnllyy tthhee rreessiiddeennttss ooff SSiittiioo LLaaooaagg bbuutt aallssoo tthhee wwhhoollee mmuunniicciippaalliittyy.. TThhee rreessiiddeennttss iinn SSiittiioo LLaaooaagg aarree vveerryy ggrraatteeffuull ttoo tthhee nnaattiioonnaall ggoovveerrnnmmeenntt tthhrroouugghh tthhee DDIILLGG ffoorr tthhiiss ssuucccceessssffuull pprroojjeecctt.. PROJECT D ESC R IPT I O N Project Location: Sitio Laoag, Barangay Maloma, San Felipe, Zambales Allocated Fund: Php 2,000,000.00 Beneficiaries: 23,183 Population Specification: Length: 300 m 108 BANYUHAY
J A N I C E F R O N D A V I N A FISHERFOLK MEMBER AAkkoo ppoo aayy nnaaggppaappaassaallaammaatt ddaahhiill nnaasseemmeennttoo ppoo aanngg ddaaaann nnaammiinn aatt bbiillaanngg iissaa ppoonngg ffiisshheerrffoollkk yyuunngg aammiinngg mmggaa iissddaa ppoo aayy mmaaddaalliinngg nnaaiiiiddaallaa ssaa bbaayyaann ddaahhiill ppoo ssaa sseemmeennttaaddoonngg ddaaaann.. BANYUHAY 109
THE NEWLY CONCRETED ACCESS ROAD PROVIDES CONVENIENCE TO AN IMPOVERISHED VILLAGE OCTOBER 2022 LOCAL ROAD UPGRADING AT SITIO TIBAG, NAUGSOL, SUBIC,ZAMBALES Sitio Tibag is a remote area that is rich in agricultural land and natural resources which makes the main source of living for the residents are crops, forestry, and livestock. However, due to the inadequate transportation system, the village does not seem to have made any progress for a long time. The poor road system caused problems in transporting farm produce, limited job opportunities, and low school enrolment which made a huge impact on economic and social development and contributed to poverty. Based on the stories of the residents of Sitio Tibag, they suffered from numerous landslides brought by natural disasters and during those catastrophes, they were trapped which caused starvation and inability to access any resources outside the village. Many people wanted to reach out for help but they weren’t able to pass through the dangerous road. The boiled cassava and corn served as the villager’s aid to suppress hunger. Because of this successful road project, Sitio Tibag welcomed more development and opportunities. They started to have electricity which helped their businesses grow, the kids are excited to go to school, people were able to find jobs outside the village and the transportation of their farm produce is not a problem anymore. This innovation indeed guarantees better economic conditions, social advancement, and safer and faster access. Education equips us with the skills needed for success in today's world. One of the prides of Sitio Tibag is the first to graduate from college in their area and is now a wellrespected teacher. The difficult path to a promising future was not a hindrance. With a smile on his face, a grade 12 student from Sitio Tibag was grateful for the newly concreted road. 110 BANYUHAY
The residents in Sitio Tibag are beyond grateful to the National Government through the DILG for this successful project. This project is under the F.Y. 2020 Assistance to Municipalities (AM) Program with an allocation of Php 6,703,000.00. The construction of the 528-meter road began on January 6, 2021, and was completed on December 15, 2021. With this, more opportunities will open and eventually pave the way to the community’s success. Project Location: Sitio Tibag, Naugsol, Subic, Zambales Allocated Fund: Php 6,703,000.00 Completion Date: December 15, 2021 Beneficiaries: 1,000 families Specification: Length: 528 m PROJECT DESCRIPTION BANYUHAY 111
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EDMONDO CAPISTRANO GRADE 12 STUDENT Tuwing naglalakad kami, napuputikan kami bago kami makapunta ng school, pero nung nagawa na po ang daan mas gumaan po sa pakiramdam na nagawa na yung daan, thank you po sa DILG. BANYUHAY 113
THE ROAD THAT TRANSFORMED SAN ESTEBAN NOVEMBER 2022 LOCAL ROAD UPGRADING OF TUBO -TUBO ROAD PHASE III The Municipal Government of San Antonio was a beneficiary of Php 11,623,000.00 national allocation under FY 2020 Assistance to Municipalities (AM) Program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the implementation of “Local Road Upgrading of Tubo-Tubo Road Phase III” project in Barangay San Esteban, San Antonio, Zambales. This 724.4 meter-length road project helped towards the economic stimulation and societal development of San Esteban, an isolated barangay of the municipality of San Antonio. It opened more trading opportunities, expanded livestock and poultry production, made faster transportation of farm produce, and provided access to establishments, resulting in decreased travel time. This clearly helped the local farmers, business sectors, and residents. Before this development, poor road conditions had been a headache for the local citizens for a long time. The farmers were experiencing delays in animal feed import, which hindered the shipment of their agricultural products to the public market. It was also a daily nuisance for the commuters making transportation difficult and dangerous, especially during rainy days. Through the active collaboration of the national government and local government units, this undoubtedly beneficial road infrastructure project was made possible, according to one of the local functionaries of San Antonio, Engr. Fresnel M. Concepcion, the residents are beyond grateful to the DILG because the upgrading of Tubo-Tubo Road Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III have all been funded under its programs, from Assistance to Disadvantaged Municipalities (ADM) program in the year 2017 to Assistance to Municipalities (AM) program in the year 2019-2020. 114 BANYUHAY
ENGR. FRESHNEL CONCEPCION MUNICIPAL ENGINEER AAnngg bbaarraannggaayy EEsstteebbaann ppoo aayy iissaa ssaa mmggaa dduulloonngg bbaarraannggaayy nngg SSaann AAnnttoonniioo.. AAnngg kkaallssaaddaa ppoonngg iittoo aayy nnaappaakkaallaakkiinngg ttuulloonngg ssaa aammiinngg bbaayyaann,, nnaappaabbiilliiss ppoo aanngg ttrraannssppoorrttaassyyoonn nngg mmggaa pprroodduukkttoo ppoo nngg mmggaa mmaaggssaassaakkaa aatt mmggaa rreessiiddeennttee.. BANYUHAY 115
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Project Location: Brgy. Namatacan, San Narciso, Zambales Project Cost: Php 4,060,000.00 Completion Date: March 20, 2020 Beneficiaries: 1,808 Population Specification: Length: Width: The “Local Road Upgrading of Sitio Ballag, Brgy. Namatacan” Project amounting to ₱4,060,000.00 under the FY 2020 Assistance to Municipalities (AM) program is the Province’s Monthly Featured Project for the month of ‘December 2022’ under the Locally Funded Projects (LFP). Seeking tranquility away from the hustle and bustle, Sitio Ballag is one of the go-to places in Barangay Namatacan, San Narciso. A small village that is known for its stunning mountainous scenery, refreshing landscape, and natural tourist destination - the “Ballag River”. Local roads are the lifeline for people living along the roads, and they provide smooth transport connecting the houses and farms in adjacent communities. DECEMBER 2022 LOCAL ROAD UPGRADING OF SITIO BALLAG BRGY. NAMATACAN, SAN NARCISO, ZAMBALES Paving the Way to A Successful Livelihood Development Prior to the said project, residents of Sitio Ballag had to endure traversing through the muddy, bumpy road, and it worsens during the rainy season when the said road is being destroyed by the flash floods. The newly upgraded 475 meter-length local road is now being utilized by the farmers, tourists, commuters, employees, students and has helped the economic growth of the municipality through attracting more tourists and exporting goods to the market. With the construction of the road, the aim to further improve the movement not only of goods but also of the residents themselves were achieved. 475 m 4.0 m 116 BANYUHAY
ARLYN DELA CRUZ-MATA DAY CARE WORKER ""NNoooonn ppoonngg hhiinnddii ppaa nnaannaaggaawwaa aanngg ddaaaann,, lluubbooss ppoo nnaa nnaahhiihhiirraappaann aanngg mmggaa mmaaggssaassaakkaa rroooonn ddaahhiill ssaa lluubbaakk lluubbaakk aatt nnaahhiihhiirraappaann ssiillaa nnaa iittaawwiidd aanngg kkaanniillaa mmggaa aanniinngg ppaallaayy,, mmaarraammiinngg ssaallaammaatt ppoo"" BANYUHAY 117
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his online magazine would not be possible without the effort and time devoted by Provincial LFP Teams to document the stories and T accomplishments of F.Y. 2020 - 2021 completed projects in Central Luzon, namely Province of Aurora; Bataan; Bulacan; Nueva Ecija; Pampanga; Tarlac and Zambales. Also, our deepest gratitude to the chosen LGUs and their beneficiaries who took the time to share their insights and experiences. Likewise, sincerest appreciation to the Provincial Directors and Cluster Team Leaders for the invaluable guidance and support to LFP Teams during the conduct of documentation. Moreover, DILG Region 3 through Project Development and Management Section (PDMS) would like to thank Ms. Chelsea Pasamonte-Wilkerson for allowing us to use the title and logo of "Banyuhay". Lastly, this is dedicated to all the people who have been there from preimplementation to completion of LFPs. Kudos to the hard-working men and women of DILG Central Luzon! Acknowledgement BANYUHAY 119
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BANYUHAY BANYUHAY 127 S P E C I A L T H A N K S S P E C I A L T H A N K S Management Contributors Title and Logo Maker -"Banyuhay" Region III THE DILG REGION III MS. CHELSEA PASAMONTE-WILKERSON THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES Layout Artists and Editors PEO III RUGIANNE V. PANGILINAN PEO II KRISTINE M. DE LEON PROVINCIAL LFP TEAM A l l R i g h ts R e s e r v e d J a n u a r y 2 0 2 3 Editor in Chief LGOO V KHALID F. SUNGGOD PROVINCIAL DIRECTORS Management DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGION III Diosdado Macapagal Government Center Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga Tel. No.: (045) 455-2405 Email Address: [email protected] Website: region3.dilg.gov.ph "A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead." – Graham Greene