RDC XI Endorses to PGMA the P 1 B Improvement of the Padada-Kiblawan-Columbio Road
The Regional Development Council (RDC) XI has endorsed to Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo the immediate improvement/opening of the Padada-Kiblawan-Columbio Road that could provide a new link between Regions XI and XII during the Council’s meeting in Mati City, Davao Oriental on March 28, 2008. The endorsement also requested President Arroyo to allocate P 1 billion for the project according to RDC XI Vice-Chair and NEDA Regional Office XI Director Nicasio Angelo J. Agustin.
Agustin disclosed that the proposed road project will connect the municipalities of Padada and Kiblawan of Davao del Sur to Columbio town of Sultan Kudarat. He added that the road will significantly shorten the travel distance from Davao del Sur to its neighboring provinces of Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato in Region XII and Maguindanao in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Currently, one has to take either the road passing through Makilala or General Santos City to reach these provinces in Region XII and ARMM.
Agustin also said that the proposed road will traverse vast agricultural lands and would provide support the thrust of agri-business development in Mindanao. (noelquiratman/NEDAXI)
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