FOCAR_KALAHI-CIDSS_Compendium2016_final2

NEWSBITE
Bakun residents use wages
to lengthen road
The people of Gambang
showed that they are ready
to work hand-in-hand for
the development of their
community.
KALAHISerye 2016|| 73
I
n the true spirit of Bayanihan, residents of Gambang,
Bakun, Benguet opted not to take home their wages
from a Farm to Market Road Community Project
and instead use their supposed wages to lengthen said
road.
One hundred forty-two members of the Pakyaw
Group combined their wages amounting to 21
thousand pesos. Using this amount, the group was
able to concrete 110 meter portion of the Sookan-
Gambang Farm-to-Market Road in addition to the
original 246 meters funded by the Kalahi-CIDSS
National Community-Driven Development Program.
During the planning, they decided that “pakyaw”
labor is the best way to involve community members to
work on the project. The “pakyaw” would also allow
them to fast-track the works.
Consequently, the road was completed in 12 days
contrary to around 45 days when it is usually done by
outsourced contractors.
Being a vegetable producing community, public
vehicles and vegetable trucks are always at risk during
rainy season because the road becomes slippery.
With the PhP 926, 027.74 total project cost, the
provincial local government unit of Benguet provided
PhP 370, 905.04 to complement the PhP 529, 747.70
Kalahi-CIDSS grant. The remaining PhP 25, 375 is
the counterpart of the barangay and municipal local
government unit.
On April 26, 2016, the road was finally completed.
Since then, the barangay has been delivering their
vegetable products without so much hassle. However,
the community want their road to be fully improved
since only the critical areas of the road were concreted.