DAVAO CITY—Compostela Valley province would get P614 million of the public works allocation of the Davao region for its 87 national and local projects this year, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. DPWH Director Mariano Arquiza said P389 million was allocated for national projects, while P225 million was allocated for local projects.
Compostela Valley District Engr. Joselito Caballero said 76 projects were already completed and 11 projects are currently being implemented and are expected to be finished this year.
Provincial Tourism Officer Christine Dompor said five tourism road projects also received separate allocation and due for completion this year. The five projects were identified under the Tourism Road Infrastructure Project of the Department of Tourism. The tourism road projects were allocated P330 million and would benefit “hard-to-reach tourism destinations,” Dompor said. “Even if the road is a provincial or barangay road, the DPWH can still improve on it,” she said.
The tourism projects include the concreting of Nabunturan Public Market Road, the Barangay Pindasan, Mabini Circumferential Road leading to Kopiat Island, Lunod Island and Mabini beach resorts.
Also included were tourism road projects that connect to the province’s major waterfalls, such as the Tagbibinta and Maranging falls in Maragusan and Tadja Falls in New Bataan. Another road project would lead to the White Peak Mountain in New Bataan.