The Philippine’s Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has announced the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMR) as a commitment to serve agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).
DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III conveyed that the “permanent and uniformed markers will soon be installed for every FMRs to be constructed in the countryside under the DAR’s Sustainable and Resilient Agrarian Reform Communities (SuRe ARCs) project”.
“Permanent markers would be initially established in FMRs currently being implemented, but soon, they would become permanent fixtures in various basic rural infrastructure projects of the DAR, which also include, among others, bridges, postharvest and irrigation facilities” added DAR Secretary.
DAR Undersecretary for Support Services Milagros Isabel Cristobal has already advised its provincial agrarian reform program officers (PARPOs) to provide the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), as well as the concerned local governments, with the approved template design of the permanent marker for DAR-sponsored farm-to-market road projects.
“Permanent markers will be installed at the start and end of the road project” said DAR Undersecretary.
DAR Secretary explains “Besides being the best information tool to enhance people’s awareness about the exploits of the DAR, the permanent marker will also serve as a constant reminder that the government is doing its best to make life bearable and sustainable in the countryside”.
