P37-B projects for N. Luzon bared
NLAQ includes the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the northen parts of the four provinces of Aurora, Tarlac, Zambales and Nueva Ecija.
The DA aims to convert the region into premier agribusiness hub
AGRICULTURE Secretary Arthur Yap unveiled the P37-billion North Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle (NLAQ) projects, which aim to convert North Luzon into a premier agribusiness hub.
Yap said that as of November this year, a number of projects worth P14 billion were being undertaken ahead of their respective timetables, while other development initiatives costing a total of P6.87 billion were on schedule.
The Department of Agriculture chief added that the projects include road networks, irrigation and power systems, electrification, airports, flood control, ports development and post-harvest facilities necessary to realize NLAQ’s full economic potentials and develop its advantage as a possible exporter to the North Asian market.
NLAQ includes the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the northen parts of the four provinces of Aurora, Tarlac, Zambales and Nueva Ecija.
President Gloria Arroyo, in her 2006 State-of-the-Nation Address, disclosed that the NLAQ is one of the five super regions.
The other super regions are the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway, Central Philippine tourism hub, Agribusiness Mindanao and the Cybercorridor.
All of the country’s regions were clustered into five growth centers, with each cluster specializing in a particular field of business based on the collective strengths and comparative advantages of the provinces under it.
Director Roy Imperial, the project manager of the NLAQ Project Management Office, said the NLAQ projects proceeding ahead of schedule include the P471.406-million development of an international airport in Poro Point, P2.58-billion Banaoang Pump Irrigation Project, P7.46-billion Casecnan Multi-Purpose Irrigation and Power Project, P1.37-billion Bontoc-Tabuk-Tuguergaro Road, and the P2.9-billion Agno River Basin Flood Control Project.
Imperial also said that the Port Irene Rehabilitation and Development Project, which costs P3.38 billion, is proceeding on schedule, along with the P73-million development of the Bagabag Airport, and the P3.4-billion 33-megawatt Bangui Bay Wind Power Project.
Completed projects are the P10.6-million La Trinidad Fruit and Vegetable Minimal Processing Plant, which is now operational, and the P4.2-million Buguias Pre-Cooling and Processing Center was already completed in April, Imperial said.
The P7-million Northern Cagayan Airport Development Project, the P7.5-million development of Alaminos Airport, the P58-million North Luzon Wind Power Project, and the P296-million electrification project benefiting upland dwellers in North Luzon are still on the pipeline.
Imperial stressed that the government is currently addressing financial, legal or operational issues concerning another P15 billion worth of NLAQ projects
By Ira Karen Apanay, Manila Times Senior Reporter
AGRICULTURE Secretary Arthur Yap unveiled the P37-billion North Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle (NLAQ) projects, which aim to convert North Luzon into a premier agribusiness hub.
Yap said that as of November this year, a number of projects worth P14 billion were being undertaken ahead of their respective timetables, while other development initiatives costing a total of P6.87 billion were on schedule.
The Department of Agriculture chief added that the projects include road networks, irrigation and power systems, electrification, airports, flood control, ports development and post-harvest facilities necessary to realize NLAQ’s full economic potentials and develop its advantage as a possible exporter to the North Asian market.
NLAQ includes the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the northen parts of the four provinces of Aurora, Tarlac, Zambales and Nueva Ecija.
President Gloria Arroyo, in her 2006 State-of-the-Nation Address, disclosed that the NLAQ is one of the five super regions.
The other super regions are the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway, Central Philippine tourism hub, Agribusiness Mindanao and the Cybercorridor.
All of the country’s regions were clustered into five growth centers, with each cluster specializing in a particular field of business based on the collective strengths and comparative advantages of the provinces under it.
Director Roy Imperial, the project manager of the NLAQ Project Management Office, said the NLAQ projects proceeding ahead of schedule include the P471.406-million development of an international airport in Poro Point, P2.58-billion Banaoang Pump Irrigation Project, P7.46-billion Casecnan Multi-Purpose Irrigation and Power Project, P1.37-billion Bontoc-Tabuk-Tuguergaro Road, and the P2.9-billion Agno River Basin Flood Control Project.
Imperial also said that the Port Irene Rehabilitation and Development Project, which costs P3.38 billion, is proceeding on schedule, along with the P73-million development of the Bagabag Airport, and the P3.4-billion 33-megawatt Bangui Bay Wind Power Project.
Completed projects are the P10.6-million La Trinidad Fruit and Vegetable Minimal Processing Plant, which is now operational, and the P4.2-million Buguias Pre-Cooling and Processing Center was already completed in April, Imperial said.
The P7-million Northern Cagayan Airport Development Project, the P7.5-million development of Alaminos Airport, the P58-million North Luzon Wind Power Project, and the P296-million electrification project benefiting upland dwellers in North Luzon are still on the pipeline.
Imperial stressed that the government is currently addressing financial, legal or operational issues concerning another P15 billion worth of NLAQ projects
By Ira Karen Apanay, Manila Times Senior Reporter
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