The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has announced through its Facebook page on Sunday, February 7, 2021, that the new Daang Katutubo access road in Pangasinan is now 64 percent complete.
DPWH added that Kankanaey, Bago, and Ibaloi groups in Barangay Mapita will benefit from the said road.
According to Secretary Mark A. Villar of DPWH, the ongoing construction of the access road with a total length of 27.6-kilometers leading to Mapita Community and View deck to Nayong Aguilar in Aguilar, Pangasinan is expected to improve access of indigenous communities to social services.
Here are photos of the project posted by DPWH on Facebook:
Photo Source:DPWH Facebook page
Photo Source: DPWH Facebook page
Photo Source: DPWH Facebook page
In a statement of Secretary Villar, he stated that:
“This road improvement will give boost to the growth of tourism, provide economic opportunities, and will allow the indigenous people to have better access to basic social services available in more urbanized areas.”
In addition, Secretary Villar added that “DPWH is working full-time to deliver this project on time in order to help promote the growing agro-tourism industry and provide more opportunities for the local community in Aguilar.”
Furthermore, once the access road is completed, the following will be possible:
Also, DPWH has stated on their post that the access road project involves the following:
And, the following is expected to be completed by 2022.
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Source: DPWH
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