Second,is the 73.697km road from Zamboanga del Norte boundary-Deporehan-Canoayan-Bubuan-Datagan-Camp Blessing-Supon-Kahayagan-Poblacion Bayog-Depase-San Isidro-Salagmanok-Pangi-Mahayahay (all of Bayog)-Diplo-Poblacion Kumalarang-Boyugan East-Dumara-San Jose (all of Kumalarang)- Tiguha-Karpok-Poblacion Lapuyan-Bulawan (all of Lapuyan) towards Margosatubig road.

 

Significantly, this was the last agendum tackled during the joint RDC and RPOC meeting with Governor Auring E. Cerilles as presiding officer following her installation as RDC chairperson.

 

Her Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator Loy Cañales presented the proposal to the two councils (RDC and RPOC) after having passed the scrutiny of RDC’s Infrastructure committee.

 

Cañales cited several justifications and benefits to be gained when these roads are converted into national roads, may it be economic to include poverty alleviation, social, and peace and order.

 

Obviously, the first proposal would directly benefit towns of Dumalinao and San Pablo while indirectly benefiting Tigbao and Guipos with projected population of 56,720 who are producing rice, corn, cassava, copra, seaweeds and fish, the planning officer said.

 

When this road is developed, travel time distance saved is 1.98 km and 2.28 minutes against the present Canunan (Dumalinao) to Poblacion San Pablo road.  Cañales is certain that this road will reinforce current efforts to improve accessibility to the regional administrative and services center of the province (Pagadian City) as well as to important government facilities of regional in scope such as the Margosatubig Regional Hospital and the proposed Regional Drug Rehabilitation Center to be established in Camp Rebi, Bragy Teniapan, San Pablo.

 

The same applies on the ZamboNorte-Bayog-Kumalarang road which could provide greater transport connectivity of the two provinces to the new Regional Government Center in Zamboanga Peninsula.

 

DPWH Regional Director Pedro S. Herrera, Jr. lauded the political will of Gov. Cerilles for strengthening road networks of her own province as he reminded her of the technical requirements needed in effecting the project like the acquisition of road right of way.

 

With the support of husband Congressman Tony and the local officials directly and indirectly benefiting the project, Cerilles assured Herrera that her Administration will comply such requirements soonest.