Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu-Laurel, Jr. awarded today, March 17, 2025 the certificate of No Objection Letter 1 (NOL1) to Mayor Democrito M. Diamante and Vice Mayor Danilo M. Diamante of Tuburan, Cebu for the Rehabilitation and Improvement of Caridad to Kansi FMR worth Php 357.62-million, for funding under the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Scale Up.
The awarding, which was held at the Department of Agriculture-Central Office (DA-CO) was also attended by DA officials, namely Undersecretary Roger V. Navarro, Assistant Secretary for Operations, PRDP National Project Director U-Nichols A. Manalo, and PRDP OIC-National Deputy Project Director Angelita D. Martir, together with Project Support Office (PSO) Visayas Project Director Dennis R. Arpia, RPCO 7’s Project Director Angel C. Enriquez and Deputy Project Director Engr. Cirilo N. Namoc With the issuance of NOL1 for the 9.98 kilometer FMR project, the LGU-Tuburan can now proceed in the next implementation stage, after complying the needed requirements.
The FMR will directly benefit around 1,272 households, of which 992 are farming households. This will provide better road network and ease the transportation of agricultural commodities going to the market, as well as improve the livelihood of the populace in the area.