The Department of Agriculture (DA) has committed to fund some PhP 70 – million worth of livestock facility for the local government here.
Mayor Joseph Evangelista said on Wednesday that the project includes PhP 50-M Double “A” slaughter house; a PhP 10-M Livestock Auction Market; a PhP 4.5–M Hog Dispersal Multiplier; Cattle Multiplier; and 20 high-breed cattle heads, among others.
The approval was granted during the mayor’s official visit to the DA, which was followed by the drafting of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the proposal.
DA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, a former governor of North Cotabato, personally nodded to the proposed investment.
Evangelista said the project would open new opportunities in employment, local revenue generation, and market expansion of local livestock to other regions of the country.
Added to this, he said several road rehabilitation and expansions are expected to be implemented here next year through farm-to-market road programs.
“This is a result of a firm dedication and partnership of agencies in providing services and distributing development to its constituents in the countryside,” the mayor said.
Meanwhile, the city government is readying the MoA between the DA and local government that is up for submission and approval before the local council.
Once approved by the council, the MoA would give authority to the city mayor to sign on behalf of the local government unit over the joint venture with the DA office. (PNA)
