APALIT, Pampanga-An 8-kilometer road linking two isolated villages to
this town was recently completed, benefitting some 14,000 residents
who used to consider a nearby municipality in Bulacan province as the
town proper. Apalit Mayor Oscar Tetangco Jr. on Monday joined Gov.
Lilia Pineda and Board Member Olga Frances David-Dizon in the
inspection of the newly completed road in barangays Balucuc and
Calantipe. Tetangco said that since time immemorial, the people of
both villages went to Pulilan, Bulacan to conduct their business and
other activities. He said the travel time from Balucuc and Calantipe
to the Apalit town proper where the public market, several business
establishments and town hall are was about one hour and 30 minutes
before the road's completion. "Now, we can reach the two villages from
the town's capital in 30 minutes or less," said Tetangco, who added
they used to pass by Pulilan before reaching the other villages of
Apalit. "Some residents of Balucuc and Calantipe think they are from
Bulacan because they do almost all their daily activities in Pulilan,"
he said. Tetangco said the road was completed three years earlier than
he promised due to the support of the first-term governor who funded
the completion of at least half of the 8-km project. He said the
national government also released at least P15 million for the road,
which was almost impassable for vehicles. Balucuc Barangay Captain
Gabby Mutuc said they have at least 10,000 residents who mainly depend
on rice production. He expressed gratitude to Pineda for helping
complete the road whose target date of completion was 2016. Calantipe,
which has 4,000 people, also depends on rice production. Both
barangays produce 400,000 canvans of palay yearly on three harvests.
Pineda said she had consulted farmers of Balucuc and Calantipe and
promised that her government would assist them by providing farming
equipment and inputs. Pineda vowed to prioritize agriculture this
year.
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