12 Units 2-Classroom School Buildings, 4 Day-care Centers and 2 Packages Farm-to-Market Roads Concreting

Under the Agrarian Reform Communities Project 2 (ARCP 2), and through the initiative of Mayor Arnie B. Fuentebella, VM Ruel M. San Gaspar and the local Sangguniang Bayan, Tigaon was entitled to Eighteen (18) Sub-Projects.

This partnership of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the Municipal Government of Tigaon has brought about positive prospects to the infrastructure development of the town primarily benefitting agrarian reform communities in the place.

With a 60:40 cost sharing scheme to an approximately Seventy (Php 70,000,000.00) Million worth of sub-projects, the LGU will be shouldering Sixty (60%) Percent of the total cost, which load was lightened as the town was an awardee of a Bronze Seal of Good Housekeeping by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in 2011. Because of this, grants poured in when the National Government put in a share of Twenty Five (25%) Percent of the total project cost through the National Government Assistance to LGU’s (NGALGU) while the Performance Based Grant System (PBGS) of the national government shared an additional Twenty (20%) of the project cost lowering the LGU’s share to roughly Fifteen (15%) Percent. This is a foreign assisted project through the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

These infrastructure initiatives will take shape as follows:

 Barangay Mabalodbalod                -               2 Units 2-Classroom School Building

 Barangay Panagan                            -               1 Unit 2-Classroom School Building

 Barangay Salvacion                          -               1 Unit 2-Classroom School Building

 Barangay Talojongon                        -               1 Unit Day-Care Center

 Barangay Gubat                                 -               1 Unit 2-Classroom School Building and 1 Unit Day-Care Center

 Barangay Tinawagan                        -               2 Units 2-Classroom School Building

 Barangay Coyaoyao                           -               1 Unit Day-Care Center

 Barangay Cabalinadan                     -               2 Units 2-Classroom School Building

 Barangay San Francisco                    -               1 Unit 2-Classroom School Building and 1 Unit Day-Care Center

 Barangay Vinagre                              -               1 Unit 2-Classroom School Building

 Barangay Huyon-huyon                   -               1 Unit 2-Classroom School Building

Farm-to-Market Roads for concreting:

                 Caraycayon-Borobaroti-Tinawagan FMR and Tinawagan-Coyaoyao FMR

Procurement activities had already been undertaken for these infrastructure projects that are soon to commence implementation and expected to be completed within Ninety (90) Calendar Days just in time for the opening of classes come June 2013.

Harnessing its best practices in governance that adheres to the mandates and policies set forth that is indicative of accountability and transparency reflective of the tow’s vision statement, Tigaon is just awaiting confirmation from the DILG for it has maintained its status that leveled-up to a Silver Seal of Good Housekeeping Award for the rating year 2012. Let’s give credit to whom it is due – we salute our local leaders Mayor Arnie B. Fuentebella, Vice Mayor Ruel M. San Gaspar and the Sangguniang Bayan, whose dedication to serve the Tigaoeños is of their prime concern. WE SALUTE YOU!

Francisco B. Oraa III

Acting MPDO