PBBM, pinasinayaan ang Jalaur River Multi-purpose Project Stage 2 sa Iloilo na pinakamalaking water reservoir sa Western Visayas
PBBM, pinasinayaan ang Jalaur River Multi-purpose Project Stage 2 sa Iloilo na pinakamalaking water reservoir sa Western Visayas; Nasa 25,000 magsasaka, inaasahang makikinabang
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00:00In front of the assembly of the food security,
00:03a big and important project was initiated by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Western Visayas
00:11that will help a lot of farmers.
00:14This is the biggest water reservoir built in the region.
00:18Let's take a look at the news center of Allan Francisco. Yes, Allan.
00:23A big help to the agriculture sector, not only Angelic here in the province of Iloilo,
00:32but also in the whole region of Western Visayas.
00:36Angelic will be the beneficiary of the construction of the dams of Halaur River Multipurpose Project Stage 2
00:45here in Kalinog.
00:47President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is leading this project.
00:50This project, Angelic, will support the irrigation of water for farmers in Iloilo.
00:56This is considered the biggest irrigation development project in Western Visayas region
01:02and the only large-scale reservoir dam or dam of water outside Luzon.
01:08The inauguration of this water reservoir project happened more than four decades after the completion of its first stage
01:16in 1982, at the time of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.
01:21The National Irrigation Administration, Department of Agriculture, and others were involved in this project.
01:27The South Korean government was also a part of this project, which was supported by President Marcos.
01:32The project is worth P20 billion.
01:35It has three key components.
01:37First, irrigation development, environmental and watershed management, and institutional development.
01:44According to President Marcos, following the inauguration today,
01:47it is expected that 30,000 hectares will be serviced
01:51or that 25,000 farmers will benefit from the unparalleled supply of irrigation water.
01:57President Marcos believes that because of this water,
02:00rice production in Region 6 will increase every year to 160,000 metric tons.
02:08This project serves as a benchmark and an inspiration for all endeavors of this scale and of this magnitude.
02:17It's only the beginning of what we have in store for the development of our water resources.
02:22In the past, we only built irrigation dams for the single purpose of watering our agricultural production areas.
02:30Then, we made flood control projects to stop flooding, and invested billions more for bulk water.
02:37In Bagong, Philippines, we are strategically harnessing our finite resources, especially water.
02:46This project will also help to solve the issue of water in the area,
02:50provide electricity and provide tourism to the province.
02:57Angelique, President Marcos said that this project is beneficial to the economy.
03:02It means that it is a partner in progress.
03:05That's the news from Kalinog, Iloilo.
03:08Back to you, Angelique.
03:09Okay, thank you very much, Alan Francisco.