BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, (PIA) - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will build a bridge at barangay Ibung in Villaverde town to help farmers in bringing their products faster and closer to the market.

Dindi Tan, Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer, said the Ibung-Caldaan Bridge will be constructed through the 'Tulay ng Pangulo para sa Kaunlarang Agraryo" Project of the DAR.

"We are now identifying the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries(ARB) in the community where they serve as immediate beneficiaries," she said.

The 40.20 meter long and 7.0 meter wide bridge will be funded with an estimate fund of P8.5 million which will be implemented by the DPWH.

Tan said the bridge has long been the dream of the 4,000 villagers for 12 year who are mostly farmers seeking for accessible path to market their products.

She said farmers of brangay Ibung have been faced with difficulty in transporting their products especially when the river swells during the rainy season, causing their products to rot and be wasted giving them huge loses. (ALM/BME/PIA 2-Nueva Vizcaya)