President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon, visited the Cagayan to inaugurate and inspect major projects in the province.
Marcos led the inauguration of the Union Water Impounding Dam in Claveria, Cagayan, a major infrastructure project aimed at improving flood control, irrigation, and climate resilience in Cagayan.
“Isa ito sa mga balak natin ireplicate sa ibang lugar na nangangailangan ng flood control solution na pwede ring mag-function as a dam.”
“Itong Union Water Impounding Dam is an example of how flood control projects should be. Isa ito sa mga balak natin ireplicate sa ibang lugar na nangangailangan ng flood control solution na pwede ring mag-function as a dam,” Dizon said.
The P500-million Union Dam project, located across the Cabicungan River in Barangays Union and Cadcadir, is a flagship convergence project between the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the DPWH, under the latter’s “Katubigan” Program.
Designed to support over 1,050 hectares of farmland, the dam is expected to benefit more than 1,000 farmers.
It includes slope protection, and drainage systems to minimize river siltation and slope erosion and prevent flooding in agricultural areas.
The President also inspected the long-span bridge in Cagayan River that will connect na siyang magdudugtong sa mga bayan ng Calamaniugan at Aparri.
“Kabilin-bilinan ng Pangulo natin na gawing mas maayos at mabilis ang mobility ng ating mga kababayan at ang kabuhayan sa Cagayan Region.”
“Kabilin-bilinan ng Pangulo natin na gawing mas maayos at mabilis ang mobility ng ating mga kababayan at ang kabuhayan sa Cagayan Region,” Dizon said.
“Kaya pinapamadali na natin ang pagtatayo nitong 1.58-kilometer Calamaniugan Bridge para maging mas mabilis na ang biyahe ng mga motorista pati na rin ang mga goods and services papunta sa northeastern at northwestern parts ng Cagayan,” he concluded.
