Barangays Bulawan and Sayod in Lapuyan
For the 404 households in Barangays Bulawan and Sayod in Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur, reaching the town center once meant a 45-minute journey along a trail that became treacherous every rainy season; for the area's 275 farming families, it often meant being unable to bring their harvests to market.
That changes now.
The successful improvement of a 0.597-kilometer Farm-to-Market Road (FMR)—featuring two concrete road segments and a 3-barrel box culvert—has reduced travel time to just 15 minutes and, more importantly, provided safe, year-round access for every resident and farmer in the community.
The Php 22.5-million infrastructure project was made possible through the joint efforts of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the Local Government Unit of Lapuyan, which provided a 5% counterpart to the overall cost of the project.
On 7 April 2026, DTI Undersecretary Blesila Lantayona, Supervising Undersecretary of the RAPID Growth Project, led the turnover ceremony—a moment that marked not only the completion of a road, but also the beginning of stronger market linkages and improved livelihoods for the communities it now serves. The completed FMR was warmly received by the Local Government Units of Zamboanga del Sur and Lapuyan, along with their constituents who attended the ceremony.
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