MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday said 785,897 residents in 620 insurgency-cleared barangays nationwide are now benefiting from 478 completed barangay health stations funded under the “Support to Barangay Development Program” (SBDP) from 2021 to 2025.
Funding for the project totaled PHP1.98 billion, the agency added.
“Beyond the figures lies a story of hope and transformation for communities once left behind,” the DILG said.
These facilities bring health services closer to families who used to travel long distances for basic medical care.
The DILG reported that 50 more barangay health stations are currently under construction, eight are in the procurement phase, and 82 are in pre-procurement.
Aside from health stations, the SBDP also funds key infrastructure projects such as farm-to-market roads, water supply and sanitation systems, rural electrification, agricultural facilities, housing and rehabilitation works, all identified by barangay residents through the DILG’s “Retooled Community Support Program” (RCSP) and integrated into their Barangay Development Plans.
Both the RCSP and SBDP form part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s whole-of-nation approach to achieving lasting peace and development, ensuring that every Filipino community, no matter how remote, has access to the services and opportunities they rightfully deserve. (Christopher Lloyd Caliwan/PNA)