President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said his administration has completed more than half of the total target under the Farm-to-Market Road Network Program.
In a video message on his Instagram account, Marcos said the government has completed 51 percent of 131,410.66 kilometers of farm-to-market roads under the flagship "Build, Better, More" infrastructure program.
"I can now report that 51 percent of that has been accomplished. We have built 67,328.92 kilometers," Marcos said. "This is equivalent to traveling back and forth from Aparri to Jolo 32 times, so it's quite a long distance."
The President assured the Filipino people that his administration will complete the 131,410.66 kilometers before the end of his term.
Marcos, who served as the Agriculture secretary for more than a year into his term, said the project is a testament to the magnitude of the accomplishment of the government.
He said the Farm-to-Market Road Network Program is not an initiative only to do with agriculture, but a connection between all the different communities.
"But, of course, its main purpose is to connect the markets and the producers, especially within our agricultural sectora," Marcos said.
The President assured the Filipino people that his administration will complete the 131,410.66 kilometers before the end of his term, and will persist in the "Build, Better, More" initiative.
Prior to this, Marcos stated that he wanted more roads built in "areas with active agricultural production to address supply chain concerns" and improve the country's food self-sufficiency.
He also said in his latest vlog that the government's New Year resolution is to "build better more" and to do away with regulations that prevent projects from being implemented in 2024.