Residents of this village lauded President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Kalayaan Barangay Project (KBP) which has provided their community improved infrastructure projects and services to uplift their lives and their families.
The President visited Januiay and nearby Badianga this morning to inspect and lead the turnover ceremonies of the local government unit and private sector tie-up activities.
Alicia Capada, Barangay Kagawad of Barangay Abangay here was all praise for the Chief Executive's KBP project that has provided her town modern conveniences unheard of before.
Now, Capada said, instead of having to walk several kilometers to fetch water from the village well, potable water is now delivered straight to their homes via the newly constructed water system installed through the KBP.
Aside from the water system, a farm-to-market road and a modern classroom were constructed one after the other with the help of the President's KBP.
Today, farmers here and in the nearby town of Badianga can deliver their produce to the city and nearby municipalities faster, safer and more efficiently thereby ensuring freshness of their produce including the immediate return on their investments.
Wilfredo Cardinal, Jr., a 20-year old resident of this town was equally profuse in thanking the President, saying that through her KBP, he was able to attend a 10-day skills training on baking and become a bonafide baker.
He said that aside from providing him with a source of livelihood which he shares with his parents and siblings, the experience he gets from working at the Gawad Kalinga and Pag-Asa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP) Tinapay ng Bayan Project undertaken in cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, is also fulfilling.
For Flora Insolente, the financial assistance offered by the President's KBP to fund micro, small and medium enterprises is a big help.
She said that an initial capital of P10,000 given to the Tuburan Abaca Handicrafts Association which she chairs, has allowed her group to participate in the government's one-town-one-product (OTOP) program and in turn fund for themselves through this livelihood project.
