IT’s all systems go for the construction of a P13.37-billion dam project in Tarlac province to irrigate more than 34,000 hectares of agricultural lands generating at least 43.5 megawatts (MW) electricity, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).

Rocardo Visaya, NIA administrator, said this is the Tarlac Balog-Balog Multipurpose (TBBMP) dam, the groundbreaking for which was led by Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr., who represented President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday.

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