THE Municipality of Taraka, one of the largest municipalities in Lanao del Sur province, has secured a P115-million term loan from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) for the installation of six solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS).

The SPIS is expected to boost efforts to irrigate 1,200 hectares of agricultural lands and provide potable water to 26 barangay (villages) in the Municipality of Taraka, Emmanuel Herbosa, DBP president and chief executive officer, explained in the government-owned lender's statement released on Friday.

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