Some 12.786 million residents in insurgency-cleared barangays nationwide, including in Negros Island, have benefited from completed infrastructure projects funded under the Local Government Support Fund-Support to the Barangay Development Program (LGSF-SBDP) from 2022-2025, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said recently.
The DILG said that boosting support on infrastructure and development remains one of the integral factors in strengthening local government units (LGUs), especially for barangays in geographically-isolated and conflict-affected areas (GICAs).
Since 2021, a total of 6,124 projects, ranging from farm-to-market roads to indigency assistance, worth P30.402-billion, have been completed nationwide through the program, highlighting its sustained impact on far-flung communities nationwide.
In 2025, the DILG reported significant progress on SBDP Implementation, with 790 projects implemented in 780 insurgency-cleared barangays that were not covered in previous years.
Around P188.3 million has been allotted for LGUs under the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA), including funds for the LGSF, to support local development, livelihoods, and community resilience.
The DILG reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring transparency, accountability, and sustained monitoring of LGSF-SBDP projects to guarantee that public funds are fully utilized and translated into meaningful outcomes for barangay residents, its press release said. ||
