MATUGUINAO, Oct. 17 -- The local government here is upbeat to develop this conflict-stricken town following the completion of a road project connecting it to the national highway.
After the completion of the access road, it has been common to see visitors in their town, Mayor Aran Boller said in an interview Thursday.
From a four-hour boat trip from the highway in Gandara town, Matuguinao can now be reached in only 30 minutes from Samar Island's main road.
Started in 2014 and completed last year, the 21-km. Gandara-Matuguinao Road opening and concreting was funded through a PHP720 million fund from the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process' Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program.
"The road completion has created a lot of op...