Manila, March 24 -- Local officials in Samar Island are preparing all necessary documents to make sure that the proposed PHP11.9-billion "Unity Roads" will be funded by the national government.

Imelda Bonifacio, Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Area Management Unit-Eastern Visayas chief, said on Monday that they must make sure that these projects endorsed by top regional policymaking bodies are ready for implementation.

"We're complying with all the project documents to ensure that these are implementation-ready. The infrastructure and resource management clusters are working to prepare all the project requirements," Bonifacio said in a phone interview.

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