The installation of the P2M worth Solar-Powered Streetlights, one out of the four FY Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) projects granted to Barangay Benguet, Gubat, Sorsogon, reaches completion in June 2022.

The provision of 27 solar-powered lights erected along approximately one kilometer path of the barangay gives the residents a safer road to tread and pass by at night. The residents’ security concerns due to lack of street lights has been one of the barangay’s long standing issues finally addressed through the SBDP.

To date, this is the 85th to reach completion among the 164 FY 2021 SBDP projects across Bicol region, yielding 52% completion rate. The project is also the second of the four projects granted to the barangay to reach completion. As of posting, the construction of the Local Access Road and Water System in Barangay Benguet are ongoing and are nearly completed.