ILOILO – The provincial government will establish a double A slaughterhouse in Sitio So-oc, Barangay Lambuyao, Oton town.
A contract amount of P52,099,978.56 was awarded to F. Gurrea Construction, Inc. on Jan. 10.
Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO) head, Engineer Romeo Andig, said the soon-to-rise double A abattoir will have the following components: a holding pen, waste treatment facility, boiler room, elevated water tank, rainwater harvester, concrete pavement, and drying area, among others.
The abattoir aims to improve the quality of meat handling and combat African Swine Fever (ASF).
The project will be funded by the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) under its I-BUILD component and aims to put in place strategic and climate-resilient rural infrastructure along the priority value chain.
As an initiative and to meet the funding requirement, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. approved an amount of P8.758 million, or 17 percent of the total project cost, as the province’s counterpart for the construction of the said project.
In December 2022, Defensor expressed his intention to build a slaughterhouse in the province.
The Oton abattoir will be capable of butchering 16 heads per hour for swine and 12 heads per day for cattle.
The realization of this project will ensure safe and quality meat, taking into consideration the social, environmental, and sanitation safeguards amid a pandemic setback.
The target start of operations of the double A Oton abattoir is February 2024. (With a report from the Iloilo Provincial Engineer’s Office)/PN
