Talaingod, Davao del Norte –“Ang DSWD padayon nga nag tabang sa
mga lumad nga matagamtaman ang kalinaw pinaagi sa pagtukod og mga proyekto nga
sila mismo ang nagdumala (DSWD continues to help indigenous people achieve
peace through projects that they themselves manage),” shares 50
year-old Datu Lumansad Sibogan, a representative of the Tribal Council of
Elders here.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) and the Local Government Unit recently renewed their commitment for the
4th cycle of Kalahi CIDSS -PAMANA (Kapit-Bisig Laban sa
Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services -Payapa at
Masaganang Pamayanan) and Buttom Up Budgeting (BUB) implementation
The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed
at Gazebo Balimba Hills, Barangay Sto. Niño. Present
were Mayor Basilio A. Libayao, Vice Mayor Francisco G. Gipulla Jr,
Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Arlene M. Semblante,
Kalahi-CIDSS Community Development Specialist Nick Elvi Digol and the 15 tribal
leaders.
To date, Kalahi-CIDSS PAMANA has completed 24
sub-projects here with a total cash grant of Php 13.5 million while the LGU
contributed Php 8.93 in the three cycles.
BUB through DSWD also released Php 3.9 million
with a local counterpart of Php 459,070.00 for sub-projects completed in sitios
Cuyas, Barobo, Melyong and St. Anne.
Kalahi-CIDSS PAMANA already helped 4,196
households here through community sub-projects such as potable water system,
drainage canal and low cost solar home lighting.
Apart from Kalahi-CIDSS, Talaingod is also
covered by Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and Sustainable Livelihood
Program of DSWD.
Presently, there are 2,775 Pantawid Pamilya
and 2,779 livelihood program participants in the town.
Mayor Libayao expressed his utmost appreciation
to the community-driven development approach of DSWD. “Through this partnership,
we aim to put a permanent and just closure to tribal wars and internal armed
conflicts in our municipality.”
Intot Juan, 28, a Kalahi-CIDSS volunteer from
Purok Nasilaban, Barangay Palma Gil, is thankful to DSWD for accessing basic
social services in their community.
“I am grateful that inhumane acts due to tribal
wars and armed conflicts are slowly put to an end through DSWD’s initiatives.
What a tremendous relief that my family can now sleep peacefully at night.”
PAMANA, one of the modalities of Kalahi CIDSS,
is the Philippine government’s program and framework for peace and development.
BUB on the other hand, is an approach to
preparing the budget proposal of national government agencies, considering the
development needs of cities/municipalities as identified in their respective
Local Poverty Reduction Action Plans (LPRAP).
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