LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 5 (PIA) -- Members of the media expressed optimism that implementation Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) will go a long way following their exposure to and assessment of components projects in Camarines Sur on Tueday, Oct. 1.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol has exposed media practitioners and solicited their observations, comments and suggestions towards the projects during a one-day assessment visit in towns covered by Kalahi-CIDSS
Jane Betito of Radyo ng Bayan told DSWD project coordinators that she noticed the transformation in governance system, citing the top-to-bottom approach indicating the participation of the local community in project planning and implementation.
“Such practice entails accountability on their part over the project and this has also maximized the use of government funds,” she said.
“Sa likod kang mga kontrobersiya na nadadangog sa mga bareta, ugwa pa kitang nahihiling na positibo pa. Sa paagi kaini, nailing mi man na may ahensya pa ning gobyerno na dapat pagtawanan pa ning pondo para maipadagos ang pagtabang [despite of the controversies we heard over the news, there are still positive ones. We have witnessed that there are deserving government agencies to where we can entrust our money],” Pros Atule of DWRN said.
The field visit has also provided an opportunity for the media to be exposed to the real situation of poor communities.
“Dakulang bagay ini ta bako lang sa istorya kundi mismong nailing mi ang kamugtakan kang mga project [This is crucial because it’s no longer a hearsay but we have seen the projects and the benefit they bring to the people,” Arnold Salcedo of DWRN also said.
Other members of the media delegation included Eric Avila of DZGE, Danilo Abad of PIA Camarines Sur, Mar Barroga of RPN and Mylce Mella of ABS-CBN Naga.
The media practitioners from both the print and broadcast fields got a glimpse and interacted with the locales of Bombon and Gainza towns, Camarines Sur, heading first to barangays Pagao and San Francisco with completed Kalahi-CIDSS subprojects water system level II and day care center, respectively.
Jesus Gipanao, a volunteer in Barangay Pagao, Bombon, explained to the media how the whole process worked for the water system project in the village.
DSWD, Bombon local government and the village leaders and residents implemented the project in 2012 under the Kalahi-CIDSS providing this remote area a hefty grant of P1,023,926 from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) that regularly assists to Kalahi-CIDSS program to provide the households with safe and clean drinking water.
“Kinonsulta ang mga tao sa paagi ning barangay assembly kung sain nagkasararo kami na patubig talaga ang kaipuhan mi [the people were consulted through community assembly and we have agreed that what we really need is water system],” Gipanao recalled.
Potable water seemed to be a precious commodity in this small municipality long before, with the residents having to get or buy the resource from the neighbouring Calabanga town 15 kilometers away and such usually cost them P15 fare and P30-35 charge per water container.
With the available grant, Bombon local government and Barangay Pagao forged a partnership with Calabanga Water District (CAWADI) to provide water services and supply that would help lift the community’s travail of sourcing their drinking water from other towns.
In Gainza, the media group visited the community projects including health center, drainage canals, production center for handicraft and training center for mothers and out-of-school youth (OSY).
They came face-to-face with all the key players of the project comprised of local residents, Kalahi-CIDSS volunteers and local government officials (community and municipal level) who submitted themselves for an interview with the media discussing the status of implementation in terms of how the people managed their funds and other resources.
During the courtesy call with Mayor William A. Abilay of Gainza, he said that the people were the ones who decided what projects were urgently needed in the community.
“Since our town is considered to be a low-lying area, most of the communities agreed to propose projects on the construction of drainage canals for funding under Kalahi-CIDSS. The municipal government has allocated P986,988.38 as its counterpart to the project,” he said.
Kalahi-CIDSS is a community-driven development (CDD) project in the Philippines which strongly advocates the involvement of local communities in the design and implementation of development projects to address the issue of poverty in the country.
CDD is a globally recognized strategy for achieving service delivery, poverty reduction, and good governance outcomes. It aims to improve local governance by employing the participation of the people in the communities in the development process.
Community residents consensually decide on what type of poverty-reduction projects they prioritize for funding based from the collective analysis of their needs. Community proposals can vary from public goods/access projects, enterprise or livelihood projects or human development projects.
Kalahi-CIDSS is one of the core social protection programs of DSWD along with Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). (MAL/JBMarbella-DSWD5/PIA5)
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol has exposed media practitioners and solicited their observations, comments and suggestions towards the projects during a one-day assessment visit in towns covered by Kalahi-CIDSS
Jane Betito of Radyo ng Bayan told DSWD project coordinators that she noticed the transformation in governance system, citing the top-to-bottom approach indicating the participation of the local community in project planning and implementation.
“Such practice entails accountability on their part over the project and this has also maximized the use of government funds,” she said.
“Sa likod kang mga kontrobersiya na nadadangog sa mga bareta, ugwa pa kitang nahihiling na positibo pa. Sa paagi kaini, nailing mi man na may ahensya pa ning gobyerno na dapat pagtawanan pa ning pondo para maipadagos ang pagtabang [despite of the controversies we heard over the news, there are still positive ones. We have witnessed that there are deserving government agencies to where we can entrust our money],” Pros Atule of DWRN said.
The field visit has also provided an opportunity for the media to be exposed to the real situation of poor communities.
“Dakulang bagay ini ta bako lang sa istorya kundi mismong nailing mi ang kamugtakan kang mga project [This is crucial because it’s no longer a hearsay but we have seen the projects and the benefit they bring to the people,” Arnold Salcedo of DWRN also said.
Other members of the media delegation included Eric Avila of DZGE, Danilo Abad of PIA Camarines Sur, Mar Barroga of RPN and Mylce Mella of ABS-CBN Naga.
The media practitioners from both the print and broadcast fields got a glimpse and interacted with the locales of Bombon and Gainza towns, Camarines Sur, heading first to barangays Pagao and San Francisco with completed Kalahi-CIDSS subprojects water system level II and day care center, respectively.
Jesus Gipanao, a volunteer in Barangay Pagao, Bombon, explained to the media how the whole process worked for the water system project in the village.
DSWD, Bombon local government and the village leaders and residents implemented the project in 2012 under the Kalahi-CIDSS providing this remote area a hefty grant of P1,023,926 from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) that regularly assists to Kalahi-CIDSS program to provide the households with safe and clean drinking water.
“Kinonsulta ang mga tao sa paagi ning barangay assembly kung sain nagkasararo kami na patubig talaga ang kaipuhan mi [the people were consulted through community assembly and we have agreed that what we really need is water system],” Gipanao recalled.
Potable water seemed to be a precious commodity in this small municipality long before, with the residents having to get or buy the resource from the neighbouring Calabanga town 15 kilometers away and such usually cost them P15 fare and P30-35 charge per water container.
With the available grant, Bombon local government and Barangay Pagao forged a partnership with Calabanga Water District (CAWADI) to provide water services and supply that would help lift the community’s travail of sourcing their drinking water from other towns.
In Gainza, the media group visited the community projects including health center, drainage canals, production center for handicraft and training center for mothers and out-of-school youth (OSY).
They came face-to-face with all the key players of the project comprised of local residents, Kalahi-CIDSS volunteers and local government officials (community and municipal level) who submitted themselves for an interview with the media discussing the status of implementation in terms of how the people managed their funds and other resources.
During the courtesy call with Mayor William A. Abilay of Gainza, he said that the people were the ones who decided what projects were urgently needed in the community.
“Since our town is considered to be a low-lying area, most of the communities agreed to propose projects on the construction of drainage canals for funding under Kalahi-CIDSS. The municipal government has allocated P986,988.38 as its counterpart to the project,” he said.
Kalahi-CIDSS is a community-driven development (CDD) project in the Philippines which strongly advocates the involvement of local communities in the design and implementation of development projects to address the issue of poverty in the country.
CDD is a globally recognized strategy for achieving service delivery, poverty reduction, and good governance outcomes. It aims to improve local governance by employing the participation of the people in the communities in the development process.
Community residents consensually decide on what type of poverty-reduction projects they prioritize for funding based from the collective analysis of their needs. Community proposals can vary from public goods/access projects, enterprise or livelihood projects or human development projects.
Kalahi-CIDSS is one of the core social protection programs of DSWD along with Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). (MAL/JBMarbella-DSWD5/PIA5)
No comments:
Post a Comment