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| DILG briefing – Department of the Interior and Local Government-12 asst. regional dir. Josephine c. Leysa briefs the League of Municipal Mayor’s in the Philippines (Sarangani chapter) on the importance and objectives of the DILG-lead projects in uplifting the living condition of locals, in Malungon Sarangani. The meeting on the second day of the recently held five-day 45th foundation anniversary of Malungon town, was also attended by DTI provincial dir. Nenita Barroso and other government officials from the comprising municipalities of the province. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE). |
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| DILG-LMP MOA signing in Malungon – Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino (seated 2nd – L) signs the memorandum of agreement in support to the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s PAMANA and SALINTUBIG programs amid the ongoing five-day founding celebration of Malungon town in Sarangani Province. PAMANA is the national government’s flagship program to respond and strengthen peace building, and reconstruction and development in conflicted-areas in selected priority regions in the country. It builds on the programs of previous administrations through an overarching framework that seeks to optimize and harmonize the efforts of state and non-state actors to form a nationwide approach to conflict. It aims to establish strong government presence to reduce poverty, empower communities for self-development and improve governance of local institutions. While the SALINTUBIG is to provide grant financing and capacity development programs to enhance and improve capacities of the LGUs and water service providers in planning, implementationan operation and management of water supply facilities in waterless municipalities, poorest villages and other concern areas having no access to potable water supply. Also in photo are (L-R) the LMP chapter president Mayor Vitor James Yap of Glan, Mayor Anecito ‘JoJo’ Lopez of Maasim, and Kiamba town Mayor, Raul Martinez. (Isagani Palma/ MIO-Malungon, Sarangani Province). |
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| LMP signs MOA in Malungon - Mayor Victor James Yap of Glan (Left) , president of the League of Mayors in the Municipalities (LMP) Sarangani-Chapter, lead the signing of a memorandum in support to the DILG-lead implementation of SALINTUBIG and PAMANA Projects in all municipalities during the opening of Malungon town’s Founding Anniversary in Sarangani Province. Seated from right are Mayor Raul Martinez of Kiamba, Mayor Anecito Lopez Jr. of Maasim and Malungon town Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE). |
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| DILG-LMP MOA signing – Sarangani Governor Steve Chiongbian-Solon (seated right) countersigns as witness to the agreement signed by both Department of the Interior and Local Government officials and members of the Mayors League in the Philippines (LMP) provincial chapter. The signing of support in the implementation of all DILG-lead projects was held amid the five-day 45th Foundation Anniversary celebration of Malungon town in Sarangani Province. Seated from left are Malungon town Mayor Reynaldo ‘Bong’ Constantino, Mayor Anecito ‘Jojo’ Lopez of Maasim, Mayor Raul Martinez of Kiamba, Mayor Corazon Grafilo of Alabel, Mayor Pepito Catimbang of Maitum, DILG-12 regional dir. Josephine Leysa, DTI prov. dir. Nenita Barroso and Malapatan Mayor Alfonso Singcoy. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE). |
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| MOA signing on DILG-lead projects launched in Sarangani – Gov. Steve Chiongbian-Solon gestures a point in the recent signing of a memorandum of agreement between municipal mayors and the Department of the Interior and Local Government-lead national agencies in Malungon, Sarangani Province. The signing of LMP support was stressed amid the ongoing five-day 45th foundation anniversary celebration of Malungon on July 12. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE). |
MALUNGON, Sarangani – Ranking provincial and local government officials, including those of different national-based government agencies have signed a memorandum of agreement to brace in upholding the implementation of all Department of the Interior and Local Government-spearheaded projects in the province.
DILG provincial director Flor Limpin said the signing of MOA was aimed at forging an agreement between the local-based government units and the participating national agencies, to work hand in hand in the implementation of all DILG-spearheaded projects that are stressed to uplift the living condition of needy populace
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He said this is in line with the government’s noble aspiration to alleviate if not totally cease, the main causes of poverty, improve the local leaders' headship, and to promote and implement accurate and swift delivery of social welfare services in the province.
Limpin said of strong support coming from the different local chief executives, the DILG's PAMANA, SALINTUBIG, GBP (BUB) and other related DTI Projects have already achieved its figurative success, basing the eagerness in the part of the attending members of the Sarangani LMP chapter.
Led by its president Victor James Yap of the municipality of Glan, all of LMP members namely: Malungon town Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino, Mayor Alfonso Singcoy of Malapatan, Mayor Corazon Grafilo of the capital town of Alabel, Anecito ‘Jojo’ Lopez jr. of Maasim, Kiamba Mayor Raul Martinez, and the newly assumed Maitum town Mayor Pepito Catimbang have inked their support during the called for gathering at the Mayor’s Office Conference Hall, here.
“The 100 percent attendance of LMP members is a lucid manifestation to the growing partnership and union of Sarangani leaders in its fight against poverty,” Lopez is even quoted as saying during the said event.
Sarangani Provincial Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon was there to stand as witness during the signing of the agreement.
For his part, Mayor Constantino extend gratitude to all the assistance and projects that the local government department has laid this town, and so for choosing Malungon in two successive years, as recipient of the prestigious search for Good Housekeeping Awards. “That is why we have been kept on working to suffice, maintain and even go beyond the criteria of successful governance. Of course, this is coupled by the peaceful environment that each of you now enjoy while staying here with us in the locality,” Constantino said to newsmen.
This momentous event was successfully conducted at around 10:00 in the morning of July 12, 2014 at the municipal hall of Malungon, in time of the town’s week-long 45th Foundation Anniversary celebration.
The said gathering was attended by no less DILG assistant regional director Josephine C. Leysa, CESO V, DTI provincial director Nenita L. Barroso, municipal planning officers, municipal engineers, local government department heads, and the Local Government Department’s outcome manager and focal persons on PAMANA and SALINTUBIG Projects in the different municipalities.
Prior to the signing of MOA, a brief overview of the project’s legalities, objectives and other related aspects was introduced by LGOO V Melencio R. Balanag, Jr., who is the focal person on PAMANA and SALINTUBIG Projects of Sarangani. ARD Josephine Leysa, in a message, also emphasized the role of the DILG as being one of the project implementors of the PAMANA Program that is spearheaded by the OPPAP.
Leysa also mentioned the existence of a regional and national formed project monitoring committees that are tasked to oversee the progress implementation of the projects in the local level.
As to the status of the SGLG evaluation, she said the province got a positive response from the evaluators, hoping for the same response for the entire local government units in Region 12.
In the same vein, Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon expressed gratitude to the initiatives of the national government, particularly the DILG for aside from the CLIP-funded projects intended for livelihood assistance of rebel returnees, it also established PAMANA as a priority program of the government. (With reports from Narciso Beceira Jr./ Dilg-Sarangani).
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