President Benigno S.
Aquino III will hand over tomorrow (May 14) the “Parangal sa mga Bosing
ng Kanayunan” awards to local government units (LGUs) and peoples
organizations (POs) which exude noteworthy performance in implementing
Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) projects.
The awarding ceremony
highlights the People’s Organization (POs) Congress which will be held at the
Grand Regal Hotel in Davao City, providing a venue for MRDP
organized POs and LGUs to be recognized as well as share their
experiences, success stories and lessons learned from MRDP
implementation.
Among the LGUs to receive the
award is Silay, Misamis Oriental of Region 10 as the Best Performing LGU
implementing the MRDP Rural Infrastructure (RI) Project; Mati, Davao Oriental
of Region XI as the Best LGU implementing the MRDP Community Fund for
Agricultural Development (CFAD); Nasipit, Agusan del Norte of Region XIII as
Best LGU implementing the MRDP Natural Resources Management (NRM)-Agro Forestry
Management; Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat of Region XII as Best LGU
implementing the MRDP NRM-Mangrove Rehabilitation and Management; and
Roseller T. Lim (a town), Zamboanga Sibugay of Region IX as Best
Performing LGU implementing MRDP-NRM Fish Sanctuary Management.
The municipal government of
Roseller T. Lim will also be accorded a special citation for its rural
infrastructure project implementation while the municipal government of
Libungan, North Cotabato will also be receiving a special citation as the
LGU to have shown overall sustainable CFAD Management.
The only PO to receive the
“Parangal ng Mga Bosing sa Kanayunan” is Doyos Eastern Coast Fishermen
Consumers Cooperative of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur in Region XIII.
It is being cited as the Best Performing PO implementing MRDP
CFAD.
Other than the awarding
ceremony, the POs and LGUs will be sharing best experiences and practices
for others to learn from, and to guide them in undertaking projects rolled out
under the MRDP.
A program under the Department
of Agriculture (DA), MRDP is a poverty alleviation initiative in Mindanao
under the Adaptable Program Loan (APL) facility of the World Bank, covering 225
towns in the 26 provinces of Mindanao.
Aside from RI, CFAD, NRM,
Investment for Governance Reform (IGR) is one of the four major components of
MRDP which rolls out a total combined funding of US$123.652 million from World
Bank and from GOP-LGU counterparts.
MRDP released information
says that more than 3,500 POs have been organized through CFAD and NRM
components, and that 124,866 households have benefited from CFAD alone.
(PIA XI/Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)
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