Samar, OPAPP to bring Pamana services package to Samar hinterlands

From the Philippine Information Agency (Jan 29): Samar, OPAPP to bring Pamana services package to Samar hinterlands

An information and services package emanating from the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) projects will be bringing government services to Gandara and Matuginao barangays. During the Samar Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting, Monday, member agencies with Samar LGU agreed to bring the government closer to the people in the area.

Lt Col Glenn Calambuhay from the army conceptualized the series of Pamana caravans and presented the plan to PPOC members which gained a rousing approval.

The Pamana projects come from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) which include road networks , water systems, and other infrastructure needs that would benefit conflict areas.

As the Pamana caravan rolls out, barangay folks may get their chance to air their concerns in a pulong-pulong while their children enjoy a feeding program courtesy of the Samar LGU through the local social welfare.

Member agencies like DILG, DENR, DOH, Philippine Coconut Authority, Agriculture, Department of Trade and Industry, Tesda, Agrarian Reform, and other agencies will present their services to clustered barangays.

“This will also serve as a social preparation for the grand road rehabilitation of a road leading to Matuginao- a frontier town in the heart of Samar,” said Calambuhay.

Rural folks of barangays Natimonan, Sto Nino,Pizarro, Herapayan, Penaplata, Canhumawid, Hampton San Jose de Panaogan of Gandara stand to benefit from the caravan and the lone Matuginao, Barangay Barruz. They will also benefit from the Gandara-Matuginao road rehab spanning 21 kilometers. 

The PPOC set the caravan in the third week of February and beyond while the DPWH Samar First Engineering District vowed to work overtime to make the access road passable with the surge of visitors expected to meet the people.

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1221359410828