Monday, June 3, 2013

Kalahi-CIDSS sports new name, expands in 2013

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 3): Kalahi-CIDSS sports new name, expands in 2013

The pro-poor banner program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) known as the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) is set for a massive expansion in 2013, but will be sporting a new name.

Kalahi-CIDSS will be known as the National Community Driven Development Program (NCDDP) inter-agency program with an expansion for six years and a national budget of P89 billion up to the year 2019.

The national government is prioritizing the pro-poor program by awarding a maximum slice in the national budget.

Kalahi regional deputy program manager Leo Quintilla said the program will be expanded from 382 to 900 local government units (LGUs) and will cover 15 regions from the original 12 regions and from 8,000 to 20,000 barangays nationwide.

In Western Visayas, the program will cover 74 LGUs.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=530574

1 comment:

  1. Kalahi-CIDSS targets "insurgency/conflict-affected areas" of the Philippines and has played a major role in relation to the "soft-power" aspects of the government's COIN efforts.

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