The Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program in Bicol region is now in full swing, a top Dept. of Agriculture Bicol regional official said.
The PAMANA program is a strategy of the government to promote peace in conflict areas in the region.
DA Bicol Officer-in-Charge Abelardo Bragas said the program aims at addressing the root cause of armed conflict by providing intervention to strengthen peace building, reconstruction and development in the vulnerable areas believed to be infested by armed rebels.
The PAMANA program is included in the Philippine Development Plan for 2011-2016 and it was launched to complement the on-going peace negotiation efforts.
Bragas said it also aims to alleviate poverty and vulnerability; improve governance; empower communities and strengthen their capacities to address issues of conflict and peace through activities that promote social cohesion.
He added the DA will implement PAMANA Pillar 3 projects in collaboration with the Dept. of Interior and Local Government, Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, Dept. of Energy and National Electrification Administration.
“The eligible projects must reflect the needs of the communities and must be discussed and agreed upon by the LGUs; must be identified through a conflict-sensitive planning and programming process as defined by DILG,” Bragas clarified.
The PAMANA program covers the provinces of Camarines Norte,
Bragas said that in Camarines Norte, the project components include: institutional development (social mobilization, preparation and capability enhancement; input support (for corn and pineapple); agri-machinery and post-harvest support; land preparation support; crop insurance and farm-to- market road.
The project will be implemented in the five barangays of Sta. Elena and four barangays of San Lorenzo Ruiz with a total project cost of P54.2 million.
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There are 11 barangays in Mobo, Masbate, with a project cost of P4.2 million; while in the
The approved project in Uson is cattle production or setting up of a multiplier farm for the production of superior quality breeder cattle for dispersal, with P2.3 million project cost.
For Sorsogon, projects approved under the program abaca rehabilitation; construction and rehabilitation of small water impounding project and the improvement of the Sorsogon provincial nursery, with a total project cost of P25 million and benefiting seven municipalities.
The local government of Gubat, Sorsogon, submitted a proposal for the establishment of mechanical dryer amounting to P4.9 million.
Irosin town, also in Sorsogon, requested P6 million for the construction of two agricultural tramlines which will benefit farmer in Barangays Tabon-tabon and Carriedo.Casiguran town’s project is the concreting of Colambis-Gogon Road Phase II worth P13 million.
Mabelle Roa-Ilan , of the DA information office, said the participating local government units were selected and prioritized based on the criteria set by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process.
She explained that they will also provide counterpart funds for these projects.
Most of the LGUs have now submitted the revised project proposals.
Ilan also said that for 2013, the total amount released for the program is P104.4 million.
Ilan added that in evaluating PAMANA projects, peace-building parameters were crafted to ensure these projects are responsive to peace and development needs; gender sensitive; has impact on indigenous people or intrude their areas and affect customary lands.
“To ensure transparency of the project, several mechanisms shall be adopted in addition to the regular monitoring and evaluation by the agencies involved,” she added.
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