PSWDO-Ifugao closely monitors implementation of PAMANA projects

From the Philippine Information Agency (Mar 19): PSWDO-Ifugao  closely monitors implementation of PAMANA projects

LAGAWE, Ifugao -- The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) here is closely monitoring the implementation  of Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA)  projects  in the province.

The PAMANA program is the national government’s peace and development framework for empowering conflict-affected areas in the country.

For the Cordillera Region,  the PAMANA is largely the  implementation of the provisions of the closure agreement between the Government of the Philippines  and the Cordillera Bodong Administration-Cordillera People’s Liberation Army (GPH-CBA-CPLA) signed in  2011.

The agreement provides for disposition of arms and forces of the CPLA members, their economic reintegration,  their transformation into a potent socio-economic and unarmed force and the development of communities.

According to the PSWDO’s latest report, they were able to profile 85 members of the CPLA and inventoried 41 firearms with a valuation cost of P681,258.00.

Out of the 85 who were profiled, two were trained and integrated with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 30 were hired as forest guards of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and 51 formed two people’s organizations that were  given livelihood projects worth P16.415 million under the Economic Re-integration Component.

Under the Community Development Component, 13 infrastructure projects were undertaken costing P30.96 million. Seven  of these projects were already completed and  six  are still ongoing.

The completed projects are the concreting of Sta. Maria-Bangar-San Mateo section road worth P3.5 million and  the Junction-Caragasan Road worth P1M;  Construction of the P1M Caragasan Tribal Center,  all in the municipality of Alfonso Lista.

Improvement of the Pitawan-Puntagguwan Road amounting to P2.140M, Purchase of the O-ong-Cababuyan ambulances(P300,000); Construction of the Mompolia Multi-Purpose Gymnasium and Peace Center(P3M)and Purchase of the Mompolia-Umalbong ambulances(1M), all in the municipality of Hingyon.

Meanwhile, the on-going infrastructure projects are the Improvement of the Uhaj-Poblacion Road worth P4.130 million, Construction of the Tribal Multi-Purpose Development Center(P4.230M), Improvement of the Junction-San Fernando Elementary School Road, and  the Junction-Gohang National High School Road worth P4.130M each, all located in Banaue.

Construction of the Minangga Farm-to-Market Road and seedling production costing P1M each, both in  Alfonso Lista.

According to the PSWDO, as of February 2014, already downloaded  is P29.078M of the P30.96M fund for infrastructure projects but disbursed only P12,932,776.09.

For the livelihood projects, downloaded was P16,415,000.00, which was  all disbursed.

Under the Transformation of the CBA-CPLA into a socio-economic organization component, PO assembly meetings, orientation of 32 to the DENR integrated forest guards, and  mandatory training on Community-Driven Enterprise Development were conducted, as well as   downloaded the 10 percent mobilization fund for the livelihood projects and trainings on project proposal making.

The PSWDO  also reported providing  psycho-social profiling, stress debriefing, trauma healing, counseling sessions and financial assistance to six  former CPLA rebels.

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