More than a tenth of funds earmarked for a program meant to bolster the national government€™s peace efforts in Mindanao have been released to the recipient local government units (LGUs).
In a statement, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said 13 percent of the P471.2 million set aside this year for the €œPayapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) Program has been transmitted to the LGUs.
Pamana covers remote and conflict-affected communities in the country, providing them with livelihood projects, farm-to-market roads and other infrastructure projects identified by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).
The P471.2 million was divided among the following provinces: South Cotabato, P125.03 million; Sarangani, P119.05 million; North Cotabato, P194.5 million (including P107.5 million for proposed projects of the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army and National Democratic Front); and Sultan Kudarat, P32.6 million.
Amalia Jayag-Datukan, executive director of the DA SOCCSKSARGEN regional office, said the funds would support the poverty-reduction component of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
€œIn total, 21 local government units are covered by the program which will boost our efforts to re-strengthen peace building, reconstruction and development of identified conflict-vulnerable areas,€ Datukan said.
These include the municipalities of Carmen, Pikit, Midsayap, Banisilan, President Roxas, Matalam, Kabacan and Makilala, Columbio, Isulan, Kalamansig, President Quirino, Lebak, Bagumbayan, Esperanza, Lutayan, Palimbang, Glan, Maasim and Malapatan and T€™boli.
Fe Ybañez, focal person of the DA Region 12 field office for Pamana, said 23 of the 91 projects identified are now underway.
http://www.interaksyon.com/business/104642/livelihood-infrastructure-funds-for-conflict-areas-in-mindanao-released-to-lgus
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