People's organizations in Makilala receive PAMANA projects

From the Philippine Information Agency (Feb 9): People's organizations in Makilala receive PAMANA projects

MAKILALA, Cotabato – Two people’s organizations in Makilala town received P450 thousand each for their projects under the government’s PAyapa at MAsaganang PAmayanan (PAMANA) program, an official of the local  government said.

Makilala PAMANA point person Hans Vinluan said that the Kisante Flowers and Growers Association and the Kisante Fisheries Association in Makilala received funding for their projects.

The turnover was held at barangay Kisante, Makilala,  on January 29 and 30.

Mr. Vinluan said that Kisante Flowers and Growers Association was the recipient of the livelihood project on Cut-flower and Flower Garden.  About 30 members of the association received anthuriums cut-flower.

Meanwhile, the Kisante Fisheries Association received aid for tilapia fingerlings and fish feeds project that will benefit the  organizations 30 members.

Vinluan added that for 2014, 38 barangays of Makilala had submitted documentation of their projects.  These barangays are expecting downloading of funds this 2015 for their PAMANA enrolled projects in their respective community.

According to Vinluan, other projects that the local government of Makilala earlier received included construction of two hanging bridges in Purok 4 and 5 of Barangay Bato; revised provision for one unit of traveling rice mill for Barangay Bulakanon and the livelihood project (Bigasan Store) for Barangay Santo Nino.

PAMANA is the national government’s peace and development program that responds and strengthens peace building, reconstruction and development in conflict-affected areas and aims to contribute to lasting peace by reducing poverty and improving the quality of life.
 
Spearheaded by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and supported by concerned government line agencies, local government units (LGUs) and civil society groups, PAMANA follows a convergence strategy to close the gaps in development and bring progress to areas, particularly conflict-affected ones, where they are needed the most.

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