Sunday, July 28, 2013

MILF: LGUs in Sarangani Province support BDA development projects

Posted to the MILF Website (Jul 28): LGUs in Sarangani Province support BDA development projects



Officials of the Local Government Units of three towns in Sarangani Province have expressed support to the implementation of development projects of Bangsamoro Development Agency in the province.
  
Mayors George Max Perret of Maitum and Anecito P. Lopez, Jr. of Maasim, Sarangani Province, said their respective will be behind the implementation of respective projects.

Malapatan Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator Engr. Fatima Suib said “the municipal government will provide the required counterpart for the successful project implementation”. LGUs of Maitum and Maasim also ready to give its share for the project as stipulated in the Memorandum of Agreement signed by BDA and the LGUs.

“We will be at your back in the course of project implementation,” Lopez told BDA-Southern Mindanao (SouthMin) Regional Manager Mohalikin D. Piang during the courtesy call on July 17, 2013.

Lopez and Perret recently assumed office after winning the mayoralty race in May 2013 elections.

Suib offered to facilitate business management training and assist in the accreditation of the People’s Organization to the Sangguniang Bayan of Malapatan.

Perret is grateful for the BDA for the project and hopes that its intervention will help his constituents a lot.

Lopez said his door is open anytime for whatever needed assistance for the projects.

At present, the Barangay Community Volunteers (BCVs) do the packaging of the proposed sub-projects with the facilitation of the BDA staff and technical assistance of Municipal Technical Team (MTT).

The BCVs have undergone series of capability-building trainings facilitated by BDA staff.

Among the proposed sub-projects are: water system, post-harvest facilities, fishing equipments, rice retail and goat-raising.  

The BCVs came up with the proposed sub-projects after the stringent process of consultation with the respective members of communities in adherence with the Community Driven Development (CDD) mechanism adopted by BDA.

The BCVs will soon be transformed into People’s Organization and be registered with the Department of Labor and Employment.

The POs will implement community sub-projects funded by the World Bank administered Mindanao Trust Fund-Reconstruction and Development Program (MTFRDP) under the 4th Program Partnership Agreement coursed through the BDA.

The proposed sub-projects are aimed to help provide the basic needs and support the economic activities of target communities.

MTFRDP is a multi-donor trust fund supported by the following: Australian Aid for International Development, New Zealand Aid for International Development, Canada International Development Agency, Sweden International Development Agency, United States Aid for International Development, European Union and The World Bank.

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