The Program Management Office (PMO) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) sponsored a three-day orientation workshop on the implementation of livelihood program funded through the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA), officials said Wednesday.
The undertaking was participated in by some 30 farmer-members of the National Moro Liberation Front coming from the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao held in
Engr. Dong K. Anayatin, PMO program manager, said PAMANA is a program of the Aquino Administration embodied in the Philippine Development Plan of 2011-2016 which aims to achieve just and lasting peace through reduction of poverty incidence, improved governance and empowerment of communities and strengthen their capacities to address issues of conflict and peace through activities that promote cohesion.
The program has three pillars, namely; building the foundation of peace; establishing resilient communities and addressing regional development, Anayatin added.
The implementation of PAMANA program was initially undertaken by the national line agencies and has been lodged to the Office of the Regional Governor last year (January, 2013) with a total budget allocation of P 1.5 billion (P1,494,694,000).
Almost one-half of the PAMANA funds was allotted to DSWD, (47.67 percent) or about P712,583,000 and more than one-fourth (27.29 percent) or P407,000,000 for both the DILG and DPWH.
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) was allotted (17.54 percent) or P262,180,000; BFAR with 4.25 percent or P63,511,000 and DENR, the least at 3.31 percent or P49,429,000 only.
Anayatin said the PAMANA funds for ARMM this year has increased by 56.18 percent from P1.50 billion to P2.66 billion while the implementing agencies have been trimmed down to only three namely: the DSWD, DPWH and the Office of the Regional Governor.
Of the total funds for this year, more three-fourth (77.45 percent) or about P2,052,400,000 is allotted to the DPWH; 4.78 percent or P127,380,000 for DSWD and 18.06 percent or P480,330,000 for the ORG.
The appropriation of agency funds is based on the projects pre-identified by the Office of the President for Peace Process (OPAPP).
Resource speakers Taunting Abutazil, Tong Abas, Albaya Sagad, Norodin Musanip and Hadja Jalica Mangacop of the (DAF-ARMM) lectured on the following applicable production technologies: corn, rice, vegetable, livestock and perennial crops, respectively. The participants on the other hand, also presented their output on the following workshop: business planning and management; management policies and delivery plan. These were lectured by the PMO.
A Certificate of Participation was given to each participant during the closing ceremonies and various information, education and communication (IEC) material for production technologies as compliment of the RAFID-ARMM.
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