SurSur NCIP cites gains in early 2015
Accomplishment Report
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, June 14 (PIA) –
Engr. Charlyn Binghoy, provincial officer of the National Commission on
Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in Surigao del Sur has claimed success in the first
five months of this year, particularly for the period January-May 2015.
Citing four major final outputs (MFOs)—Indigenous
Peoples & Cultural Communities National Development Policy Services;
Ancestral Land & Domain Titling Services; Human and Economic Development
Services; and Indigenous Peoples Rights Protected and Promoted—activities under
each one have been indicated.
She pointed out in particular the “Establishment
of Data Base on IP population has been underway since April 29, target date to
finish is on July 15, 2015; Establishment of
Project Control, Social Preparation Activity, and Pre-planning Activity
to Preparation and Finalization of the Social Preparation of Activity Reports
(SPAR); Assistance to Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection
Plan (ADSDPP) Formulation of Manobo ICC of Rajah Cabungsoan in Lingig town; and
Implementation of AO # 1 Series of 2009
or Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representation (IPMR).”
Meanwhile, Binghoy was glad to mention about the
increasing awareness among IPs in connection with their conduct of IPMR at the municipal
level. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DAR AgNor’s institutional capacity building
efforts reaches 123%
By Gil E. Miranda
BUTUAN CITY, June 14 (PIA) - The Department of
Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Agusan del Norte revealed recently that it has already
surpassed its target for the first semester of this year to 123 percent and is
now focusing the remaining trainings targeted for second semester to be
finished earlier in October.
DAR training facilitator Juanita B. Balibay said
that an estimated 20 Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Ogranizations (ARBOs) in the
province will have the opportunity to be trained by DAR in the month of June.
The series of institutional capacity building help
improve the performance and operation of agrarian organizations in the province
leading to financial, managerial, and technical sustainability.
“We advocate to strengthen the ARBOs through the
Institutional Capacity Building program extended to 4,612 Agrarian Reform
Beneficiariesm," said DAR Agusan del Norte Planning, Monitoring and
Evaluation Unit officer-in-charge Annelyn R. Chan.
"This is one of DAR’s vision to empower ARBs
for a delivery of quality services and come-up a great impact on the DAR’s
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP),” Chan added.
The ARBOs strengthening program is a special
project of the government thru Sec. Virgilio Delos Reyes who has been
supportive to empower the ARBOs to organize themselves into a cohesive
organizations. (DAR-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
