Surigao Norte LGU,
NHA ink MOA for Mamanwa housing project
By
Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO
CITY, Surigao del Norte, June 2 (PIA) -- The local government unit (LGU) of San
Francisco and the National Housing Authority (NHA) have recently signed a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the construction of the Mamanwa tribal
village.
According
to Mayor Val P. Pinat, the LGU has bought a 1. 5-hectare land to be developed
as a housing project for the Mamanwa tribal community.
He
bared that around 86 Mamanwa families will benefit from the said housing
project that will be given to them for free by the government.
Mayor
Pinat said the Mamanwa tribe comprises 10 percent of the total population of
San Francisco town and they are the most vulnerable group among the
constituents, "that is why we prioritized them."
“We
have already worked out with the National Housing Authority on the said housing
project. We have also processed the needed requirements so that the money will
soon be downloaded to the LGU and then we can proceed immediately with the
construction,” Mayor Pinat said.
He said
that aside from the Mamanwa tribal village, the LGU has also donated space to
different national line agencies such as the Bureau of Fire Protection for its
Camp Saro office, the provincial office of the Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency, 1st Company of the PNP-Provincial Mobile Force, and the Police Regional
Maritime Office.
“Our
LGU is a 5th class municipality with an almost one-manned office. We really
need the help of the national offices. If the provincial or regional offices
are located near or much better within the municipal jurisdiction, so the
response or assistance will be quick and easy. With the influx of people, it
will result in more economic activities and increase livelihood,” Mayor Pinat
added. (Susil D. Ragas, DILG-San Francisco (Anao-aon)/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Caraga agri-fishery sector joins in peace, dev’t conference
BUTUAN
CITY, June 2 -- In achieving peace and sustainable development through a
holistic approach, representatives of the six sectors under the Sectoral
Unification, Capacity-Building Empowerment and Mobilization Cluster (SUCBEM) of
the Caraga Regional Task Force on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict
(RTF-ELCAC) convened on May 31-June 1 for the Regional Conference on Peace and
Development.
In
support of the event, the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Caraga, together
with the farmers and fisherfolk representatives, take part in the discussion of
the issues and concerns that needs action and may serve as the basis for the
priority plans and programs of the government.
DA-Caraga
Regional Executive Director Abel James I. Monteagudo explains the importance of
the event taking into consideration that the region has a high insurgency rate,
wherein 191 barangays are identified as geographically isolated, disadvantaged,
and conflict-affected areas (GIDCAs).
“It is
significant to organize a platform for advocacy and concerns of the
farmer-fisherfolk sector to effectively address gaps in governance that may
provide policy recommendations and viable interventions,” said Monteagudo.
The
conference is organized by the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) in
coordination with the DA and other government agencies such as the Department
of Agrarian Reform, Department of Labor and Employment, National Commission for
Indigenous Peoples, Department of Social Welfare and Development, National
Youth Commission, and the Department of Interior and Local Government as the
lead agency in the whole-of-nation approach for peace and development. (DA-RFO
XIII, RAFIS/PIA-Caraga)
