Tacloban City — The first Joint KALAHI-CIDSS Implementation Support Mission of the World Bank and Millennium Challenge Corporation kicked off in Region Eight on September 20, 2011. The mission was led by Mr. Sean Bradley for World Bank and Mr. Andy Moll for Millennium Challenge Account Philippines.
The Mission started out with a dialogue held at the Leyte Park Resort Hotel with the Provincial Inter-Agency Committee members led by Leyte … Click here to read more...
Tacloban City – After the KALAHI-CIDSS experience, villagers from the 44 barangays of Paranas town are definitely into it and are working as a team to maximize the largesse and capability building activities for communities offered by the KALAHI-CIDSS Program.
But this time they are demonstrating the power of community-driven development with the LGU-led Makamasang Tugon initiative. In short, this is a dream come true (again) as the people have … Click here to read more...
Tacloban City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Eight recently concluded the orientation training for the first batch of municipal teams. The August 2-6 activity also served as a venue to discuss possible issues that may arise during the one year implementation of Makamasang Tugon.
The orientation-training highlighted building communities of good practice on community-driven development for local governance. Makamasang Tugon involves the communities in planning … Click here to read more...
Tacloban City – Four Leyte and two Samar towns signified to support the implementation of Makamasang Tugon in their respective municipalities during the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement held August 4, 2011 at the Leyte Park Resorts Hotel.
The Leyte towns of Julita, La Paz, Mahaplag, and San Isidro and the Samar towns of Pinabacdao and Sta. Margarita are now officially Makamasang Tugon municipality-recipients.… Click here to read more...
Tacloban City – Nine municipalities represented by their local chief executives, confirmed their commitments to do their part to support the Makamasang Tugon modality of the KALAHI-CIDSS during the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement held July 22, 2011, this city.
These municipalities are Bato, Javier, Kananga, Leyte, and Tabango of Leyte Province; Paranas and Tarangnan, Samar Province; Sulat, Eastern Samar and Cabucgayan, Biliran.
These towns, all veterans of KALAHI-CIDSS … Click here to read more...
Tacloban City – To position the KALAHI-CIDSS Project in their municipalities, the beneficiary municipalities of Samar Province are set to hold their respective Municipal Launch and Project Orientation this month.
According to DSWD Assistant Regional Director Jaime Eclavea, the municipality of Tagapul-an is the first town to have its Project launch and orientation on July 19, 2011.
This will be followed by San Sebastian on July 20 and Matuguinao on … Click here to read more...
Tacloban City – Governor Paul Daza through his representatives, Board Members Ricardo Daiz and Eustaquio Lagrimas distributed checks amounting to 1.4 million pesos for the ongoing construction of 18 sub-projects in 22 barangays of Palapag, Northern Samar.
Gov. Daza promised the municipality during the KALAHI-CIDSS municipal orientation held last year that he would be supporting the municipality with 10%, not just 5% of the required provincial local cash counterpart. This … Click here to read more...