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| ==[[Sorsogon News]]== | | ==[[Sorsogon News]]== |
| '''Pamana Convergence Unit reviews framework draft policy''' | | '''Sorsogon PAMANA Convergence Unit, a bridge towards peace and development''' |
| *Source:http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=57930 | | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=58114 |
| *Thursday, October 06, 2011 | | *Friday, October 07, 2011 |
| :by Irma A. Guhit | | :by Irma A. Guhit |
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| | | SORSOGON CITY, October 7 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) of Bicol, chaired by Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, has approved and endorsed last August this year Resolution No 28 S of 2011, known as ‘creating the Sorsogon PaMaNa Convergence Unit (SPCU), to mainstream the peace and development initiatives of government, particularly in the province of Sorsogon. |
| SORSOGON CITY, October 6 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Sorsogon has enjoined all members of the regional technical working group composed of the identified member agencies together with its provincial counterpart to become a convergent group who will provide the essence and synergy for the implementation of the projects and programs converging their mandated functions. | | In the meeting held here this week, Aileen P. Jose of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), explained the essence of the SPCU in consonance with the programs and projects to be implemented by OPAPP under the PaMaNa program as spelled out in the resolution. |
| Aileen P. Jose, coordinator for Luzon of the Office of the Presidential Advisory for the Peace Process (OPAPP) in a meeting held here yesterday at the Sorsogon Provincial Management Office (SPMO) presented the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PaMaNa) Sorsogon Convergence Unit Framework Draft Policy and presented the programs and projects under this program, an agenda for peace and development of the province, specifically for the members to review comment and finalize. | | To underscore the Resilient Communities Program or Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PaMaNa), Jose said that programs and projects of the OPAPP within the PaMaNa framework has been piloted in the province of Sorsogon. |
| National Economic Development Authority RO V representative Rosemarie O. Buan, presented the Regional Development Council (RDC) Resolution No. 26, S of 2011, drafted last August 26, 2011 at Legaspi City during the RDC meeting creating a Sorsogon PaMaNa Convergence Unit (SPCU) as the peace building initiative of the province, serve as development arm for conflict affected areas and to develop resilient communities
| | The PaMaNa serves as the peace building program of government focused on the development of conflict-affected areas under the OPAPP. |
| According to Buan, the RDC sees the need for convergence interventions of the different agencies in environment, agriculture, agrarian reform, social welfare, peace and security agencies to effectively complement and harness services and funds in the implementation of the peace agenda of the government.
| | Under the SPCU, OPAPP has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the province of Sorsogon and the seven identified municipalities in the province for the release of funds already provided last August and the projects to be implemented by the local government units until December 2011. |
| Through the resolution, OPAPP and the Provincial Government of Sorsogon have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) together with the seven identified municipalities namely: Pto. Diaz, Gubat, Barcelona, Irosin, Juban, Magallanes and Casiguran, recipients of the programs and projects under the PaMaNa to insure its effective implementation.
| | The OPAPP has allocated a P30 million fund for calendar year 2011 and another P30 million for the succeeding year, 2012 to the same municipalities to develop the barangays identified needing infrastructure, livelihood programs and peace development. |
| The SPCU according to Col. Felix Castro, Jr. of the 903rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army will hopefully become a model for peace and development building strategy in conflict affected areas and ensure that programs and projects under the peace keeping efforts of government be properly implemented. | | The SPCU will ensure that government line agencies in environment, agriculture, agrarian reform, social welfare and development, peace and security agencies and communication will effectively contribute their services and funds focusing on the peace building initiatives of government, address poverty reduction and manifest development in areas affected by conflict. |
| Under the draft policy of the SPCU, beneficiaries should be better served and assisted. Converging agencies identified under the program should complement, cooperate and facilitate for the easy implementation of the programs and projects with OPAPP to serve as the team leader.
| | The need to communicate these initiatives of government for the awareness of the constituency, according to Jose should be highlighted and well-articulated as the primary tool to build the culture of peace and development. |
| A total of P30M will be released to the province through the different identified agencies implementing the program for the PaMaNa 2011 projects.
| | Members of the SPCU Provincial Technical Working Group composed of the Provincial Planning and Development Office, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, PENRO-LGU, Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, Department of Agrarian Reform, Philippine Army, Philippine National Police and the Philippine Information Agency met last October 3 to synergize mandates and functions for the implementation of the PaMaNa. |
| For Casiguran , approved project under PaMaNa is the improvement of the Farm to Market Road (FMR) in far flung barangays considered critical areas with 1,000 m concrete paving to cover the Bgys. Of Tiris, Bactolan, San Ramon and Burgos to be implemented by the Casiguran LGU. Department of Agriculture , Departement of Agrarian Reform(DAR) and the Department of Public Works and Highways in the amount of P3M.
| | OPAPP will serve as lead agency while RDC to provide secretariat support to the SPCU. (MAL/IAG, PIA Sorsogon) |
| For the local government of Irosin is the Establishment of Eco-tourism Center costing P2M and the concreting of the Buenavista-San Isidro Batang Road in the amount of P2.5M to be implemented by Irosin LGU, Department of Tourism(DOT) and DPWH.
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| For Magallanes will be the Improvement of the Parola Beach, Improvement of Bucal-Bucalan Spring, improvement of Sta. Lourdes Grotto costing P5M to be implemented by the LGU of Magallanes, DOT and DPWH.
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| Juban will receive P4M for the Marine Reserve Sanctuary Development Project,(PhaseI) and the concrete paving of Brgy. Tublijon-Sipaya road.
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| Pto Diaz will receive P3M for the concreting of the 560M x4M FMR for Bry. Cogon to San Rafael to be implemented by DA, DPWH and the local government of Pto. Diaz.
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| For the LGU of Barcelona a P2.8M of the FMR for Brgy. San Isidro will also be implemented through the DPWH, DA and Barcelona LGU.
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| The LGU of Gubat will also receive a P4M for the FMR, a tourism building to be implemented by the DOT,DPWH and the LGU of Gubat.
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| A proposed livelihood project for the whole province is still being considered in the amount of P3.7 to benefit the tourism development and Bayong making project specially for the out of school youth and identified marginalized sectors in the province. (MAL/IAG, PIA Sorsogon)
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| ==Photo Gallery of Sorsogon, Philippines== | | ==Photo Gallery of Sorsogon, Philippines== |