Lingayen – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) through Provincial Resolution No. 1928-2016 has authorized Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. to ink a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local government unit of Burgos for the implementation of DSWD projects in all 14 villages of said town.
It was learned during SP’s regular session held on February 29 that Burgos town is the sole beneficiary of DSWD’s Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Community-Driven Development Program (KALAHI CIDSS NCDDP) in Pangasinan.
The selection of Burgos, a 4th class town in the 1st district, as a KALAHI area was based on its 26.32 percent poverty incidence rate determined by the National Statistics Coordinating Board (NSCB).
Project Development Officer II Judith Cabillo of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office noted that the implementation of DSWD projects in Burgos will be done in four phases with P7 million allotment for each phase.
Completing its second phase, the KALAHI CIDDS NCDDP has finished projects in six villages in Burgos which include: farm-to-market road in San Vicente, 467m barangay road in San Pascual, 577m barangay road in Papallasen, 16 units water system level 1 (deep well) in Sapa Pequena, one day care center in Poblacion and barangay road in San Miguel which was unveiled last January.
As stated in the provincial resolution, KALAHI CIDDS is a community-driven development (CDD) project of the national government implemented through the DSWD which seeks to address poverty.
Under the CDD approach, community members consensually decide on what type of poverty-reduction sub-projects they need for funding.
Likewise, the program seeks to improve local governance by strengthening the capacity of citizens in identifying, designing and implementing development activities.