Fourteen beneficiary local government units in Zamboanga Peninsula recently received a total of P1.5 million worth of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices and nine desktop computers from the Spanish government.
Of the said LGUs, three municipalities are from Zamboanga del Sur: Lapuyan, Midsalip and Tigbao.
These towns were part of the total 36 LGUs in 12 provinces located in five regions all over the country which will receive the package donations of MDGF 1919.
MDGF 1919 stands for Millenium Development Goal Funds, a three-year joint program of the National Economic Development Authority, DILG, National Water Resources Board, the UN Development Program and UNICEF.
DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero led the turnover ceremony of the computers and GPS devices and the signing of memorandum of acceptance at Hotel Alindahaw recently.
In his message, Panadero said that it is MDGF’s goal in helping pilot municipalities abd kicak water service providers develop, operate and manage effectively their local resource by improving efficiency and increasing their capability in water provision.
The equipment will be used by the DILG and the municipal water and sanitation teams tasked to survey other components of the program and come up with crucial information on water and sanitation (WATSAN) from households to municipal levels.
These informations include the development and utilization of WATSAN tool boxes, customer service codes, updated tarrif setting and regulation guidelines.
With Panadero are DILG Regional Director Paisal Abutazil, MDGF-JP manager Kathlene Manguene, DILG Planning Division Water Supply and Sanitation Program Management Chief Maria Fe Crismilla Banluta and the municipal mayors of the beneficiary LGUs.
Other recipient LGUs include Mutia, Jose Dalman, Kalawit, Katipunan, Siayan, SIocon and Sirawai—all of Zanorte—and Alicia, Payao and Titay, all in Sibugay.
REPORT BY MICHAEL MEDINA
Of the said LGUs, three municipalities are from Zamboanga del Sur: Lapuyan, Midsalip and Tigbao.
These towns were part of the total 36 LGUs in 12 provinces located in five regions all over the country which will receive the package donations of MDGF 1919.
MDGF 1919 stands for Millenium Development Goal Funds, a three-year joint program of the National Economic Development Authority, DILG, National Water Resources Board, the UN Development Program and UNICEF.
DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero led the turnover ceremony of the computers and GPS devices and the signing of memorandum of acceptance at Hotel Alindahaw recently.
In his message, Panadero said that it is MDGF’s goal in helping pilot municipalities abd kicak water service providers develop, operate and manage effectively their local resource by improving efficiency and increasing their capability in water provision.
The equipment will be used by the DILG and the municipal water and sanitation teams tasked to survey other components of the program and come up with crucial information on water and sanitation (WATSAN) from households to municipal levels.
These informations include the development and utilization of WATSAN tool boxes, customer service codes, updated tarrif setting and regulation guidelines.
With Panadero are DILG Regional Director Paisal Abutazil, MDGF-JP manager Kathlene Manguene, DILG Planning Division Water Supply and Sanitation Program Management Chief Maria Fe Crismilla Banluta and the municipal mayors of the beneficiary LGUs.
Other recipient LGUs include Mutia, Jose Dalman, Kalawit, Katipunan, Siayan, SIocon and Sirawai—all of Zanorte—and Alicia, Payao and Titay, all in Sibugay.
REPORT BY MICHAEL MEDINA
