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The attendees of the PIAC meeting, together with the RPMO key staff, in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.
The attendees of the PIAC meeting, together with the RPMO key staff, in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.

The Kalahi-CIDSS Regional Project Management Team organized the Provincial Inter-Agency Committee (PIAC) meeting for Palawan last October 16, 2013 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Among those who attended were key staffs from the provincial local government unit which includes the Provincial Engineer, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer, and the Provincial Environmental and Natural Resources Office. Nonetheless, the DILG Provincial Director, the Planning Officer of Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), and the Commissioner of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) joined the activity.

The said meeting was held to map out the Kalahi-CIDSS sub-projects in the 11 municipalities covered, to identify projects which are in the pipeline of the Provincial Local Government Unit and national agencies, and to identify possible convergence points where the agencies and the DSWD can complement their services.

Regional Infrastructure Specialist Aera Bravo gave the status of Kalahi-CIDSS project implementation. She mentioned that with the 11 municipalities, 2 are already in the second cycle of implementation, whereas the remaining number is in the first cycle of implementation. She emphasized that with the forging of partnership with the different agencies, this may help ease the implementation of the project especially in the areas wherein engineering and finance are of main concerns.

Each agency was tasked to present their projects which can be aligned with Kalahi-CIDSS. For the PCSD, they clarified concerns regarding the issuance of certificate that is needed for the construction of water system sub-projects. The NCIP, nonetheless, said that they are willing to coordinate with the Area Coordinating Team assigned to areas where there are IPs to help facilitate the community and to further encourage them to attend barangay assemblies.

With the meeting conducted, it is hoped that the partnership between the other national agencies, Provincial government and the Department will be sustained. ###

 

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