by Ben Serrano - February 13, 2008
BUTUAN CITY- Construction of the 276 linear meter sea wall that will protect residents mostly fisherfolk living along fishing village of Portamon, Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur was already completed and turned over to the Municipal Government of Hinatuan then to the local barangay government of Portlamon. Spanish Government’s Poder Y Prosperidad dela Communidad Project, DSWD, Hinatuan Municipal Government and the Surigao del Sur provincial government chipped in to fund the construction of the sea wall.
A total grant of P1.2 million from the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation, some P330,000 from the municipal counterpart and P200,000 from the Provincial Development Fund was directly downloaded to community accounts for the construction of the sea wall. PODER funded the sea wall sub-project as conceptualized by the residents based on a Participatory Situation Analysis in 2005. As a coastal barangay, Portlamon needs protection from turbulent waves coming from the Pacific Ocean so as not to endanger the lives of some 240 households mostly fisherfolks living along the coast. PODER is a community-driven development project realized thru the partnership of Philippines and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation.
It is now on its third year of implementation in the towns of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur and San Agustin and Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur. Among those who witnessed the inauguration of the sea wall project last February 7, 2008 were Provincial Governor Vicente “BB” Pimentel, Jr., Hinatuan Municipal Mayor Candelario Viola, and DSWD-Caraga Regional Director Mercedita P. Jabagat. Governor Pimentel appreciated the effort of the residents to complete the remaining works for the sea wall. He claimed that small projects, like the sea wall in Portlamon, must be prioritized to propel development in the countryside. Pimentel announced that the Provincial Government is willing to fund small project proposals, all local government units must do is endorse the said papers for possible funding.
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