Thursday, June 28, 2007
BUTUAN CITY--Miguel Barba and Jose Miguel Ruiz from the Agencia Española Cooperacion Internacional (AECI) visited five of its 20 Poder community projects in Hinatuan Friday, and came up with a satisfactory assessment. The projects were part of the 2-year implementation of the Poder y Prosperidad dela Communidad Project implemented under the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
In 2005, the Poder project was launched in Caraga Region with Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur as one of its recipient municipalities. Over the period of two years, Poder was able to provide nine water system projects, five sea walls, and riverbank protection, three school buildings and three other community projects in 19 barangays in Hinatuan alone. A total of P19,916,814 was downloaded to community accounts to fund these projects which the community themselves identified as priority need through localized decision making process. According to Poder's national project manager Camilo G. Gudmalin, the Spanish government and the national government have mobilized resources to be able to address the concerns of the poor communities in the region. "But that resource available is just a first step in realizing the dreams we have been cherishing before.
Much of the steps in bringing these dreams into reality will depend more on the people," Director Gudmalin explained. It was also announced during the visit that a signing of memorandum of agreement between the Spanish and the Philippine Government is scheduled to take place on June 22nd in celebration of the Spanish and Philippine Friendship Day. On behalf of Agencia Española, Mr. Ruiz extends his congratulations to the people of Hinatuan for the projects they receive from the Spanish Government. "It is a pleasure for me and my colleague to be here and thank you very much for the job you extend to the project," Ruiz said. (Leah Aquintana, DSWD-Caraga PIO)
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