DSWD eyes 26 municipalities in EV for Makamasang Tugon modality

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
February 4, 2011

TACLOBAN CITY  –  Twenty six municipalities in Eastern Visayas are being considered for the national government’s Makamasang Tugon Project, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 8 informed.

Ms. Vina Aquino, Regional Information Officer of the DSWD Region said that Makamasang Tugon is a poverty alleviation initiative that capitalizes on human resources as assets to do the planning, implementing, and managing the processes in accordance with project guidelines.

The 26 municipalities, which are from provinces of Leyte, Biliran and Samar, have implemented the KALAHI-CIDSS Project and the local government units and community volunteers are already knowledgeable on the KALAHI-CIDSS processes in the different levels, provincial, municipal and barangay, DSWD Assistant Regional Director Jaime Eclavea informed.

ARD Eclavea identified the 26 municipalities as Bato, Capoocan, Javier, Julita, Kananga, La Paz, Leyte, Mahaplag, Mayorga, San Isidro, Tabango and Tabon Tabon in the province of Leyte; Paranas, PInabacdao, Sta. Margarita, Tarangnan, and Villareal in the proviince of Samar; Can-avid, Jipapad, San Policarpo and Sulat in Eastern Samar; Las Navas, Pambujan and Silvino Lobos in the province of Northern Samar; and Naval and Cabucgayan in the province of Biliran.

When implementing the one-year Makamasang Tugon modality, the transition from KALAHI-CIDSS: KKB modality to Makamasang Tugon will be smooth.  This augers well for the implementation of the new poverty-alleviation intervention should these municipalities be ready for the project requirements on or before the deadline of February 5, 2011.