Kalahi-CIDSS MIMAROPA Gazette 2nd Semester 2018

Reaching the Unreached and the Isolated
CDD Month Celebration- Municipality of Sablayan,
Occidental Mindoro successfully conducts Pamumunong
Makamasa Activity
A Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was conducted after
the activity wherein they shared the lessons they have
learned from their counterparts. Mayor Gadiano shared
his thoughts as he said in the discussion “kayang ma
institutionalize ang proseso ng CDD sa kahit anong
class ng munisipyo kung gugustuhin ng LGU dahil yung
proseso ng participative process ay mahalaga upang
matukoy talaga yung pangangailangan ng isang bayan.” A
signature campaign to adopt and institutionalize CDD on
local governance was conducted.
Members of Local Government Unit of Sabalayan lead by Hon. Eduardo Gadiano (fifth
from left), Community Volunteers, Kalahi-CIDSS staff, members of Occidental Mindoro
media and municipal staff of Sablayan posed for a group picture after the successful
implementation of Pamumunong Makamasa Activity.
“Napakaganda ng MCDD dahil yung mga
pangangailangan talaga namin sa barangay na
pinagbotohan namin at hindi yung mga gusto lang ng
mga opisyales ang pinapatupad.” Said BSPMC Pedroza
during an interview after the activity. ###
Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro—As a celebration of the 4th
National Community Driven Development month this June,
DSWD Kalahi CIDSS MIMAROPA together with the LGU
of Sablayan conducted an activity called “Pamumunong
Makamasa” this June 26, 2018 in the town of Sablayan,
Occidental Mindoro. The activity aimed to show the close
coordination of the community and the LGU of Sablayan
and to discuss the effectiveness of using the CDD strategy of
Kalahi CIDSS in local governance.
Different department heads of Sablayan that constitutes the
Municipal-Inter Agency Committee (MIAC) including Mayor
Eduardo Gadiano, Municipal Planning and Development
Coordinator Muriel Reguinding, Municipal Engineer Alfredo
Sarona, Budget Officer Fe Santos and community volunteers
of Kalahi CIDSS Barnagay Sub-Project Management
Committee (BSPMC) Chairperson Chritian Pedrozo, Project
Implementation Team (PIT) head Carmela Marisga, and Brgy.
Treasurer Gina Obtinalla participated in the activity.
The MIAC heads coached their community volunteer
counterparts on their daily tasks as department heads.
Municipal Engineer Sarona oriented PIT head Marisga
on the daily tasks of a municipal engineer and taught
her tips on how to effectively monitor and finish project
implementation. According to Miss Marisga after their
coaching session, “Napakahirap pala ng ginagawa ng
municipal engineer at mas lalo ko na appreciate yung pag
pagiging hands-on nya at pag sangguni sa amin sa tuwing
nag paplano sa barangay.”
DSWD MIMAROPA hosts
Basic DRRM-CCA Concepts
and Legal Frameworks and
Mainstreaming DRR-CCA in
the CEAC Process Training of
Trainers
Puerto Princesa City Palawan— The regional technical
specialists from Regions MIMAROPA, V, VI, and VII
gathered for a five-day training seminar on Disaster
Risk Reduction – CCA last September 9-15, 2018
at Citystate Asturias Hotel in Puerto Princesa City
Palawan.
The said training was hosted by DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS
MIMAROPA and was attended by each of the region’s
technical specialist starting from the Regional
Community Development Specialist (RCDS), Regional
Community Infrastructure Specialist (RCIS), Regional
Financial Analyst (RFA), Regional Capability Building
Specialist (RCBS), and Regional Monitoring and
Evaluation Specialist (RMES).
The first day of the training focused on the discussion
on basic DRR-CCA concepts and topics on climate
change. On the next day, the participants were
introduced to the laws governing the DRR in the
Philippines and further discussion on impact of
climate... (continuation on p6)