Pasil, Kalinga to benefit from Convergence Program for poorest municipalities in CAR

Pasil, Kalinga― The Municipal Government of Pasil hosted the 2021 Regional Advisory Council |(RAC) and Regional Social Development Committee (RSDC) Meeting and Field Visit/Monitoring held on March 02-05 at Barangay Dangtalan, Pasil as part of the RAC’s aim to consolidate and focus the delivery of government services to the poorest municipalities in the region.

Pasil is one of the municipalities identified by the committee based on data on accessibility and poverty incidence for its flagship program “Convergence Program for the Poorest Municipalities in CAR”.

In the implementation of the program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development functions as the lead agency.

Meantime, the participating agencies include the Department of Health, Dept. of Education, Dept. of Trade and Industry, Dept. of the Interior and Local Government, Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, Dept. of Agriculture, PhilHealth, Dept. of Science and Technology, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Commission on Population and Development, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, Department of Public Works and Highways and the National Nutrition Council.

RAC and RSDC Meeting and Field Visit/Monitoring

In a virtual interview with Mayor Alfredo Malannag, he said the meeting and field visit/monitoring part involved the survey of the Municipal Isolation Units and Barangay Health Stations as well as Daycare Centers of Dalupa and Pugong.

The visits and monitoring were done to show reality and actual situation of areas in Pasil.

“Ti umuna ket napan mi kinita ti municipal heath unit and barangay health stations so nagpili da met ti duwa nga barangay and at the same time apan da met lang kinita diay needs dagiti potteries and they have dialogues,” he said.

The group also visited and interviewed some 4Ps grantees, solo parents, and social pensioners in the barangays.

Malannag added that the LGU likewise presented their top unmet needs being a 5th class municipality which he hopes the agencies involved shall provide through their programs and interventions.

“In-present mi ti top unmet needs then naited met kadagiti different agencies diyay commitment da and nai-move da met that the council will endorse all our unmet needs to the Regional Development Council so nu anya diay nai-present iti munisipyo nga unmet needs surely they will endorse it to the Regional Development Council for the funding,” he said.

Meantime, Malannag is grateful for the success of the program.

“I see the advantage of this, we accepted it and I think it is so useful because of the commitment of the agencies that were present with all the directors that they have and all the representatives they committed for the endorsement of the unmet needs. So, imbag lang ta intuloy mi ditoy Pasil ta dakdakkel gayam ti advantage wenno disadvantage na,” he said.