The Department of Social Welfare and Development has approved the release of P19.6 million for the implementation of various socio-economic projects in Kiamba town in Sarangani province.
Bai Zorahayda Taha, DSWD Region 12 director, said Monday the funds comprise the approved grants for the coastal municipality under the final phase of the agency’s flagship initiative Kalahi-CIDSS.
Kalahi-CIDSS stands for Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services, a World Bank-assisted poverty alleviation program implemented since 2003 by the DSWD.
Taha said the grants will mainly cover the rollout of 13 projects in “hard-to-reach” communities in the area. “These projects are now ready for implementation,” she said.
Taha said the projects were earlier identified by community stakeholders and later approved for funding in an inter-barangay forum.
The approved projects are the installation of double-barrel concrete box culverts in Barangays Lomuyon, Tablao, Lebe and Salakit; the purchase of rescue vehicles for Gasi, Kling, Maligang and Katubao; the construction of a 1,000-linear meter drainage canal in Lagundi; the construction of a new health station in Tambilil; the construction of a potable water system in Luma; and the construction of new school buildings and day-care centers in Kapate and Datu Dani.
Daryl Doctolero, Kalahi-CIDSS area coordinator, said the 13 projects are under the program’s Makamasang Tugon component.
