DSWD Eastern Visayas recognizes development partners

TACLOBAN CITY, Jan. 30 (PNA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has recognized local government units and individuals as partners for development of the agency in providing social services to the people.

DSWD Eastern Visayas Regional Director Restituto Macuto and DSWD Field Offices Manager Director Marita Pimentel handed the award on Monday from the office of DSWD Secretary Judy Taguiwalo.

The awardees were Barugo, Leyte for best municipality category; Tulo village, Mcarthur, Leyte for best barangay (village); Vicky Yaon for gender category; Nestor Piramide for improved local governance category; and Romeo Carbanilla for person with disability category under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services, National Community-Driven Development Program (KALAHI-CIDSS NCDDP) Bayani Ka! Award.

For the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Dayig Award, recipients were Ma. Luz Orbong of Leyte, Erlina Ichon of Southern Leyte, Cecil Amistoso of Biliran, Sofia Pico of Eastern Samar, Cleofe Rebato of Northern Samar, and Vilma Padit of Samar.

For Lantaw Kultura Award 2016, the recipient was Shirley Calinawan, the Mamanwa Tribe Leader in Basey, Samar.

For most outstanding partner civil society organization 2016, the recipient was the National Auxiliary Chaplaincy Philippines.

Sustainable livelihood program Kaagapay Award recipients were the town of Naval, Biliran as most supportive local governemnt, Bridge Multi-Skills Training Centre as regional best private partner, Manungahan Sustainable Livelihood Program Association (SLPA) as best SLPA and Technical Education Skills Development Authority as regional government partner.

The DSWD regional office also acknowledged the 2016 Regional Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Child Jennica Dalimet from Motiong, Samar and 2016 Regional Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya, the Gaña Family from Hinundayan, Southern Leyte.

Mayor Maria Rosario Avestruz, who received the award in behalf of Barugo town, said that Kalahi volunteers, who were the real heroes, deserve the award because they made the project a realization of their dream to improve the condition of their villages.

“I am just the facilitator. What we did is to provide services to the people, making them our priority,” Avestruz said.

Macuto said that the award is a way of giving acknowledgement to the support extended by various sectors to achieve genuine change.

“The volunteerism showed by various organizations and individuals and cooperation of beneficiaries and the recipient communities has yielded patience, perseverance and sacrifice to implement the project for the sake of achieving development. This is something that should be cherished and acknowledged,” Macuto said. (PNA)
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