OF the 20 programmed Grassroots Participatory Budgeting (GPB) projects for 2014 of the Department and Trade and Industry in Davao region (DTI 11), 15 projects are now being implemented throughout the region. Based on the data of DTI 11, there are eight projects in Davao del Norte that are already being implemented, six in Davao Oriental, and one in Davao del Sur. Projects in Davao del Norte include a P340,000 banana flour production, P621,500 coco coir twining project, and the P228,500 cardaba production in Asuncion; P1.275 million productivity training and market development for cardaba and cavendish banana in Kapalong; and the P500,000 coffee industry project, P550,000 cacao industry project, P500,000 rubber industry project, and P450,000 bamboo industry project in Talaingod. Projects in Davao Oriental include the P85,000 woven bamboo slats project in Boston; P382,500 dumang processing, bamboo production and processing, and driftwood furniture production in Cateel; P600,000 capacity building on micro enterprises, otop tindahang pinoy, and livelihood assistance for coconut industry; P137,500 handicraft making project in Lupon; P300,000 shared service facility for small industries, otop tindahang pinoy, and Business Permits & Licensing System reforms adoption in San Isidro; and P1.26 million trainings for micro-enterprise development in Tarragona. In Davao del Sur, the GPB project that is currently being implemented is the P322,000 rural micro enterprise program in Sta. Cruz. Also, of the 20 projects, one is already fully implemented: the P100,000 handicraft and novelty items production. There are still four remaining projects that are yet to be implemented, one is in Panabo City, two in Kapalong, and one in San Isidro. DTI 11 officer-in-charge Ma. Belenda Q. Ambi, in an interview with Sun.Star Davao, said the GPB is a type of government project in consultation with the local government unit (LGU), who will be implementing the project. What is good about the GPB is the LGU, together with their civil society organizations, will be the ones to identify what kind of projects they want to implement on entrepreneurship, she said, adding that the LGU will also be the one to identify who the beneficiaries for a certain project. The LGU will be the one to implement the projects while DTI 11 will be the one to monitor that the projects are being implemented. She said for 2015, they are hoping to have approved and identify more projects that will be proposed by the LGU. I think we have already approved and accepted almost P20 million worth of projects, Ambi said. Source: sunstar.ph/davao/business/2014/09/23/15-gpb-projects-ongoing-region-367212
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 01:48:26 +0000
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