By Alfonso T. Ruda
DIPOLOG CITY - The provincial government of
Zamboanga del Norte is set to receive P3 million from the Department of
Interior and Local Government (DILG) as the regional winner of the “Gawad
Pamana ng Lahi” award.
The
province has been recognized for its exemplary performance in the field of
development planning, sound financial management, transparency and
accountability, and valuing performance monitoring.
With
this, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has recently passed a resolution
authorizing Governor Roberto Y. Uy to enter into a memorandum of agreement with
DILG-9 represented by Regional Director Paisal Abutazil to effect the implementation
of an infrastructure project to be funded with the P3 million prize from the
Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) in Siocon town.
Under
the MOA, the provincial government will provide the technical assistance to the
municipal government of Siocon through participation, transparency and
accountability to the project.
It
could be recalled that a 1.3-kilometer road concreting project along the
provincial road at Barangay Malipot in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte was already implemented
under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Pillar 3 Project with an
appropriation of P15 million. Such a project is the national government’s
intervention in conflict-affected and vulnerable areas in the country in
support of the peace initiatives of the government. (PIA9)