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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII recently turned over to the 17 barangays of Compostela, Cebu the 20 completed sub-projects under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS).

Kalahi-CIDSS community volunteers, Local Government of Compostela department heads and DSWD regional staff gather together during the blessing of the barangay road.
Kalahi-CIDSS community volunteers, Local Government of Compostela department heads and DSWD regional staff gather together during the blessing of the barangay road.

The Kalahi-CIDSS sub-projects include flood control through riprapping in Brgy. Buluang, concreting of roads in Brgy. Dapdap, Lupa, Basak, Cambayog, Cabadiangan, Poblacion and Tamiao, construction of refuge center in Brgy. Tag-ube, Panangban, Bagalnga and Cogon, construction of school building in Brgy. Tubigan, construction of daycare center in Brgy. Canamucan, improvement of drainage system in Brgy. Basak, Canamucan, Magay, Poblacion and Estaca and repair of evacuation center in Brgy. Mulao.

“More than the sub-projects, we are glad that we were able to empower communities through their active participation in local governance,” said Regional Director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre.

Macapobre added that through Kalahi-CIDSS the barangays are given access and control of key development decisions and resources.

“The participation and cooperation of the people is very crucial in the implementation of the various identified sub-projects because they will be the one to implement and maintain it eventually,” Macapobre emphasized.

“Dako akong pasalamat nga niabot ang Kalahi-CIDSS diri sa among barangay og napa-ayu namo ang pinakalisud nga dalan diri (I’m truly grateful that Kalahi-CIDSS came here in our barangay and we were able to fixed the roughest road here in our community),” said Cecilia Sabas, the Barangay Chairman of Brgy. Lupa, Compostela.

Cecilia Sabas (left), Brgy. Lupa Chairman, praises the community volunteers for their hard work and perseverance in the completion of the sub-project.
Cecilia Sabas (left), Brgy. Lupa Chairman, praises the community volunteers for their hard work and perseverance in the completion of the sub-project.

Before the implementation of the sub-projects, the community volunteers were trained on procurement, finance, and infrastructure. They were also trained in monitoring, evaluation and grievance redress system. ###

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