DSWD turns over IP building in New Corella

DAVAO DEL NORTE, 31 May (PIA)—The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently turned over the P1,072,690.00 worth of indigenous people’s building called Tog’gan Center for the IPs in Barangay Carcor in the municipality of New Corella.

Done in just 72 construction days, the Tog’gan Center was funded through the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan (KALAHI) - Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) subay sa Indigenous Peoples Community Driven Development (IP-CDD).

In a recently held turn-over rites, Datu Jolito Manabogan, barangay Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) expressed his happiness saying, the Tog’gan Center “is a valuable” facility of the IP community.

During the same occasion, Punong Barangay (Barangay Captain) Filbert Dawal of Brgy. Carcor vowed to support the IP community and help its members take care of the facility, and to organize events and activities for the IPs.

"Sa ingon mapreserba ug mapasundayag nato ang ilang kultura. (This will also preserve as well as showcase their culture.),” Dawal said.

Through DSWD Regional Infrastructure Officer III Daniel Castor, DSWD Regional Director, Atty. Vanessa Goc-Ong lauded the municipal government for its support to the IP sector while throwing her challenge to the stakeholders to draw up their respective ways and means of helping sustain the project as part of their responsibility .

The DSWD XI recently recognized the municipality of New Corella as a model municipality of implementing KALAHI PAMANA IP CDD projects..

Mayor Jorjan “Monet” Federiso in return extended her gratitude for DSWD for its partnership in establishing community projects for community development.

The Mayor considered KALAHI PAMANA as a priority development agenda in her SERVICES platform of governance standing for “V” referring to the "Vulnerable ang marginalized sectors empowerment" (with reports from the Municipal Information Office of New Corella/ PIA XI JMDAbangan)

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