EVER wondered why your town is not in the list of beneficiaries for the government’s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) additional funding until 2021?
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently released a list of Bohol towns with the government’s project assistance set for 2021-2023.
These include the towns of Lila, Dimiao, Sevilla, Batuan, San Isidro, Anda, Pilar, Alicia, Dagohoy, Danao, San Miguel and Bien Unido for group 1.
For group 2 are the towns of Loon, Calape, Tubigon, Clarin, Inabanga, Buenavista, Getafe, Talibon, Trinidad, Bien Unido, Ubay, Mabini, Alicia, Candijay, Duero, Jagna, Garcia Hernandez, Dimiao, Loboc, Sierra Bullones, Bilar, Batuan, Carmen, Catigbian and Balilihan.
Not in the list are Panglao, Dauis, Tagbilaran City, Cortes, Corella, Baclayon, Alburquerque, Sevilla, Sikatuna Cortes and Antequera.
According to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bohol Social Welfare and Development Chief Jimmy Crusio, the DSWD based its eligibility of the towns for the government’s additional financing on two criteria.
He cited poverty incident in the towns as one and their being affected by disasters.
He said the government considered the poverty incidence of the towns which have equal or higher than 21% poverty incidence rate according to Philippine Statistics Authority 2015 Small Area Estimates.
Areas that are badly affected by disasters from 2014 to 2020 and areas badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are among those eligible for the government help.
The government, through the DSWD KALAHI CIDSS allocated some 776,094,200.00 for the 196 sub projects identified by the communities for disaster risk reduction management.
Some 49 sub projects have so far, been completed as yet, the DSWD said. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)
