Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Aguada village adopted backyard gardening to support their daily nutritional needs.
Perlita Supla-ag, of Purok 6, Bangkal, Aguada disclosed that her regular attendance to the Family Development Sessions (FDS) encouraged her to plant vegetables in her backyard.
Perlita, mother of Babie Rose,12 and Honey, 10, grantees of Pantawid Pamilya, said backyard gardening has been encouraged during an FDS gathering by her fellow parents.
Meanwhile, Analia Macabada, City Link of Pantawid Pamilya in Ozamiz City, handles the Cluster 3 FDS every third Saturday of the month. Macabada started to encourage parents to plant vegetables on their backyard last year. Now, Perlita’s backyard is planted with squash, patola, sweet potatoes, kangkong, and horse raddish.
Perlita sees to it that a bowl of vegetable dish is served on her table every meal. She loves to cook variety of vegetable dishes daily in order to complement the nutritional needs of her two children. Likewise, planting and harvesting their own produce would mean savings from the income of the Supla-ag family.
Before, Perlita said her family would spend P30 a meal for vegetable dish. On the other hand, her children enjoy a daily dose of honey. She said locally extracted honey will only cost P200 a bottle, which is very affordable. A bottle can be good for one month.
The beneficiaries of Aguada village here have decided to tender services in cleaning the village surroundings. The decision came after series of attendance to FDS where parent beneficiaries opted to clean, starting from their own houses, their neighborhood and eventually, the whole village. Further, parent beneficiaries have already planted trees along riverbanks of the village here.
Macabada said she was very happy with the decision of the group because it coincides with the National Greening Program of President Benigno Aquino III. The grantees regularly inspect and nurture for the development of planted trees to ensure its growth. (Oliver Badel Inodeo-DSWD/ APB/PIA 10)
Construction of NHA Iligan Ecoville launched
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, March 31 -- The kick-off ceremony for the National Housing Authority (NHA) Iligan Ecoville was conducted March 28 at Upper Paitan, Barangay Dalipuga, as one of the relocation sites for families affected by tropical storm Sendong.
Based on the subdivision plan of the NHA, 1,577 houses made of bricks from silt and soil of the rivers will be built in the 17.2 hectares of the property. The bricks will be made using the technology from Agham at Teknolohiyang Pinoy (AGTEKPIN).
Jesus B. Pring, chief executive officer of AGTEKPIN, said the bricks are called “eco-bricks” as they are fire resistant, termite proof, and earthquake resistant.
The lot is 49.5 square meter-wide with a floor area of 21 square meters in each unit. A unit will consist of two rooms, one comfort room, fireplace, kitchen, and tank for water storage.
The facilities of the place will include a chapel, eco-park, fishpond, vegetable garden, market, day care center, livelihood center, and basketball court.
The kick-off ceremony was attended by Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz and City Councilor Joe Zalsos, chairman on the Committee on Housing and Resettlement of the city council, barangay officials of Barangay Dalipuga including people from NHA, Couples for Christ-Answering the Cry of the Poor, and other partner groups and agencies. (Melvin T. Anggot and Virgilio C. Garcia/EOR/MTA/VCG-CIO/PIA 10)
Humanitarian organization lauds CdeO's resilience
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 31 -- A representative from a humanitarian organization here as lauded the people of Cagayan de Oro for their resilience in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Tropical storm Sendong.
Mr. Mariano Naval, a representative of the Oro Habitat for Humanity and Cluster Coordination Officer of the International Organization for Migration, said the pace at which Cagayan de Oro progressed in the development and construction of its housing projects for the survivors displaced by tropical storm Sendong is nothing short of a miracle.
According to him, based on their organization’s experience in assisting in human emergencies all over the world, what the city has come up with in as little as four (4) months usually takes two (2) years in other places under the same circumstances.
The team from the Citizens’ Commission led by former Mayor Reuben R. Canoy, on the other hand, also expressed the same awe at the city’s quick response especially in the area of housing for its internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Mr. Nava further said that he is thankful for the leadership of City Mayor Vicente ‘Dongkoy’ Y. Emano and his administration’s foresight in embarking into land banking several years back, which is now seen to be one of the keys to the city’s resilience in the face of the recent disaster’s aftermath. (Cheryl C. Moncay-CIO/EOR/PIA-10)
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