National Anti-Poverty Commission Receives P50 Million Funding From PAGCOR Under Pres. Duterte
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) received
P50-million funding from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation
(PAGCOR) under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, a big boost to
the implementation of the government’s livelihood, education and anti-poverty
monitoring projects.
With the huge
funding, NAPC will be able to improve their existing socio-civic programs
including the “provision and improvement of free and quality education in
Mindanao; sustaining livelihoods in Luzon and Mindanao through warehouse,
milling and marketing facilities; strengthening the Integrated Coconut
Livelihood Enterprise Development in the Visayan region and the Talambayan Open
Data Solution for Poverty Monitoring.”
PAGCOR Chairman and
CEO Andrea Domingo who was present during the turn-over of the financial aid to
NAPC on April 5, 2017 mentioned that President Duterte instructed the state-run
gaming agency to release the said amount for NAPC’s socio-civic campaigns and
projects.
“Masaya tayo na maka-tulong sa nangangailangan. Basta
pagdating sa mahihirap nating kababayan, mabilis tayo. And we know that the
funding we gave is in good hands,” she said.
Maza added that the present administration targets to
improve the lives of at least 9 million Filipinos below the poverty line.
Based on the 2016 report of Philippine Statistics Authority,
the ten areas with the highest poverty incidence per family are Lanao del Sur,
Eastern Samar, Apayao, Maguindanao, Zamboanga del Norte, Sarangani, North
Cotabato, Negros Oriental and Northern and Western Samar.
“Karamihan ng mahirap nasa Mindanao, kaya yung isa nating
project naka-focus sa mga Lumad schools doon. It’s included in the funding
given by PAGCOR,” Maza said.
NAPC will partner with the University of the Philippines,
Department of Social Welfare and Development Department (DSWD) and Local
Government Units (LGUs) to improve the education in Lumad schools in different
parts of Mindanao.
“They need buildings and other equipment like computers. Yun
yung ipo-provide natin sa Lumad schools,” Maza added.
“There is an existing plantation there. We will upgrade it
and we will train the farmers including those who are not from Bohol para sa
production ng ibang products ng coconut,” Maza said.
NAPC will also improve their ‘Talambayan’ Open Data Solution
for Poverty Monitoring.
“It is tala ng bayan data bank. We already have a platform
but we plan to make it public so that people could access it. We need to
upgrade it, sustain and manage the platform,” she explained.
All these plans, according to Maza will be realized through
the P50-million funding assistance from PAGCOR.
The National Anti-Poverty Commission is a government agency
that coordinates, monitors and evaluates poverty reduction programs of national
and local government.
It also ensures the marginalized sectors can participate in
governance and the development of anti-poverty programs that primarily serve
the poor.
Source: PAGCOR
National Anti-Poverty Commission Receives P50 Million Funding From PAGCOR Under Pres. Duterte
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