CITY OF KORONADAL — Seventeen (17) Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and eleven (11) Local Government Units (LGUs) of the province were awarded Certificates of Appreciation by the Provincial Development Council (PDC) during their regular meeting held last June 21 at the PDC Hall, PPDO Building, this city.
Governor Daisy P. Avance Fuentes, PDC Chair, personally handed the certificates to the NGOs and LGUs in a simple ceremony assisted by PDC Secretary Abner Navarro, the concurrent Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator.
The NGOs and LGUs were recognized for the participation and cooperation particularly on good governance as PDC members from 2013 – 2016.
The NGOs were Mahintana Foundation Inc., Coalition of Social Development Organizations, Girl Scouts of the Philippines, Boy Scouts of the Philippines, South Cotabato Foundation Inc., Chiu Bun Gim Foundation Inc., South Cotabato Chamber of Commerce & Industry Foundation Inc., OND-Hesed, World Vision, Save The Children, Social Action Center, Women’s Indigenous Focus for Enhancement, Maguindanaoan Development Foundation Inc., Provincial AgriI-Fishery Council Inc., South Cotabato Mango Industry Council, NDMU Foundation Inc. and Tri-People Gentud Foundation.
A new set of NGOs will be accredited by the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO), the PDC Secretariat for the incoming administration for 2016 – 2019.
Earlier, presentations were made by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace process about the PAMANA projects accomplished in South Cotabato and the P8.8 billion accomplishments of the 2nd Congressional District under Congressman Ferdinand Hernandez.
Likewise, Updates and Endorsements were presented by the PDC Sectoral and Functional Committees on Infrastructure Development, Economic Development, Environment/DRR-CCA, Institutional Development, Social Development and PMMT-LEPIC.
The 2016 T’nalak Festival Activities and the Road Right of Way Updates of the Road Inventory Survey Unit were also presented during the meeting.