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LGU Dinagat Islands to participate in People’s Survival Fund By Susil D. Ragas
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands - The provincial government of Dinagat Islands through its local legislator will participate in the implementation of the Republic Act 10174 or otherwise known as People’s Survival Fund Against Climate Change Law.
Dinagat Islands Board Member Ali P. Adlawan with consultation from provincial legal officer Atty. Jan Perry B. Eugenio and chief of staff to the Governor Josel Gonzales, Alan A. Conales and Domingo E. Elan Jr, recently endorsed a proposal to Governor Arlene Kaka Bag-ao for the province to participate in the implementation of the People’s Survival Fund Against Climate Change Law for food security and water supply sufficiency in the province.
potential areas in the province such as bonsai forest and an open island. Adlawan added, that priority projects that were already lined up include agricultural water infrastructure, agricultural input processing, crops and fruits production, fish culture, poultry and eggs production, food preservation and processing, and risk insurance for agri-fishery workers.
Former Congresswoman and Dinagat Islands Gov. Bag-ao is one of Board Member Adlawan said the authors of the said law passed by the proposal will not only ensure food the 5th Congress. security and water supply sufficiency but will also help to funds the preservation The People’s Survival Fund (PSF) and declaration of water source as was created by Republic Act 10174 community watershed, nature care as an annual fund intended for local and other climate change adaptation government units as accredited local/ programs of the province. community organizations to implement climate change adaptation projects He also said that another goal of that will better equip vulnerable the said proposal is for the development communities to deal with the impacts and prosperity of the island in terms of of climate change. (Dinagat Islandstourism development especially the PIO/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
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| APRIL 25-May 1, 2020
