NAPC, Iligan ink deal for poverty alleviation application ...

CAGAYAN DE ORO metropolis--The local govt of Iligan city and the national Anti-Poverty fee has (NAPC) signed Friday a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for a 5-12 months poverty alleviation program below the "Sambayanihang Serbisyong Sambayanan (SSS)."

Signatories have been NAPC Secretary Noel okay. Felongco and Iligan city Mayor Celso Regencia who pointed out the settlement would ensure the convergence of the govt's anti-poverty programs in partnership with LGUs.

"With NAPC at our returned, we can now not go off beam in our get to the bottom of to assist stamp out poverty," Regencia talked about.

NAPC has predicted a gradual boost of center type-dominated cities in Mindanao, including Iligan metropolis, as more local government units have embraced the want for convergent efforts in addressing poverty.

Felongco referred to the S SS program is in line with the Duterte administration's thrust to reduce poverty incidence in the island to 14% through 2022.

Early closing month, the Iligan city government signed a separate MOA with NAPC that would ensure the beginning of govt services to informal settlers during the fielding of "Kasambayanihan" volunteers.

Augustus Tapia, NAPC head of operations in Mindanao, referred to the MOA that Felongco and Regencia signed was the third of its form within the island, adding that the company is working at signing five more MOAs for every of the 5 regions in Mindanao by the conclusion of the yr.

The MOA with Iligan city provides guidelines for imposing the SSS application to be sure that casual settlers can entry dwelling, livelihood, and employment alternatives.  

executive statistics demonstrate that eight of the 10 provinces in the Philippines the place poverty incidence is high are located in Mindanao.

In Northern Mindanao, the province of La nao del Norte has a poverty incidence of 19 percent as of 2018 compared to 37 % in 2015. (PNA)