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Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Social welfare body joins national statistics month
IN LINE with the celebration of the 16th National Statistics Month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 6 held a photo exhibit at the 2nd floor of Gaisano City in La Paz here featuring the different sub-projects implemented in Kalahi-Cidss areas in Western Visayas.
Kalahi-Cidss or Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan: Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services is a program of the National Government aimed to alleviate poverty by empowering the people. Funds for the projects implemented in identified depressed barangays in Iloilo, Capiz and Negros Occidental are sourced out from the $100 million loan from the World Bank.
Among the projects featured during the exhibit include the post-harvest facility in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo; hanging bridge in Jamindan, Capiz; rehabilitation in Maasin, Iloilo; and fishing boat, health station and 2-classroom school building in Carles, Iloilo.
The National Statistics Month is celebrated in October every year pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 647. It aims to promote, enhance and instill nationwide awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of statistics to the different sectors of society, as well as to elicit the cooperation and support of the public in upgrading the quality and standards of statistics in the country.
This year's celebration is anchored on the theme, "Modernizing Agriculture and Fishery Through Quality Statistics. The theme highlights the critical role of quality statistics in the identification, design and implementation of appropriate programs and projects for modernizing the agriculture and fishery sectors of the country. It also supports the continued improvement of the Philippine Agricultural Statistical System. (Press release)
(November 1, 2005 issue)
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