Hidalgo: Progressive programs for the citizens of Mindanao

I AM very impressed with this new program for the indigenous peoples of Mindanao. It is crafted through the leadership of Cherry Ann Codilla. She revealed that the Indigenous Peoples' Desk for six tribes at Southern Philippine Medical Center is operational now. A liaison officer per tribe will assist the patient's needs. The six tribes include the Ata Tribe, Bagobo-Klata, Matigsalug, Ovu Manuvu, Tagabawa, and Kagan Tribe. Other tribes can be helped by seeking assistance from them. The liaison persons can ask help from various government agencies like the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), Lingap para sa Mahirap, Department of Social Welfare (DSWD), office of the Official Assistant to the President (OSAP). There is an adviser for every desk who will assist the beneficiaries to get what they need. The socio-economic status of applicant can be obtained from their Barangay.

Hospitalized patients in Private Hospitals can also seek help here. Satellite offices will be available for help in Calinan District and Toril. Those chosen for help are given free accommodations in boarding homes, water, and food.

The other commendable assistance by a private company is given by an Aboitiz firm. This will implement P10 million worth of community projects in 2018. The beneficiaries will sign Memorandums for terms of Agreements. Aboitiz subsidiary Therma South Inc. and Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. will implement 10 cooperative projects on social responsibility. One project is the fly ash brick project. This will recycle the thermal plant ash by - product mixed with the community waste matters to be processed into eco -bricks walls and pavers.

The Company will also refurbish Binugao Health Center, support the Bantay Dagat community teams, provide Medical needs of a science laboratory to Inawayan National High School, and the purposive college scholarship program.

DOST introduced a new wastewater filtration technology. All waste water from slaughter houses are collected and passed through halophytic system filters. The water is not for drinking but will serve well for watering plants and cleaning machines and vehicles.

Contributions to modern farming techniques are done in the planting of garlic and onions in the Cordillera regions. In the banana plantations, new techniques are introduced to grow healthy bananas free from pests. They introduced new versatile machinery in planting rice and corn. No manual labor is involved. The automatic machines have diggers and soil preparation, holes are dug followed with the dropping of rice or corn seedlings all loaded in the machine. Last is the watering gadget which uniformly water the plants.

NEDA bats for new renewable energy source. The traditional source, coal, Is contributing to the unhealthy global warming phenomenon. Solar energy is first in consideration. We are in a tropical country and we have sunshine all year round. My foreigner friend said, I love your country for its forever summer. Solar energy is free, it is pollutant free. Initial installation of your apparatuses' expenses is worth it. Our house in Davao has solar energy available all the time. The energy can be stored in batteries for use at night time. Solar panels were placed on our roof and the apparatus in a corner near our kitchen. All are automatically recording the needed information. Try this.

Other sources of energy are available. The biogas generator, the bagasse, the natural clean oil can be done in your home.

The Biosystems Engineering summit was held in Mindanao. There were some 1,500 participants, scientists, engineers, and students in the summit. They were given insights in innovations, developments and trends of agricultural and biosystems concerning agricultural machineries, post harvest and Agro processing, renewable energy, agricultural structures for irrigation, and soil and water conservation and management.

I have exhausted all present endeavors of our citizens on the possibilities of progress. Remember we have so many more waiting to be discovered by citizens if they are resourceful.

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