BY: RIZALIE A. CALIBO
SIQUIJOR, July 15 (PIA)—The province of Siquijor recently created the Provincial Program Management and Implementing Unit (PPMIU) to serve as the local implementing body for the implementation of the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP).
Siquojor governor Zaldy Villa signed an Executive Order creating the PPMIU as the principal mechanism through which the provincial government shall seek multi-sectoral inputs, advise, and assist on matters related to climate-smart agriculture, infrastructure facilities and sustainable development in the island.
Siquijor is selected as one to the six provinces in the country under the PRDP-Global Environment Facility that will strengthen the conservation of the coastal and marine resources base through biodiversity conservation and fisheries resources management, says Department of Agriculture (DA) provincial agriculture technology coordinating officer Bernadith Bunado in a PRDP briefing earlier.
It also hopes to enhance LGU institution, technical management and financial capabilities and environment government system, she said.
The PPMIU is composed of the Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator as its head, under which are the coordinating agencies, PPMIU Secretariat, the i-plan unit headed by the PPDO, i-build unit by the provincial engineer’s office, i-reap unit by the provincial veterinary’s office, and co-headed by the office of the provincial and municipal agriculturists and the i-support unit headed by the provincial budget officer.
Under the i-support unit are the monitoring and evaluation, procurement, social and environmental safeguard and information, education, advocacy and communication sub-units.
PRDP is a six-year national government platform for an inclusive, value-chain oriented, and climate resilient agriculture and fishery sector.
It is the upscale version of the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) where new innovations are introduced to address the present demand of times especially climate changes to make rural development more effective. (mbcn/RAC/PIA7-Siquijor)