RDC 6 Search for Best Public Sector Projects in Western Visayas
The Regional Development Council of Region VI (RDC 6) will award the best Public Sector Projects (PSP) implemented in CY 2005. This is the first time that RDC 6 will give cash prizes and certificates of recognition as incentives for public sector agencies in Western Visayas Region to implement programs, projects or activities that have bigger impact or more direct contributions to local and national development objectives and targets.
This is also a pioneering activity of RDC 6 under the leadership of Gov. Salvacion Z. Perez of the Province of Antique. RDC 6 is composed of all the governors, city mayors, mayors of capital towns, heads of regional lines agencies and private sector representatives in Western Visayas Region.
Three major winners in three (3) categories of the public sector: 1) Regional Line Agencies, 2) Provincial and City Government Units, and 3) State Universities and Colleges, shall be awarded cash prizes of P40,000-1st prize; P20,000-2nd prize; and P10,000-3rd prize along with certificates of recognition.
Five (5) highly respected and capable individuals compose the Board of Judges (BOJ): 1) two-term RDC6 Co-Chair Wilfredo Homicillada- chief, 2) former RDC6-Chair and currently Infrastructure Development Committee Chair Engr. Ramon Hechanova, 3) RAFC-Chair and Social Development Committee Chair Florendo Besana, 4) Iloilo CODE-NGO Executive Director Emmanuel Areño, and 5) NEDF Executive Director and Economic Development Committee Co-Chair Roseo Depra. All judges are among the private sector representatives in the RDC 6. The council is composed of 25%-private sector and 75%-public sector representatives.
The judges will select the major winners from the 25 public sector projects that they have chosen from the more than a hundred best-implemented projects submitted for inclusion in the CY 2005 Regional Development Report of the RDC 6. The winners will represent the projects that are unique or best among the good practices in the region which it could be proud of advocating for other regions to emulate. The 25 public sector projects are already considered winners and would at the least receive a Certificate of Recognition from RDC 6. These projects, alphabetically-listed by category and by proponent, are the following:
Provincial and City Government Units:
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Antique -- Country Program for Children
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Bacolod City -- Indigenous Supplementary Mixture Feeding Program
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Capiz -- Drug Management Reform (Parallel Drug Importation) Project
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Himamaylan City -- Relocation and Housing Project
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Iloilo -- Iloilo Dairy (416) Project
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Iloilo City -- Urban Poor Relocation Project
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Kabankalan City -- High Value Vegetable Production Project
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La Carlota City -- High Value Crops Project
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Roxas City -- Establishment of Diwal (Angel Wings shellfish) Sanctuaries through Transplantation
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Sagay City -- Urban Settlement and Housing Site for Government Employees
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Silay City -- Free School Bus Service and Rain Coats Project
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Sipalay City -- Development of Tourism Industry Program
Regional Line Agencies:
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Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources -- Seaweed Development Program in the Province of Guimaras
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Bureau of Internal Revenue -- Operation “Dikit” and Tax Mapping or Tax Compliance Verification Drive
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Department of Health -- TB-DOTS Best Practices Collection Project
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Department of Social Welfare and Development -- KALAHI-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services
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Department of Trade and Industry -- Establishment of Garment Center in the Municipality of Cauayan
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National Economic and Development Authority -- Dovetailing the Monitoring and Evaluation Efforts for the Western Visayas Regional Development Plan (2004-2010)
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National Telecommunications Commission -- NTC on Wheels (Mobile Licensing)
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Philippine Information Agency -- Community Communications Network Program
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Boracay Tourist Oriented Police-Community Oriented Police Project (TOP-COP)
State Universities and Colleges:
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Aklan State University -- State University DYMT Community Radio
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Carlos Hilado Memorial State College -- Design and Production of Selected Farm Implements for Small Scale Sugarcane Farmers of Talisay City
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Negros State College of Agriculture -- Food-Always-in-the-Home (FAITH) Garden Program
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UP in the Visayas -- Development of the UPV Health Service Unit-Miag-ao as a Primary Care Hospital
The judges will short-list these projects, based on table-rating, and will go on field trips to evaluate and validate the written information about the projects. The project visits of the judges will be on May 18-26, 2006. The final results and announcement of winners would be made before the 2nd Quarter Regular Meeting of the RDC 6 in June 2006. National personalities shall be invited to grace the awarding ceremonies.