Aquino orders study of KALAHI as a national program
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday instructed the Cabinet cluster on human
development for poverty reduction to study the resolution submitted by mayors, people’s
groups and non-government organizations involved in the implementation of KALAHI-CIDSS-
CDD projects urging the national government to adopt the KALAHI-CIDSS-CDD strategy as a
national program.
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Soliman in an interview said the
President wanted the details of the program so the national government can adopt it as a
national strategy for all government agencies in implementing their projects.
Soliman added that the KALAHI-CIDSS strategy of involving the community in the
implementation of pro-poor projects can be adopted by government agencies
In the proposed resolution, the KALAHI-CIDSS Mayors’ Forum said that the KALAHI-CIDSS
Community-Driven Development strategy, which was implemented since 2003 through
community participation in poverty reduction and good local governance activities, is found
to be effective in achieving local service delivery outcomes and best practices in good
governance.
It further said that the KALAHI-CIDSS-CDD strategy complements national government’s
efforts to converge programs and resources intended to support poverty reduction initiatives
at the local level.
KALAHI-CIDSS covers 42 provinces,200 municipalities and 4,583 barangays. Some 5,326
community projects have been built benefiting 1,197,772 households since 2003.
This year, KALAHI-CIDSS will scale up in 374 municipalities through additional funding from
the World bank and the Millennium Challenge Corporation grant. (PIA)
