P5.8M Isolation Facility turned over to Pasil LGU

Pasil, Kalinga – The municipality has recently acquired its own 10-bedroom Municipal Isolation Facility with the turn-over of the P5,847,650.00 worth building to the Pasil Local Government Unit through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) on August 26, 2021.

From the total amount, KALAHI-CIDSS Grant Community allotted P5,786,400.00 of the total cost of the construction, while the Municipal LGU of Pasil shouldered P61, 250.00 as counterpart.

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Rea Peñaflor and DSWD-CAR Director Arnel Garcia turned over the facility to Pasil LGU under the leadership of Mayor Alfredo Malannag Jr.

Peñaflor, in her message, commended the LGU for their support as manifested in the allocation of their counterpart, while she lauded the concerted efforts of the community in building the isolation facility located at Guina-ang, Pasil.

The construction started on November 23, 2020, and was completed on December 31, 2020.

Each of the 10 bedrooms is equipped with a comfort room, electric fan, television, and durabox.

Mayor Malannag relates that the program empowered the volunteers in the community, turning them to be assets of the locality, assuring that he will continue to support community-driven development with enhanced participation, transparency, and accountability.

The mayor has so far reached five cycles of KALAHI-CIDSS implementation under his administration.

The Isolation Facility was implemented under KALAHI-CIDSS, a poverty alleviation program of the National Government implemented by DSWD.

Congressman Mangaoang’s support to Community Driven Development Bill

Regie Wacas of the Office of the Congressman stated on his Facebook post that “while the KALAHI-CIDSS will soon see termination being a special program, our Congressman Allen Jesse Capuyan Mangaoang is batting for its institutionalization through the Community-Driven Development Bill he filed in congress as main author.”

Wacas graced the event along with Forrest Tabbang of the same office to represent the solon.

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P5.8M Isolation Facility turned over to Pasil LGU

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