Thursday, March 26, 2009

KPIP in Pikit

For the first time since Pikit officially joined the PALMA Alliance, its turn to become recipient of the Kabalikat PALMA Infrastructure Project (KPIP) rolled into action on January 12, 2009. It is to be noted that the official signing between the PALMA Board and Pikit Mayor Sumulong Sultan took place on September 29, 2008 during the 59th founding anniversary of the town of Pikit. With the entry of Pikit into the PALMA Alliance, it shall henceforth become PPALMA Alliance.

Under the KPIP concept, the 6-member LGU alliance share equipments and take turns in playing host. The host municipality takes to use all the available equipments for road maintenance and/or rehabilitation for 21 days subject to be extended when extremely necessary upon approval of the PPALMA Development Board. All the Mayors are members of the Board.

The KPIP in Pikit took action from January 12 to 31, 2009. This has enabled the municipal government to rehabilitate more than 80 kilometers of major farm-to-market roads at very minimal costs. Under the KPIP, a kilometer of road repair/maintenance costs only P40,000 as the host LGU spends only for fuel, lubricants, maintenance, Drivers and Helpers food and honoraria. The same program of work would cost P400,000 when undertaken by a private contractor. This cost-saving bayanihan project concept has earned for PPALMA national recognition when it was given the Galing Pook Award (an award given in recognition of LGU best practices) by the President.

Congratulations!! Go, PPALMA, Go..!

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Sulong Pikit

The title of this blogsite 'Sulong Pikit' is actually the development slogan of the municipality of Pikit, North Cotabato. This has been the political battlecry of the incumbent Mayor Sumulong K. Sultan when he first ran for the position in May 2007. Apparently 'sulong' - a Tagalog term for 'advance or move forward' was taken from the rootword of the Mayor's first name 'Sumulong'.

'Sulong Pikit' shall henceforth become the official blogsite of the LGU of Pikit, North Cotabato. It shall primarily become one of the major source of information for news-worthy events and activities undertaken or being undertaken by the municipal government, either solely or in partnership with higher level LGUs or non-governmental organizations (NGOs), national government agencies (NGAs) and foreign development institutions (FDIs).

Sulong Pikit..!

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