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Program participants from Sumile SLP Association of Butuan City in Agusan del Norte receives the second place award under the Market Category.

BUTUAN CITY – Program participants and beneficiaries, partner-stakeholders, and staff of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the DSWD Field Office Caraga convened for the Pag-Ila 2023: Pagkilala sa mga Natatanging Kalahok at Kasapi ng SLP at Dottie’s Place Hotel, Butuan City, on December 20, 2023.

The activity is an annual program event that primarily aims to acknowledge the wins and gains of the program, commend the partnership and commitment of the various stakeholders to SLP, and recognize the efforts of the program staff. For 2023, SLP also included the recognition of SLP associations and individual beneficiaries whose livelihood projects were thriving.

Regional Director Mari-Flor Dollaga, together with OIC-Assistant Regional Director for Operations Jean Paul Parajes and Assistant Regional Director for Administration Tristan Telen, graced the event and personally handed the awards and recognition to beneficiaries, partners, and staff.

DSWD Field Office Caraga Regional Director Mari-Flor Dollaga gives an inspiring message to the program staff of the Sustainable Livelihood Program during the Pag-Ila 2023: Pagkilala sa mga Natatanging Kalahok at Kasapi ng SLP at Dottie’s Place Hotel, Butuan City on December 20, 2023.

Director Dollaga praised the program’s workforce in her message for doing their jobs vigorously and ensuring swift service delivery, especially during disasters. She also emphasized the need to strengthen the program’s advocacy efforts and highlight the program participants’ hope and change stories.

In the morning, DSWD-SLP handed the “Gawad Ani” to associations served by the program through its different project portfolios for being the most outstanding recipients in their chosen commodity, such as Serbis at Libot, Market, Transform, and Lupa ATBP. The program also awarded the most outstanding Livelihood Assistance Grant recipients the same award.

Below are the awardees of each category:

GAWAD ANI: Most Outstanding Livelihood Assistance Grant Beneficiary (Individual Awards)

  • Virginia Gales (Salabat Making)/Bayabas, Surigao del Sur
  • Leonila Duero (Banana Chips)/Cantilan, Surigao del Sur
  • Catherine Oposa (Street Food Vending)/Bislig City, Surigao del Sur
  • Enrico Villaren (General Merchandise)/Tagbina, Surigao del Sur
  • Fernando Otagan (Snack House)/San Agustin, Surigao del Sur

Market (Group Awards) Category

  • GAWAD ANI: First Place – Trinidad SLP Association (General Merchandise)/Surigao City, Surigao del Norte
  • Second Place – Sumile SLPA (General Merchandise)/Butuan City, Agusan del Norte
  • Third Place – Padiay Self Employment Assistance Kaunlaran (General Merchandise)/Sibagat, Agusan del Sur

Serbis at Libot (Group Awards) Category

  • GAWAD ANI: First Place – Simbalan Rubber Farners Association, Inc (Coffee Shop Establishment)/Buenavista, Agusan del Norte
  • Second Place – Madrelino Women’s Organization/Cortes, Surigao del Sur
  • Third Place – Dona Carmen Water Users Association, Inc. (Water Refilling Station)/Tagbina, Surigao del Sur

Transform (Group Awards) Category

  • GAWAD ANI: First Place – Consolacion Agri-Fisheries SLP Association (Bottled Bangus Production)/Dapa, Surigao del Norte
  • Second Place – Sison Tart Production SLP Association (Tart Production)/Sison, Surigao del Norte

Lupa ATBP (Group Awards) Category

  • GAWAD ANI: First Place – Anunang Fisherfolks SLP Association (Bangus Production)/Barobo, Surigao del Sur

On top of the program participants, the program also recognized partners from the public and private sectors and gave the Kabalikat Award and certificates of recognition.

Partners from the Armed Forces of the Philippines 60th and 23rd Infantry Battalion receive the Kalablikat Award for being one of the most outstanding partners under the public sector of the DSWD-SLP for 2023.

A signing of the memorandum of understanding between the DSWD and partner private banks, namely Enterprise Bank, Mindanao Cooperative Consolidated Bank, First Consolidated Bank, and Cantilan Bank, Inc., also took place during the ceremony. The memorandum aims to strengthen the ties of the Field Office with the banks to ensure that the program participants will have easier access and more convenient transactions in managing their funds, especially during project turnovers.

Regional Director Mari-Flor Dollaga leads the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the Field Office Caraga and partner private banks during the Pag-Ila 2023.

SLP continues to be the capability-building of the department that aims to uplift the living conditions of the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged individuals and communities by enhancing their skills and maximizing available resources in their localities that will lead to thriving livelihoods. (Social Marketing Section/DSWD Field Office Caraga)

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