ALABEL, Sarangani (February 18, 2008) – Sarangani's outstanding local governance programs on farm learning and indigenous people are finalists in the Galing Pook Awards.
Awarding ceremonies are scheduled in Malacañang on February 28 with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
One of the finalists is Lamlunay Research and Learning Center (LRLC) of Maitum, a 108-hectare facility that maintains nurseries of fruit trees and other crops and distributes seedlings to barangays.
LRLC demo farms use sloping agricultural land technology. Diversified farming systems are also maintained in the center. Through LRLC, a brainchild of the late Mayor George Yabes, the average family income in barangay Upo has continuously increased from P4,000 in 2004 to P7,000 in 2005, and to P10,000 in 2006.
The other finalist is Gov. Migs Dominguez' Indigenous Peoples Development Program (IPDP). The program worked for the acquisition of IP tenurial instruments in ancestral domains, restoration of the cultural heritage and identity of Sarangani IPs.
The program increased participation of IPs in development, and the provision of socio-economic and environmental services in IP communities.
LRLC and IPDP were picked as among the 19 finalists that were evaluated last year.
It is the municipality of Maitum's third straight year in the Gawad Galing Pook.
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