Out of 126 cities in the country, Cadiz City was chosen as one of the top five finalists in the Search for Outstanding Local Government Unit in city category for 2010 National Literacy Award.
Group of evaluators from the National Literacy Coordinating Council headed by Director Emelyn Q. Libunao of the Philippine News Agency and Chairman of the Board of Judges conducted a 2-day final round of evaluation and met with the city officials, department heads, leader of non-government organizations, Dep-Ed officials for final interview and presentation of the project at SP session hall last July 23, 2010.
Director Emelyn Libunao who congratulated Cadiz City as champion for advocating literacy said one of the objectives of the search is to give recognition and honor to all the efforts of the LGU’s who are advocating literacy programs and to generate awareness on how important literacy towards national development. She added that the three areas of evaluation focused on the planning and development, management and implementation and impact of projects in the community.
Newly elected Provincial Board Member Salvador Escalante, Jr. presented and explained the programs undertaken during his term as city mayor through “Project Bading” which means Better Education through Alternative Delivery of Integrated and Nurturing Grassroots Programs conceptualized by the Cadiz City Literacy Coordinating Council (CCLCC).
Some of the projects were establishments of community learning centers in five barangays, Literacy Behind Bars for the inmates, MAGKAKAIBIGAN ALS Mobile Library, Project MMMK for mothers (Manahi,Magluto,Magmasahe Para Kumita), accreditation and equivalency program for OSY, Day Care Centers, Supplemental feeding, TESDA Training, Tindahan Natin Project and Health programs.
City Mayor Dr. Patrick Escalante also cited several additional programs which were Speech Laboratory for English and Call Center Representative Training Center, Gravid Crab Propagation in Brgy. Tiglawigan, Jatropha plantation considered as the largest plantation in the country, Mural paintings on Coastal Habitat Protection & Management, Farmers Integrated Technology Service (FITS), Practical Skills Training, Amlig AMBOK – a disaster preparedness program by the CREATE, Sanitary Landfill, Physical Alternative Therapy, Association of Character Cities and Towns in Occidental Negros (ACCTION), Balay Dalangpan and Child Learning Center.
Members of the evaluators’ team were Dr. Norma Salcedo, Head of LCC Secretariat; Cecelia Soriano, National Coordinator E-Net Phil., Ma. Teresita Manolo, Project Assistant III; and Corazon Polohan, Chief Resource Mobilization Special Project Program.
City Vice Mayor Samson Mirhan; Councilors Dr.Lilia Decolongon, Dr. Abiezer Bacomo, Wilfredo Cervantes, Antonio Lacson III, Bamboo Puey Hinolan and Juan Musa; former Councilor Sofia Prado; City Administrator Atty. Michael Angelo Borromeo; department heads Elena Serenias and Melecio Bacomo; Dr. XZ Dignadice, City Schools Division Superintendent; Dir. Alberto Rico, Executive Director PNU; DILG Officer Danilo Geroso; OIC City Treasurer Cristina Fuentes; and Rolando Gumban and Marissa Delina, NGO, were among those attended the evaluation./*
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