POLANGUI FLOOD WATCH

Movement and Campaign to watch flood for safety, protection of the people and participatory budgeting, monitoring of the

infrastructure project related to flood control program , research

capacity building & empowerment

OBJECTIVES Researches on the

Municipal Ordinances

Monitor the responsiveness of the flood control projects initiated by the Local Government Officials in the 44 Barangays of Polangui, Albay

Educate Riverside Residence to be floor watch advocate and duty brearer.

Initiate livelihood program related to recycle

HISTORYSince time immemorial, flooding is a

natural phenomenon. But July 27, 2011 Polangui Poblacion experienced mud flood and landslide due to heavy rain overnight brought by TYPHOON JUANING. Two casualties , Farm industries decline and damages on infrastructure was noted. The municipality suffered for more or less 3 months with dust and slippery roads and grounds. schools and students suffered too.

  Constituents fear of the situation that history might repeat a disastrous flood.

 

Situation of Polangui River and Factors

adding Flood Control Problem

UNRESPONSIVE Irrigation Project thru the NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION (NIA) Phils. The Irrigation project is worth 5 million unreserving substandard materials and output.Recipeient is MUBIA iNc. a group of farmers.Implemented in 2012-.

PART OF THE RIVER DURING DRY SEASON

WATER LILIES IN THE RIVERS

OCCURRENCE OF FLOOD

Irrigation Project Worth 5 mIllion is not functional.

RESIDENCE AT THE RIVERSIDE

WITH 50 FAMILIES

SPEARHEADING TEAM

Polangui Movement Alliance Towards

Action(PMATA INC.)

FB Page: PMATA INC.

STAKEHOLDERS NGO’S-

-MUBIA Inc (Magurang ,Ubaliw,Basud Irrigators association)

-Maharlika Civicum

-Rural Improvement Club of Napo

-Maynaga Womens Club

-GASULABIDA Inc.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The Target Audience are the RESIDENCE

STAYING at the RIVERBANK/RIVERSIDE & the SCAVENGERS

HOW TO PARTNER

1. Sent a LETTER of INTENT to conduct an Information Dissemination Campaign

2. Content of the Information Dissemination:

-What Citizen Engagement mean?

-What forms of Citizen Engagement to do?

-Benefits of Citizen Engagement and its Empowerment.

-the Participation in the LGU

- about the FLOOD WATCH initiative

ICT & NON- ICT ACCOUNTABILITY

ENHANCING CAPABILITY APPROACHES

Conduct INFO-DISSEMINATION CAMPAIGN about the FLOOD WATCH on Field

Website Blogging

RISK & OPPORTUNITIES

Risk-distortion and misallocation of public monies, projects are not repsonsive not a helped but a burden to the taxpayers anf problem of society as whole

Opportunities-Participatory Budgeting, Monitoring and timely feedback to Local Government Officials of Polangui, Albay, Philippines.-Public expenditures are a powerful tool to guarantee access to essential goods and services for all strata of society

TOOLS SOCIAL AUDITING

Scoring Cards -is to monitor outcomes. Ways of getting citizens to actually see whether the service has been delivered and met the policy goals that it set out to do.Monitoring is base from JMC NO. 5 (DBM-DILG-DSWD & nAPC