𝗖𝗙𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻
CFI administered the Oath-Taking Ceremony of the newly convened Peoples Organizations (POs) in Culion, Palawan as part of CFI’s thrust of strengthening grassroots participation in nation-building. The event held at Bayanihan Hall, Barangay Balala, Culion, Palawan, on August 20, 2024 was attended by the Trustees of CFI, led by its Chairperson and President, Mr. Alberto A. Lim and Ms. Maria Aurora F. Tolentino, respectively. One of the CFI’s Trustees and the “returning son of Culion”, Mr. Alejandro Aquino, also attended the event. From the side of the local government unit (LGU) of the municipality, members of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) as well as municipal employees graced the occasion.
During the event, Mr. Lim highlighted the roles of POs in driving bottom-up approaches to attain inclusive growth and sustainable development for the municipality. Mr. Lim remarked that an “empowered PO is a strategic partner in ensuring the continuity and scalability of the Foundation’s projects on health, environment, and community development given their strong community presence, an armament of local knowledge and expertise, and shared social relationships with the
community”.
The ceremony was punctuated with the inspirational messages delivered by Ms. Tolentino, SB – Hon. Lagrosa and Hon. Alcantara, representatives of Mayor De Vera, and Mr. Aquino. The ceremonial awarding of livelihood projects to the POs and the renewal of partnership between CFI and the Culion LGU also formed part of the highlights of the ceremony.
