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The Purok System for Efficient Delivery of Basic Services and Community Development” “UTILIZING THE PUROK SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF BASIC SERVICES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT” “OUR WAY IN SAN FRANCISCO” OUR VISION “A PLACE TO LIVE, THE PLACE TO VISIT.” The Purok System – How did it start ? HEALTH & NUTRITION AGRICULTURE & LIVELIHOOD SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION & MANAGEMENT / ? /ENVIRONMENTAL PUROK READING OUR CENTER - 1953 TOURISM & WOMEN CHALLENGE & CHILDREN ONLY ABOUT EDUCATION Organized by – DepEd INFRASTRUCTURE Focused on Education Literacy Classes YOUTH & SPORTS DEVELOPMENT The Purok System – How was it energized? HEALTH & NUTRITION AGRICULTURE & LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION & SOLID WASTE MNGT. PEACE & ORDER / DRR/Environment TOURISM & WOMEN PUROK HALL - 2004 & CHILDREN Adopted by - LGU INFRASTRUCTURE YOUTH & SPORTS DEVELOPMENT HOW WE ORGANIZE OURSELVES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE MUNICIPAL MAYOR CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR OVERALL COORDINATOR PUROK PUROK PUROK PUROK PUROK PUROK COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR NORTH DISTRICT NORTH DISTRICT CENTRAL DISTRICT CENTRAL DISTRICT SOUTH DISTRICT SOUTH DISTRICT 21 Puroks 21 Puroks 18 Puroks 19 Puroks 21 Puroks 20 Puroks PUROK ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE NAME OF BARANGAY BARANGAY CAPTAIN BARANGAY HALL NAME OF SITIO BARANGAY KAGAWAD PUROK HALL NAME OF PUROK PUROK PRESIDENT SET OF OFFICERS PUROK PUROK PUROK PUROK PUROK PUROK PUROK KAGAWAD KAGAWAD KAGAWAD KAGAWAD KAGAWAD KAGAWAD PUROK KAGAWAD KAGAWAD COMMITTEE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON ON ON ON ON ON DISASTER COMMITTEE ON EDUC. & TOURISM & YOUTH & HEALTH & AGRICULTURE RISK ON FINANCE, SOLID WASTE REDUDCTION WOMEN/ INFRASTRUCTURE SPORTS BUDGET& NUTRITION & LIVELIHOOD MNGT. / ENVIRONMENT CHILDREN DEV’T APPROPRIATION HOW A PUROK SYSTEM WORKS? Election Purok Meeting and General Assembly Weekly Meeting of Purok Coordinators RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES Efficient delivery of the LGU and NGO - led programs and services: Satisfied and Happy Communities. RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES HEALTH AND NUTRITION IMMUNIZATION Regular Check Up for Pregnant Women PABASA sa Nutrisyon Feeding of malnourished children RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES AGRICULTURE AND LIVELIHOOD Backyard Garden RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES FARMER’S SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAM RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES FISHING and COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES SOLI - SOLI BAMBOO STRIPS RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES EDUCATION & ECO WASTE MANAGEMENT RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES DISASTER RISK REDUCTION & MANAGEMENT/ ENVIRONMENT TREE PLANTING COASTAL CLEAN UP BIRD SANCTUARY MARINE SANCTUARY RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES TOURISM BAKHAW LAKE DANAO TIMOBO CAVE LAKE DANAO SANTIAGO BAY SOLI – SOLI FESTIVAL MANGODLONG RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S WELFARE RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES INFRASTRUCTURE RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES 7000 6000 5000 Total Number 4000 of Children Weighed 3000 No. of Below 2000 Normal Weight Children 1000 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 STATISTICAL DATA ON BELOW NORMAL WEIGHT CHILDREN (0 – 6 YEARS OLD) RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES 10,000 Total No. of 9,000 Household 8,000 7,000 6,000 No. of 5,000 Household 4,000 Complying 3,000 SWS 2,000 No. of 1,000 Household Not 0 Complying 2003 2005 2007 SWS IMPLEMENTATION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR INITIATIVES NO. OF CASES FILED TYPE OF CASES 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER MURDER 0 2 0 1 HOMICIDE 2 2 0 1 ROBBERY 4 3 3 0 THEFT 8 9 6 5 PEACE AND ORDER SITUATION CRIME RATE FOR THE YEAR 2008 OUR SUSTAINABILITY MECHANISMS… PUROK FINANCE, BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION OUR SUSTAINABILITY MECHANISMS… PUROK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OUR SUSTAINABILITY MECHANISMS… BRGY. RESOLUTION PUROK PERFORMANCE FOR THE AWARD ASSESSMENT SYSTEM - CRITERIA FOR THE BEST PUROK STRENGTHENING THE PUROK SYSTEM… SANGGUNIANG BAYAN SESSION MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 2007-045 OUR PLACE… OUR HOME…OUR FUTURE OUR PLACE… OUR HOME…OUR FUTURE OUR PLACE… OUR HOME…OUR FUTURE THANK YOU! YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO OUR SAN FRANCISCO… ALY A. ARQUILLANO Municipal Mayor.
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