Three non-government organizations and local government units in Oriental Negros bagged P200,000 each worth of projects for winning this year's Timbayayong Awards for Outstanding Local Government Unit and Non-Government/People's Organization Partnership. The awardees are the Bayawan Multi-Purpose Agricultural Kilusan Bayan and the city government of Bayawan; St. Catherine Family Helper Project Inc. and the municipal government of Dauin; and the Ting Matiao Foundation and the municipal government of Valencia. The three winning LGUs and NGOs were chosen among seven finalists submitted by the Search Committee headed by Prof. Emervencia Ligutom.

Negros Oriental Network of NGOs executive director Greg Fernandez, Jr. said each winner will receive P200,000 worth of projects to be undertaken by the LGU and its NGO/PO partner. This year's board of judges consisted of Carlos Magtolis Jr., with members Engr. Eduardo Pedrosa, Adriano Gregorio, Dr. Vicente Jurlano, Raul Villanueva and Philippine Information Agency Infocen manager Jennifer Catan-Tilos.

NegorNet spearheads the Timbayayong search in coordination with the provincial government to recognize successful partnerships between LGUs and NGOs or POs, which significantly contributed to local development. The nominees were evaluated on their effective working relationship in local development council and other special bodies, as well as the quality of the process of service delivery to its beneficiaries. Department of Interior and Local Government Region 7 director Rene Burdeos, lauded Gov. George Arnaiz for coming up with the Timabayayong Awards.

Burdeos who said that this program is the first of its kind in the entire country, encouraged Arnaiz to make the Awards the entry of the province in the next Galing Pook Awards.*RG

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