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Outstanding Governorship Award 2017


            The task  of  facilitating the  recovery of  the  province from  the   in  the  province.  These  solutions  include  the  following:  the  construction
        devastation  brought  about  by  the  2015  flashflood  incident  gave  rise  to   of  protective  structures  such  as gabions and  dikes  in critical  areas;
        challenges  particularly  in the  area  of  infrastructure.  In  particular,  the   the  establishment  of  multipurpose  evacuation  centers  in  flood-prone
        waterways in the upland town of Gabaldon were blocked by tons of debris   barangays;  implementation  of  capacity-building measures  for  disaster
        from the Sierra Madre mountains thus putting the residents in greater peril   personnel; the conduct of awareness-raising and community-based disaster
        of flooding and erosion. Concerned about the situation, the Governor acted   preparedness trainings and campaigns; and the institutionalization of a
        with urgency. She personally visiting affected communities and directed   unified protocol for disaster operations.
        the prepositioning of the province’s heavy equipment in critical areas to   In  the  field  of  agriculture,  Governor  Cherry  has  made  sure  the
        respond swiftly to requests for clearing operations.        continous provision of institutional support to the province’s agricultural
            Governor Cherry has since requested for targetted assistance from   sector  thus  sustaining  Nueva  Ecija’s  stature  as  the  foremost  rice  and
        concerned  national  government  agencies  in clearing  the  waterways   onion producing province in the country. Such support consists of well-
        of  Gabaldon.  She has  also  called  for  the  conduct  of  a  more  detailed   placed  agricultural  programs  aimed  at  enhancing productivity  through
        geomorphic study  of  the  affected  areas  to  better  understand  this   technological transfer and other assistive interventions for local farmers.
        phenomenon aggravated by climate change. Meanwhile, she continues to   This goes in tandem with the provincial government’s sustained efforts
        prioritize the dredging and rehabilitation of the affected waterway channels   to propagate proven farming technologies and provide market integration
        while exploring  for  the  possible  relocation  of  the  residents  in affected   and post-harvest support to local farmers.
        barangays and introducing the project on Green Charcoal Technology to   The Governor has also prioritized the acquisition of additional farm
        assist in the rehabilitation of the Dumagat indigenous communities which   tractors to enhance the implementation of the highly successful Ani ng
        were greatly impacted by the floodings.                     Masaganang  Uhay  (AMU) program.  Since its  inception,  the  AMU  has
            In a coordinative meeting convened by the Governor, the Provincial   provided  low-interest  microfinance  assistance  with  corresponding  farm
        Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, the Provincial Planning and   mechanization support to small farmholders, thus significantly reducing
        Development Office, and the Provincial Development Council harmonized   their dependence on usurious loans thereby increasing their income.
        and consolidated priority projects for the enusing years. Included is the   Apart from ensuring that resources are prioritized for more Farm-to-
        setting  up  of  a  P130  Million  fund  for  various  disaster  management  and   Market Roads (FMR), Governor Cherry has also been pushing to take full
        climate-change adaptability related projects in the province.  advantage of the beneficial projects pipelined under the DA’s Philippine
            Governor Cherry’s disaster management framework melds structural   Rural  Development  Program  (PRDP) by satisfactorily  complying with
        and non-structural  solutions  to mitigate the  efffects  of climate change   procurement and implementation standards.


















































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