ALAMINOS CITY—Four local government units (LGUs) in western Pangasinan have formalized the integration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in their annual investment plan for 2012.

Alaminos City and the municipalities of Bani, Burgos and Dasol have allocated funds for various MDG-related programs and projects from their respective 20 percent development funds next year.

Roland Cabigas, managing director of the La Liga Policy Institute said the three municipalities alone have set aside almost P200 million for MDG projects, which are geared towards improving the delivery of basic social services for the poorest of the poor in their respective localities.

Alaminos City, the biggest of the four LGUs, allocated P112 million, representing 35.5 per cent of the city’s P315 million proposed budget for next year.

Bani’s allocation is P61.5 million; Burgos, P13.7 million; and Dasol, P10.3 million.

“The integration of the MDGs in the AIP for 2012 concretized the commitment of the concerned LGUs towards achieving the MDG by 2015, especially because it came at a time when the LGUs are experiencing huge cuts in their internal revenue allotment,” said Alaminos Mayor Hernani A. Braganza, concurrent secretary general of the League of Cities of the Philippines.

Citizens’ groups took part in the planning process, including the budget appropriation after the identification of important MDG programs and projects that will best boost the chances of the LGUs in achieving their local MDGs.

La Liga, a development policy research and advocacy non-government organization, facilitated the process of budget-tagging the MDG-related programs and projects.

The MDG targets, based on a commitment signed by several countries, include   programs and projects related to the eradication of extreme poverty, promote universal primary education and maternal health, as well as ensure environmental sustainability.

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