SUMILAO, Bukidnon – Residents of Sitio Laruk, Barangay Kisolon, listen to the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National Community Driven Development (KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP) orientation during the 1st Barangay Assembly held in the last quarter of 2015.

The year 2015 is a year of transition in terms of the coverage, from 19 municipalities to 64 areas; there was a massive pooling of workers to meet the demand of community sub-projects completion. Sumilao is among the new areas of the KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP implementation. The development objective of KALAHI CIDSS is the empowerment of local communities through their involvement in the design and implementation of poverty reduction projects and improved participation in local governance. [Photos by Luigi Carlo A. Sescon, Technical Facilitator, DSWD KALAHI CIDSS, Region X]