The Millenium Development Goal Fund Project (MDGF) 1919 funded by the Spanish government and managed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) through the DILG as its implementing partner turned over four (4) personal computers to the municipalities of Basud and Capalonga in Camarines Norte and Garchitorena and Siruma in Camarines Sur on June 11, 2010 at Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City. Seven Global Positioning System Devices (GPS) were also turned over to the DILG Region V, the  provinces of Camarines Sur an Camarines Norte and four LGU beneficiaries. Moreover, the hardware package also comes with technical skill-upgrading in research and information technology. Trainings and capacity-building for water and sanitation teams in the field of information and communication and program management are set in the next few months. Relevant software packages to assist municipalities in developing their own municipal water sector plan are also to be distributed.

The computers and GPS hardware were distributed to LGU beneficiaries to allow them undertake their baseline survey on water and sanitation (WATSAN). The equipment are primarily for use by the DILG and Municipal WATSAN teams in the conduct of baseline survey and other components of the program such as municipal water supply, sewerage and sanitation sector plan, capacity assessment, monitoring and evaluation, information, education communication (IEC) development. Present to receive the equipment were Capalonga Mayor Ernesto M. Jalgalado, Siruma Mayor Nonito M. Vier, Garchitorena Vice Mayor  Estrella  A. Racelis  and the  MPDC of Basud, Camarines NorteRosalie O. Lopez. The local officials present signed the Memorandum of Acceptance and expressed commitment to the program. The provincial government of Camarines Sur was represented by PPDO Ed Caceres and received the equipment for and in behalf of Gov. Luis Raymund Villafuerte. DILG Camarines Norte Provincial Director Robin Mercado received the equipment for and in behalf of Gov. Edgardo A. Tallado. — AO IV Ma. Grace Joy U. Tango