I do not know how the board hearings went (if they were already done) or will go (if they are to be done still) but how the article was written based on the quoted remarks of BM AE Damalerio seem to imply a "cleansing ritual" that the provincial board wants to do in their hearings, all in the name of DENR.
Second, the issue shouldn't have been all about the government's losing face in the international donor community, but on how the project was implemented.
Third, if indeed SWCF had something to do with the stoppage of the release of grant funds, a more proactive measure is to conduct an independent program evaluation, rather than an inquiry by a provincial board who might not be in the best position to gauge program success.
It is amazing how 'development' and 'development projects' can get so politicized these days. I hear somebody shouting...."But everything is political!"....
Second, the issue shouldn't have been all about the government's losing face in the international donor community, but on how the project was implemented.
Third, if indeed SWCF had something to do with the stoppage of the release of grant funds, a more proactive measure is to conduct an independent program evaluation, rather than an inquiry by a provincial board who might not be in the best position to gauge program success.
It is amazing how 'development' and 'development projects' can get so politicized these days. I hear somebody shouting...."But everything is political!"....