Bunawan bags undergo product enhancement to attract
more buyers
BUNAWAN, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 22 - Eighteen (18)
Indigenous Peoples (IPs) from the municipalities of Bunawan (15) and Loreto (3)
have been trained to upgrade the quality of their handcrafted bags made of
water hyacinth, romblon and rattan which are abundant in their respective
localities.
In an earlier product mapping and site visit by
Negosyo Center (NC) Bunawan staff, it was noted that the bags being produced
needed further enhancement to attract more buyers and be promoted to other
market outlets.
In partnership with the Panaghiusa Alang sa
Kaugalingnan ug Kalingkawasan (PASAKK) Inc., the Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI) Agusan del Sur (AdS) thru NC-Bunawan conducted recently the
Product Development Clinic (PDC) held at the BMADMCI Heritage Center in
Bunawan.
The PDC was actually a follow-up training of the
water hyacinth basic weaving, bleaching, dyeing and leathering which was
conducted in August last year.
The Cliniquing covered: 1) upgrading on weaving
techniques, 2) execution of five (5) designs and 3) product pricing and
costing.
Gina Bagasbas, a local designer, who hails from
Bunawan was tapped as trainer together with Marivel Tura, a weaving expert in
the province.
It was agreed that the three executed designs shall
be showcased during the "Buy Caraga by Caraga" regional trade fair in
Butuan City this May.
Teodoro Granada, the Public Employment Service
Office (PESO) officer of Bunawan expressed their office' support saying they
can provide assistance to the group but they need to be organized as a
qualified beneficiary first.
An amount of 750,000 can be allocated for
handicraft production, he added. (DTI-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Negosyo Center Bayugan equips PWDs on simple
bookkeeping, record keeping
BAYUGAN CITY, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 22 - The Negosyo
Center (NC) in Bayugan City has recently equipped the 45 members of Persons
with Disability of Bayugan City Federation Incorporated (PeWDBaFI) on the
basics of simple bookkeeping and record keeping.
PeWDBaFI is a proponent of a Shared Service
Facility (SSF): Metal Craft and Furniture Shop thru the Bottom-up-Budgeting
(BuB) project.
Merlie D. PeΓ±alver, the resource person, shared
with the group the basic records they should maintain, the preparation of
income statement, the trial balance and balance sheet so financial status of
the organization is in-place. Their learning was also applied through a workshop.
“We are very thankful of the new knowledge, even if
I could not absorb all but at least we have in our group who can understand
easily, which is very important in our organization,” shared Zaldy Claba,
member of the organization.
Also, Elphie Plaza, NC counselor, together with the
City Social Welfare Development Officer Marilou Aquino of the Local Government
Unit of Bayugan City, facilitated the activity. (DTI-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan
del Sur)
