Agrarian beneficiaries’ coffee product gets FDA
license
By
Nida Grace P. Barcena
TAGBINA,
Surigao del Sur, Sept. 6 (PIA) – The coffee product of Mabuhay Kahayagan Coffee
Growers Cooperative (MKCGC) "CafΓ© de Tagbina" recently got its
License to Operate (LTO) from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) through
the assistance of Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) under the Village Level
Processing Center Enhancement Program (VLPCEP).
According
to DAR-Surigao del Sur Provincial Agrarian Reform Office Information Officer
Myra Yu, the coop is a group of 155 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) who
are producers of robusta variety of coffee, located in Barangay Kahayagan,
Tagbina, Surigao del Sur.
It existed for more than eight years now and a
recipient of various DAR projects, such as tractor, power sprayer and flatbed
dryer under Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity & Economic Support
Service (ARCCESS) program.
Specifically,
MKCGC was a recipient of 2015 Village Level Processing Center Enhancement
Program (VLPCEP). In 2016, MKCGC was also a recipient of Up-Valuing of Agrarian
Reform Beneficiary (ARB) products, Yu said.
"The
DAR personnel on the other hand assisted them in the processing and approval of
their License to Operate from the FDA of their coffee product," Yu added.
Just
last year, MKCGC was identified as one of the direct beneficiaries of the DAR
Project ConVERGE that will cater coffee production and various infrastructure
projects like farm-to-market road and potable water system.
MKCGC
Chairperson Leonardo P. Evangelista acknowledged the efforts and assistance
they received from DAR.
“Dako
among pasalamat sa mga ahensya nga nagtabang aron molambo ang among kooperatiba
ilabi na sa DAR sa pagtabang aron maangkon namo ang among License to Operate
gikan sa FDA (We are thankful to the agencies who are helping our cooperative
specially to DAR for assisting us in acquiring the LTO from FDA)," said
Evangelsita.
Acting
PARPO Victor L. Canda, on the other hand, congratulated the officers and
members for the achievements they achieved.
“Congratulations
to MKCGC for the success of your endeavor. Our office is looking forward that
with the license from FDA, the coop can produce more ground coffee, expand its
market and earn more income for the benefit of the members,” Canda said in his
message during the coops assessment held recently. (PARO-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del
Sur)
LGRRC-Caraga hosts OJT's oral presentation
By Emmylou P. Burias
BUTUAN
CITY, Sept. 6 - The Local Governance Regional Resource Center (LGRRC) XIII
recently served as an avenue for the sharing of learnings of the five
beneficiaries of the 2018 Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG) Caraga On-the-Job-Trainees (OJT) Program here.
Three
graduating Civil Engineering students from Surigao State College of Technology
(SSCT) and one senior Political Science student from St. Paul University
Systems (SPUS), all in Surigao City, presented their actual work
accomplishments, school subjects applied in work setting, and
learnings/reflections on the significance of local governance and public
service from their two-month training with the Department.
The
panel, composed of DILG Caraga assistant regional director Donald A. Seronay,
Local Government Capability Development Division (LGCDD) chief Annabel Yangson,
and Regional Project Development Management Unit (RPDMU) team leader Engr. Jojo
A. Serenado listened intently as the four OJTs took turns presenting and later
interpolated with the students.
SSCT
student Ian Rey D. Arreza, who was assigned at the DILG Agusan del Sur
Province, said his internship opened his eyes to the difficulties and
challenges of engineering field work as he assisted in project inspection and
monitoring activities.
For
her part, Cazyljean P. CasiΓ±o, also of SSCT and assigned at the DILG Province
of Dinagat Islands, shared her realization on the vital role of strict
monitoring on project implementation for sustainability and impact to the
communities.
All
four OJTs expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to perform tasks and
duties relevant to their respective courses, where, each of them was very
grateful for the honorarium they received in the amount of Php10,000 per month.
Seronay
responded that the DILG Caraga OJT Program under the locally-funded projects
(LFPs), which is now on its second year of implementation, aims to enrich the
internship of students by exposure to actual field work and introduction to
local governance.
He
added that with the reciprocal benefits to the partner Local Research
Institutes (LRIs) and the Department, DILG Caraga will endeavor to continue
implementation of the program which is open to financially challenged but
deserving students. (LGOO V, DILG-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: Lungsod ng Tandag handa na sa
pagdiriwang ng 409th anibersaryo at 396th na kapistahan nito
Ni
Nida Grace P. Barcena
LUNGSOD
NG TANDAG, Surigao del Sur, Setyembre 6 (PIA) – Nakahanda na ang lungsod ng
Tandag sa pamumuno ni Mayor Alexander T. Pimentel sa pagdiriwang ng ika-409
anibersaryo at ika-396 na kapistahan nito na may tema “Hiniusang Pangandoy, Hiniusang Lihok Tandag
nga Malambuon, Ugma’ng Masanagon!”
Base
sa ipinadalang imbitasyon sa Philippine Information Agency, Surigao del Sur
Information Center na nakabase sa Tandag, ang pagdiriwang ay bubuksan sa
Setyembre 7 at magtatapos sa Setyembre 10, ang araw ng Kapistahan ng Patron ni
San Nicolas de Tolentino.
Napag
alaman na kaparte ng apat na araw na pagdiriwang ang 6th Sangkaan Festival,
kung saan ito ang mag bibigay kulay sa selebrasyon sa araw ng bespiras nito.
Sa
unang araw ng selebrasyon, my paradang masasaksihan na magsisimula ng alas
siyete ng umaga sa City Park. Ito ay susundan agad ng “PAINSAYAW” (Paindigay sa
Sayaw) –“Latino Dance Contest” na gaganapin sa Tandag City Mega Gymnasium. Sa
hapon naman masasaksihan ng publiko ang mga Larong Pinoy, samantalang pagsapit
ng gabi meron kompetisyon sa Kantahan at Birahe Cha-cha Dance na pagsasalihan
ng 21 ka-barangay na sakop ng lungsod.
Sa
pangalawang araw ng selebrasyon, masasaksihan ang “2nd ATP Triathlon” na
magsisimula ala-siyete ng umaga. Susundan naman ito ng “Kasalan sa Parokya”
kinahapunan na idadaos sa Bagong Katedral ng San Nicolas de Tolentino sa
Baranggay ng Rosario. Sa gabi naman gaganapin ang Koronasyon ng Ginang Parokya
2018 sa Tandag Mega Gymnasium.
Sa
araw ng Besperas, Setyembre 9, sisimulan ang Sangkaan Festival sa pamamagitan
ng Street Showdown bandang ala siyete ng umaga, at sa hapon naman ang
Theatrical Showdown at Sangkaan Festival Queen 2018.
Batay
sa programang ibinahagi, ang pangunahing pandangal na dadalo ay ang
representatnte ng unang distrito sa lungsod ng Davao na si Cong. Karlo Alexei
Nograles na nakatakdang magbibigay ng kanyang mensahe sa gabi ng Bespiras.
Kasabay
nito na masasaksihan ang mga inimbitahang mga selebrite na mgabibigay aliw sa
mga manonood gaya nila ni Vina Morales, Billy Crawford, Inday Garutay, Anton
Diva, Sheree Bautista, at ang Cueshe Band.
Sa araw ng kapistahan nito, magkakaroon
ng misa sa may alas nuybe ng umaga na gaganapin sa bagong Katedral ng San
Nicolas de Tolentino. Sa gabi naman magbibigay aliw sa publiko ang Rave Band at
ang QCS Band na galling pa ng Cebu, at magtatapos ang selebrasyon sa
pamamagitan ng pagpapailaw ng Fireworks sa gaganapin sa Vicente L. Pimentel Sr.
Boulevard, sa syudad ng Tandag. (PIA-Surigao del Sur)
