Livelihood skills training up for far-flung communities in AgNor town
By 1Lt.
Roel T. Maglalang
BUENAVISTA,
Agusan del Norte, Feb. 1 – The Army’s 23rd Infantry (Masigasig) Battalion
(23IB), together with the local government unit (LGU) of Nasipit through the
Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Arm Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) and the
Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) conducted a
meeting recently in preparation for the implementation of a series of skills
training in Barangays Camagong and Jaguimitan in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte.
The
said meeting was also attended by the different line agencies of the
government, the Philippine National Police (PNP) together with the members of
the Barangays Councils of Camagong and Jaguimitan.
Nasipit
town Mayor Enrico Corvera facilitated the meeting and pledged his full support
to the planned activities.
The
series of livelihood skills training to be conducted by the Technical Education
Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) are aimed to develop self-reliant,
resilient, and sustainable communities through a harmonized and culturally
responsive development programs in support of the implementation of Executive
Order No. 70 or the Whole of Nation Approach to end the local communist armed
conflict.
“I
personally express my gratitude to the Provincial Director of TESDA in Agusan
del Norte (TESDA-ADN) for his untiring support to the Local Government of
Nasipit,” Corvera said.
He also
emphasized that the upcoming activities will help uplift the economic living
conditions of the residents in Barangays Camagong and Jaguimitan.
“These
programs and livelihood training activities by TESDA, in partnership with the
MTF-ELCAC and the 23IB, will help end the communist insurgency through the
delivery of basic services and development initiatives for the local
residents,” Corvera said.
Lt. Col. Julius Cesar C. Paulo, the Commander of the 23IB commended the MTF-ELCAC members for their untiring pursuit to save their communities from the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) Terrorists (CNTs). (CMO Officer, 23IB PA/PIA Agusan del Norte)
