CATUBIG, Northern Samar -- A community-based skills training program initiated by the
Philippine Army’s 20th Infantry Battalion, Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA) and local government unit of Las Navas, in this
province is now benefitting 128 residents.
Various livelihood activities were launched following the
training culmination last January 29 at the Las Navas Agro-Industrial School in
Las Navas town.
These include livestock and poultry production, swine
raising, vegetable planting, sewing, bread and pastry making, and motorcycle
engine repair
Some 128 local beneficiaries from the towns of Catubig and
Las Navas, Northern Samar successfully
completed the training requirements for National Certification Level II.
The beneficiaries received “Pangkabuhayan Starter Tool Kits”
during their graduation as a jump-start to uplift their livelihood and economic
condition.
They extended appreciation for the soldier’s best
initiatives on poverty alleviation.
“We cannot always wait for what the government can provide
us, rather, we can better help others by teaching them how to fish. In this
way, the attainment of success and resolution of social issues will be
resolved,” said 20th IB commander Lt. Col. Hilarion Palma.
The military has vowed to get closer to the hearts of people
in Northern Samar as the bring all the
government programs, which is “anchored on a people-centered, comprehensive and
sustainable approach toward the attainment of their core purpose in serving the
people and securing the land.”
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=857185
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