Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Task Force-ELCAC continues to make a difference in hinterland folks’ lives

From the Philippine Information Agency (Jan 8, 2020): Task Force-ELCAC continues to make a difference in hinterland folks’ lives (By PIA-8)

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TACLOBAN CITY, Jan 7 (PIA) -- For the 361 residents of Barangay Hibacaan in the remote, landlocked town of San Jose de Buan in Samar province, January 4, 2020 was a special day.

It was the graduation day for some 74 residents who were given the opportunity to be trained on Organic Hogs Raising, Organic Fertilizer Production and Bread Making.

This will provide them livelihood oppotunities for sustainable income or supplemental income, thanks to the Samar Provincial Task Force-ELCAC Poverty Reduction Livelihood and Employment Cluster headed by TESDA Samar and the San Jose de Buan Municipal Task Force-ELCAC.

On this day, the Cluster members had to travel two and a half hours from Catbalogan to San Jose de Buan town proper and another 25 minutes to Hibacaan.

At the Hibacaan Covered Court, the candidates for graduation, 24 for Bread Making, 25 for Production of Organic Fertilizer and 25 for Organic Hog Raising, were waiting.

The Graduation Ceremony with the Distribution of Allowance for the participants and Distribution of Tool kits for Organic Fertilizer Production was participated by TESDA Samar headed by Engr. Enrico C. Banario, Provincial Director; DepEd; SOS Children's Village Calbayog; LGU of San Jose de Buan, Samar headed by Mayor Joaquin R. Elizalde; 801st Infantry Brigade under Col. Camilo Z. Ligayo, Commander, together with the 87IB under Lt. Col. Reynaldo B. Balido Jr, Commander.

The tool kits which were distributed to each graduates of Organic Fertilizer Production consist of 1 pc Knapsack sprayer, 1 pc Weighing scale, 1 pc Shovel, 1 pc spading fork, 1 pc Sprinkles and 1 pc Measuring cup.

To recall, the Eastern Visayas Regional Task Force on Ending Local Armed Conflict through the Samar Provincial Task Force, conducted barangay consultation at Barangay Hibacaan, San Jose de Buan, Samar on September 26, 2019.

The barangay consultation was conducted in order to identify and validate the livelihood programs needed by the residents as part of the efforts of the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster of the Task Force through the Samar Provincial Task Force in coordination with the San Jose de Buan Municipal Task Force.

Barangay Hibacaan has been identified as one of the priority areas for convergence in the implementation of the whole of nation approach as mandated by EO No. 70. (PIA-8)

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1032441

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