MORE TRAINING programs poured in insurgent hot-bed barangay here are expected to boost productivity of residents.
The Provincial Government of Davao Oriental recently launched Oplan Maragatas pooling together local and national government services especially the package that the Poverty Reduction Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) had put together to end local communist armed conflict thru Executive Order No. 70 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Leading the group of PRLEC heads of national agencies to the launching, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Secretary Isidro Lapeña expected community folks of Barangay Maragatas in Lupon town to become more productive with the menu of training programs.
He even expressed prospects of building a “productivity center” in the area.
TESDA prioritized provision of construction and agriculture-related training programs.
“This is just the beginning,” he said while also looking at bringing into productive use the wide tracks of land in Barangay Maragatas resided mostly by Mandaya indigenous people (IP).
He suggested a collaborative effort to turn the lands into productive use for household consumption and for eventual income-generating endeavors with private sector partners.
On top of agriculture production training, Lapeña said that TESDA could also bring in carpentry, masonry, electrical training sessions, and that on heavy equipment operation, and shielded metal arc welding or SMAW.
He cited these training as important support to housing projects coming its way to the barangay.
“Lahat ng ito ay ituturo sa inyo nga TESDA. (All of these wil be taught by TESDA),” he said while explaining that TESDA’s programs were in support to the initiative of the provincial government and to the local governments.
He also asked residents present during the launch to tell their neighbors what other training to include and “the government will put efforts together to bring this to you,” he said.
“Iparating sa ating mga kababayan na meron tayong serbisyo,” he said as he relayed the message of President Rodrigo Duterte “to help our fellow Filipinos rise from poverty and for them to live comfortably”.
Meanwhile, Punong Barangay Beverly Rebalde noted transformation in the lives of her fellow barangay residents especially those who were undergoing training sessions of TESDA.
“Naa silay taas nga pang lantaw pagkuman nila aning training, mahimo nila kining source of income ug panginabuhian sa ilang matag pamilya. (They are highly expecting that once done with the training, they can turn this into source of income and livelihood for their families.),” she said.
She said Barangay Maragatas used to be a “no man’s land” as people fear of stepping into it due to high influence of communist terrorist group New People’s Army (NPA) leading to armed conflicts with government forces.
For quite a time in the past, the chaos stalled the development of the barangay making residents unresponsive to the local government.
“Sa pagsige nila ug training, sayo na jud sila naga abot, in the same way sab sa mga meeting, aktibo na sila, ug supportive pud sila. Ang mga parent na mismo mangutana unsay mga programa. (In attending training sessions, they have developed coming early. In the same way with meetings, they’ve become active and supportive. The parent themselves are asking about programs.),” she said in an interview.(By Jeanevive Abangan)
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