BARANGAY AMGUHAN, Baybay City, Aug. 10 (PIA) -- The hinterland Barangay of Amguhan, in Baybay City, Leyte, home to some families of Inopacan Purging victims, was the venue of a convergence activity, a tangible manifestation of the whole-of-nation approach, on August 10, 2020.
After what seemed to be a very long and winding travel, several government agencies, Local Government Units, Government Military forces and victims’ families from seven barangays of Baybay, Inopacan and Mahaplag, reached the Amguhan Barangay Covered Court for the opening ceremonies for various livelihood trainings, granting of financial assistance and other benefits, a continuation of the support being given to the families of the Inopacan Purging victims.
This convergence effort started since the RTF8-ELCAC Special Convergence Mission on October 29, 2019 which was attended by Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr., National Security Adviser and Vice Chairperson of the National Task Force-ELCAC, and Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario, Cabinet Officer for Regional Development in Eastern Visayas and Chair of the Regional Task Force 8-ELCAC.
Baybay City Mayor Jose Carlos L. Cari warmly welcomed the guests and the beneficiaries.
Baybay City Mayor Jose Carlos L. Cari during answers questions from the media during the convergence activity in Brgy. Amguhan, Baybay City., August 10. ((Raul Tiozon/PIA-8)
He disclosed that the City of Baybay fully supports the President’s EO 70 and the Task Force-ELCAC.
“The City Government of Baybay has been giving assistance to the survivors who are situated in four barangays, Amguhan, Monterico, Kabunga-an and Ampihanon,” Mayor Cari said.
For Amguhan, the City Government has provided fishpond, cacao, vegetables and jackfruit production, goat dispersal, all for the livelihood of the beneficiaries who were formed into associations. The City Government is about to start the P3 million concreting of barangay road so that the barangay will be more accessible.
For Monterico, the City Government provided grass cutter, fishpond, swine dispersal, bigasan, feed retailing and sayote production for the livelihood of the beneficiaries. Also, about to start is the concreting of road project in the amount of P3 million.
The beneficiaries from Kabunga-an were given fishpond, swine production and sayote production for their livelihood. Another P3 million road concreting project is about to start in this barangay.
For the beneficiaries from Barangay Ampihanon, the City Government provided fishpond, land preparation using 4-wheel tractor, for the planting of rootcrops and vegetables, bigasan livelihood project in the amount of P100,000, water pump, and hand tractor for the rice fields. The City Government will soon start road concreting in this barangay in the amount of P3 million.
It was learned that the beneficiaries were formed into associations so they can access government assistance.
TESDA Regional Office 8 thru TESDA Leyte awarded skills training to the beneficiaries who were represented by their association presidents and barangay chairpersons.
Awarded to Monterico beneficiaries are skills trainings on Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization; Organic Agriculture Production NCII; Bread and Pastry Production NC II; and Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II.
The beneficiaries from Kabunga-an may avail any of the trainings they are qualified like Organic Agriculture Production NC II; Small Engine Servicing Leading to Motorcycle/Small Engine Servicing NC II; and Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization.
The Barangay Amguhan beneficiaries were awarded scholarships for BPP NC II; Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization; and Organic Agriculture Production NCII.
For Ampihanon beneficiaries, they were awarded trainings on Small Engine; OAP NC II; and Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization.
For the Caulisihan, Inopacan association members, they may avail of any of the trainings they are qualified like Organic Agriculture Production NC II; Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization; or Cookery NC II.
For the San Juan, Mahaplag association members, they were awarded the Organic Agriculture Production NC II training.
TESDA Region 8 Director Dante Navarro said the training cost is more than P3 million and will be facilitated by four partner tech-voc schools. TESDA leads the government agencies included in the PRLEC Cluster which is in charge of poverty reduction and livelihood.
He disclosed that the City of Baybay fully supports the President’s EO 70 and the Task Force-ELCAC.
“The City Government of Baybay has been giving assistance to the survivors who are situated in four barangays, Amguhan, Monterico, Kabunga-an and Ampihanon,” Mayor Cari said.
For Amguhan, the City Government has provided fishpond, cacao, vegetables and jackfruit production, goat dispersal, all for the livelihood of the beneficiaries who were formed into associations. The City Government is about to start the P3 million concreting of barangay road so that the barangay will be more accessible.
For Monterico, the City Government provided grass cutter, fishpond, swine dispersal, bigasan, feed retailing and sayote production for the livelihood of the beneficiaries. Also, about to start is the concreting of road project in the amount of P3 million.
The beneficiaries from Kabunga-an were given fishpond, swine production and sayote production for their livelihood. Another P3 million road concreting project is about to start in this barangay.
For the beneficiaries from Barangay Ampihanon, the City Government provided fishpond, land preparation using 4-wheel tractor, for the planting of rootcrops and vegetables, bigasan livelihood project in the amount of P100,000, water pump, and hand tractor for the rice fields. The City Government will soon start road concreting in this barangay in the amount of P3 million.
It was learned that the beneficiaries were formed into associations so they can access government assistance.
TESDA Regional Office 8 thru TESDA Leyte awarded skills training to the beneficiaries who were represented by their association presidents and barangay chairpersons.
Awarded to Monterico beneficiaries are skills trainings on Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization; Organic Agriculture Production NCII; Bread and Pastry Production NC II; and Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II.
The beneficiaries from Kabunga-an may avail any of the trainings they are qualified like Organic Agriculture Production NC II; Small Engine Servicing Leading to Motorcycle/Small Engine Servicing NC II; and Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization.
The Barangay Amguhan beneficiaries were awarded scholarships for BPP NC II; Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization; and Organic Agriculture Production NCII.
For Ampihanon beneficiaries, they were awarded trainings on Small Engine; OAP NC II; and Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization.
For the Caulisihan, Inopacan association members, they may avail of any of the trainings they are qualified like Organic Agriculture Production NC II; Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization; or Cookery NC II.
For the San Juan, Mahaplag association members, they were awarded the Organic Agriculture Production NC II training.
TESDA Region 8 Director Dante Navarro said the training cost is more than P3 million and will be facilitated by four partner tech-voc schools. TESDA leads the government agencies included in the PRLEC Cluster which is in charge of poverty reduction and livelihood.
TESDA-8 Regional Director Dante Navarro. (Photo by Raul Tiozon/PIA-8)
The Department of Labor and Employment conducted the ceremonial distribution of Financial Assistance to the Amguhan Association in the amount of P997,350 for egg-laying livelihood project; Monterico, P990,600 for farm machineries project; Ampihanon, P478,000 for egg-laying project; and Kabunga-an, P997,250 for swine production. DOLE Regional Director Yahya Centi said the other barangays have not completed their requirements yet.
The Department of Trade in the Region has opened credit facilities without interest and payable in 10 years, Assistant Regional Director Larry Sultan said. The Department of Agriculture (DA) has already distributed 1,400 certified seeds, 500 hybrid seeds and 1,000 corn seeds plus 1500 fertilizers to include urea and complete fertilizer to the farmer beneficiaries.
On August 12, DA will turnover a water pump, genset and water tank to Barangay Monterico.
On August 11, DA will turnover combined harvester for rice and corn to Barangay Kilim Farmers Association.
It will also turn over to the City, two (2) heads of cows and some 10 heads of goat for breeding and distribution to various barangays.
Moreover, DA has provided 500 native chicken which were distributed at 50 each to various barangays. This is in addition to seeds of high value commercial crops and vegetables, jackfruit planting materials, ube and coffee production and planting of lakatan variety of bananas.
The beneficiaries expressed their gratitude to the government for initiating projects for the families of the victims of NPA atrocities in Inopacan during the 1980s. They truly feel that the government cares for them, they said. (PIA-8)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1050063
The Department of Labor and Employment conducted the ceremonial distribution of Financial Assistance to the Amguhan Association in the amount of P997,350 for egg-laying livelihood project; Monterico, P990,600 for farm machineries project; Ampihanon, P478,000 for egg-laying project; and Kabunga-an, P997,250 for swine production. DOLE Regional Director Yahya Centi said the other barangays have not completed their requirements yet.
The Department of Trade in the Region has opened credit facilities without interest and payable in 10 years, Assistant Regional Director Larry Sultan said. The Department of Agriculture (DA) has already distributed 1,400 certified seeds, 500 hybrid seeds and 1,000 corn seeds plus 1500 fertilizers to include urea and complete fertilizer to the farmer beneficiaries.
On August 12, DA will turnover a water pump, genset and water tank to Barangay Monterico.
On August 11, DA will turnover combined harvester for rice and corn to Barangay Kilim Farmers Association.
It will also turn over to the City, two (2) heads of cows and some 10 heads of goat for breeding and distribution to various barangays.
Moreover, DA has provided 500 native chicken which were distributed at 50 each to various barangays. This is in addition to seeds of high value commercial crops and vegetables, jackfruit planting materials, ube and coffee production and planting of lakatan variety of bananas.
The beneficiaries expressed their gratitude to the government for initiating projects for the families of the victims of NPA atrocities in Inopacan during the 1980s. They truly feel that the government cares for them, they said. (PIA-8)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1050063
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