CARABAO DISPERSAL. Farmer-beneficiaries of the Department of Agriculture's Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) program in San Remigio, Antique receive their carabaos during the turnover on Dec. 3, 2021. SAAD Antique Assistant Provincial Coordinator Jovie Brasileno said Tuesday (Dec. 7, 2021) they have now dispersed a total of 60 carabaos that could help the farmers in their livelihood. (Photo courtesy of San Remigio LGU) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has completed the distribution of 60 carabaos to target farmer-recipients in the upland municipality of San Remigio in Antique, under its Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) program. SAAD Antique Assistant Provincial Coordinator Jovie Brasileno said in an interview Tuesday the first delivery of 34 heads was done on November 3 while the second batch of 26 heads was distributed on December 3. "The carabaos were given to the farmer-beneficiaries who are members of farme
Department of Social Welfare and Development-Mimaropa Director Fernando Villa Jr. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-Mimaropa) MANILA - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) strengthened its campaign against hunger and poverty with the signing of the memorandum of understanding with its partner agencies for the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program on Thursday. The EPAHP is one of the banner programs of the Inter-Agency Task Force Zero Hunger, created under Executive Order No. 101, whose objective is to mitigate hunger, ensure food nutrition security, and establish sustainable agriculture by 2030. The DSWD said the EPAHP will have nationwide geographical coverage with the help of one of its partners which is the EPAHP-Regional Convergence Team (RCT). "The essential goal of the EPAHP is to help mitigate hunger, ensure food and nutrition security, and reduce poverty in urban and rural communities, including marginalized communities," DSWD-Mimaro
LIVELIHOOD AID. Two members of a farmers association arrange the broiler chicks at a poultry farm in Zamboanga del Norte. The Department of Agriculture, through the Special Area for Agricultural Development project, released on Thursday (Oct. 21, 2021) some PHP1.6 million in livelihood assistance to three associations of farmers in Zamboanga del Norte province. (Photo courtesy of DA-9) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) program, has released Thursday some PHP1.6 million worth of livelihood assistance to three farmer associations in Zamboanga del Norte under the Broiler Chicken Raising Project. DA Regional Executive Director Rad Donn Cedeno said in a statement Thursday that the agriculture agency remains steadfast in providing livelihood to farmers despite the surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Zamboanga del Norte province. Cedeno said that the recipients of the livelihood project are the Oyan Fa
INCREASED MOBILITY. Passengers arriving at the Tacloban Airport in this May 28, 2021 photo. The increased mobility in the second quarter of 2021 in Eastern Visayas has contributed to improved employment situation in the region. (Photo courtesy of Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines) TACLOBAN CITY - Employment situation in Eastern Visayas has improved in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said in its latest quarterly economic situationer report. The region's labor force participation rate jumped to 62.3 percent compared to 56.2 percent a year ago when the enhanced community quarantine was imposed and 61.4 percent pre-pandemic level in April 2019. "In terms of employment, the region registered the highest employment rate of 95 percent since the quarantine restrictions began. This translates to a total of 1.9 million employed people, which is higher by 25.0 percent than in April 2020 and i
BANGUS HARVEST. Seaweed growers in Getafe town, Bohol province show their bountiful milkfish harvest. The group is earning good profit from their bangus culture business, thanks to the livelihood project of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. (Photo courtesy of BFAR-7) CEBU CITY - The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) program of the government has offered other sources of profit for seaweed growers in Getafe town, Bohol. The Marianasan Seaweed Growers and Fisherfolk Association or MASEGAFA, which has 32 members from Barangay Jandayan Sur, recorded a gross income of PHP138,600 out of its milkfish or "bangus" fish cage project, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) said on Friday. Based on the latest report from the Bohol Provincial Fishery Office (PFO), the MASEGAFA recently harvested at least 1,155 kilograms of bangus that were sold at PHP120 per kilogram. The milkfish were cultured for about three months inside th