Some 80 farmers
from eight farmer associations in Barangay E. Lopez in Silay City, Negros Occidental were
trained on poultry health management and value adding, and received
free-range chicken livelihood project.
These farmers were also beneficiaries of the veterinary medical
mission courtesy of the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO), in
collaboration with the Silay City Veterinary Office.
Silay City Mayor Mark Andrew Arthur J. Golez led the local officials
of Silay while Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Renante J. Decena led the
personnel from the PVO, in gracing the activity.
About 400 heads of two-week old chicks were distributed to farmer associations of the barangay.
Decena emphasized to farmer recipients the need to have passion in
raising livestock and poultry animals as well as for them to know their
responsibility as association members and beneficiaries of government
programs and projects.
“The objective of the program is to primarily help alleviate the
economic status of our farmer raisers by stressing the marketing
opportunities in raising livestock and poultry,” Decena said in a
statement.
This PVO-initiated livelihood program also extends to the marketing
aspect of value adding and meat processing, by conducting actual
training to interested farmer raisers and housewives in the said
barangay.
Decena underscored the importance of an organized association as the
key to access government programs and projects as well as ensure its
success. (Easter Anne D. Doza)
Source: Philippne News Agency. Photo credit: youtube.com
Since
Binurong Point in Baras town was opened to tourists, the primary
beneficiary of the influx of sightseers has been the barangay,
particularly the barangay council and the barangay tour guides for
obvious reasons.
The recent incident in which a cow lunged at a 12-year old girl who
was visiting the place along with her family. It is just fortunate that
the girl managed to grab the cow’s horns before she was thrown a few
meters away, with the tour guide showing the animal away. Nevertheless,
the incident proved traumatic for the girl, who barely ate for several
days and refused to go to school.
The
question now is what the barangay council will do to prevent a repeat of
the incident or risk letting its cash cow, pardon the pun, run away.
It
must be understood that the entire scenic Binurong area, except
naturally for the foreshore, belongs to a private owner, the Sorreta
family.
Entry
to the sprawling property was made possible through an arrangement
between the owner and the barangay council headed by Chairman Emerito
Tariman.
It
should also be understood that the grassland through which tourists hike
to get to Binurong Point has been a grazing land for the Sorreta
family’s cows for decades now. Recently, according to knowledgeable
sources, the provincial government even asked the Sorretas to allow the
use of the grazing land in the administration’s milk production program
intended to reduce malnutrition among children in the island.
Rather
than ask for assistance from the Department of Tourism, Chairman
Tariman should now use part of the barangay’s earnings from the tourist
spot and start constructing a fence to separate the grazing cows from
human visitors. The fence does not have to be concrete since a bamboo
one with wooden posts can serve to provide separation between animals
and humans.
Tourist
guides who depend on the site and its visitors for their livelihood
will not find it hard to volunteer in helping put up the fence.
They
should realize that the Binurong property owners can close the area if
they so desire and the consequence would be adverse for the barangay and
the entire province. (Fernan A. Gianan).
Source: Catanduanes Tribune. Photo credit: www.gocatanduanes.com
A city official urged barangay officials to conduct household mapping as
part of Cagayan de Oro's efforts to pursue a more concentrated
urbanization path.
In the next years to come, City Administrator
Teddy Sabuga-a hopes that every household in every barangay is profiled
and identified through household mapping.
Sabuga-a said the city
might not be able to control the pace of its fast-growing population,
but it will work to at least monitor movement in the barangay level.
After
training barangay tanods, Sabuga-a said they are now aiming at making
efficient partnership with the barangays especially in terms of
responding to calamities.
"Our problem now is when calamities
strike, for example, if there's fire, and when our social workers
respond to the area, the assessment of the total household affected is
doubled. More people are coming in and are asking for assistance even if
they are not affected with the fire, so this becomes a problem, we have
no validation," he said.
"The household mapping also allows us to monitor the people coming in and out of your barangay," he added.
Sabuga-a
said this effort might be small, but this is first step toward
realizing the vision of President Rodrigo Duterte to make the city the
country's fourth economic center.
"In the long-term plan, we want to have a system to make it easier for us plan the development of Cagayan de Oro," he said. (PJ Orias)
Source: Sun Star Cagayan de Oro. File photo: Cagayan de Oro City Administrator Teddy Sabuga-a. Photo credit: Facebook.
LIGA ng mga Barangay-Iloilo President and City Councilor Irene
Ong called on barangay officials to comply the documentary requirements
for the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC).
“All barangay officials must comply with the BADAC committee and your report in your respective barangays. Ang mga newly elected officials, they have to reconstitute the BADAC and they will be given extension,” said Ong.
Ong emphasized that the Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) can file administrative cases against officials who
cannot comply.
Mayor Jose Espinosa III also called on the public officials to pass the necessary requirements.
“Tani you do your job as elected public officials. You have to do your work. And if it is required by law na may BADAC kamo tani himuon niyo man ang inyo responsibility,” he said.
Meanwhile, DILG-Iloilo City head Atty. Ferdinand Panes reiterated
that all barangay officials, especially the newly elected officials,
must constitute not only the BADAC but also with other committees.
“Term-based ang creation sina so they have to constitute almost 16 committees and not just the BADAC. To be fair with them taga-an man namon sila time basta they can submit the confidential list by November,” Panes added.
Under the law, all barangays in every local government unit shall
establish the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) within its
territorial jurisdiction, which shall render assistance to law
enforcement agencies in the eradication and clearing operations of
illegal drugs.
The council which is headed by the village chief will have kagawad,
SK chairman, school principal/representative, chief tanod, civic society
representative, and faith-based organization representative as its
members.
Meanwhile, the city or municipal chief of police will be its adviser.
It is also a mandate to gather and update all drug related incidents
and its effect on peace and order situation in the barangay including
listings of suspected drug users and pushers.
They are also authorized to conduct an inventory of drug
personalities who were identified to be involved in drug related
activities and identify drug affected house clusters, sitios, work
places, streets, puroks where there are violations of Republic Act 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Source: The Daily Guardian. In photo: Iloilo City Hall. Photo credit: iloilometropolitantimes.com
