DOST-Caraga chief encourages PWDs to learn
skills for small-scale business
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, July 20 (PIA) -- As part of the
week-long activities for the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation
(NDPR) Week celebration from July 17-23, 2013, the Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) Caraga spearheaded on Friday the Training on Buko/Coconut
Juice Processing and Food Safety Awareness held at Butuan City School of Arts
and Trade (BCSAT).
In her message, Regional Director Dominga
Mallonga encouraged the persons with disabilities (PWDs) to learn more about
Buko/Coconut Juice Processing and Food Safety Awareness and put up their own
small-scale business.
“Buko/Coconut trees are abundant in Caraga
region that is why this is a good start for our PWDs to utilize for their
business as their livelihood,” said Mallonga.
She also emphasized that the department provides
assistance to the PWDs be it technical or financial. “We can provide assistance
to those PWDs in the region especially those who have their cooperatives, and
provide them technology training for their business,” she said.
Mallonga further stressed that when selling
foods, good manufacturing and sanitation practices must be observed to ensure a
safe and quality food production.
“For us to have a successful business, be it
small-scale or large scale, we have to make sure that foods we sell in the
market are clean, safe and worth the price. If we can establish a good
business, we can make it grow and expand,” said Mallonga.
With this, the DOST director expressed
confidence that with enough knowledge, skills and trainings, PWDs can achieve
their goals in life. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DSWD-Caraga to launch LEaDGov project in Butuan
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, July 20 (PIA) – The Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga will be launching its new project
called “Local Empowerment and Development towards Good Governance” or LEaDGov
on July 23 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city.
DSWD-Caraga Regional Director Minda Brigoli said
the project is funded by the Spanish government through the Agencia EspaΓ±ola de
Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarrollo (EACID).
“The project aims to achieve full
institutionalization of the buttom-up planning at both the local government
unit and national government agency levels,” Brigoli said.
It also aims to strengthen the capacities of
local government units to facilitate inclusive and participatory processes that
capture and integrate the priority needs of poor communities into local
government poverty reduction plans.
Also, on the same day, the DSWD and its partners
will be signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in the implementation of the
2013 Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB) and Planning. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
