DAR unveils farm biz school in Dinagat
By Daryll
M. Tumbaga
SAN
JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Aug. 3 (PIA) - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
in Surigao del Norte recently launched the Farm Business School (FBS) special
project in Barangay Wadas, municipality of Dinagat, this province.
A
total of 34 farmers coming from the three participating agrarian reform
beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) have enrolled in this project to endure
the 25 modules for over four months to be held in weekly sessions.
The
said ARBOs are the Wadas Credit Cooperative of Brgy. Wadas, Magsaysay Farmers
Agra Comsumers Cooperative of Brgy. Magsaysay, and Cayetano Consumers
Cooperative of Brgy. Cayetano.
According
to Concordia M. Dacoron of Brgy. Wadas, she has been planting vegetables for
the longest time already and FBS comes just in time.
“This
program is a big help for us farmers, not only that it will develop our skills
in improving farm yields but also on how to make it profitable,” Dacoron said.
In
his message, Alfredo E. Alvarez, chief agrarian reform program officer of
DAR-SDN, emphasized to the participants that they are the privileged ones to be
the recipients of the capacity building program and market access.
“I
encouraged you to give your best efforts and diligently complete your course
and eventually be successful farmer entrepreneurs in the near future,” Alvarez
challenged the participants.
During
the launching, a Memorandum of Agreement for the farm business school was inked
between the DAR, DTI, local government unit of Dinagat and chairpersons of the
three ARBOs. (DAR-SDN/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
Tagalog News: 73 gov't sites sa Butuan City nakinabang sa free public
Wi-Fi project ng DICT
Ni Venus L. Garcia
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Agosto 3 (PIA) - Mula sa mahigit 100 na government sites
at pampublikong lugar na pagkakabitan ng Department of Informaton and
Communications Technology o DICT ng free public Wi-Fi Internet sa lungsod ng
Butuan, 73 nito ay pormal nang idineklara na operational sa ginanap na
ceremonial launching ng Pipol Konek o free public Wi-Fi project kamakailan.
Ayon
kay Engr. Enrico Toledo, project manager para sa free public Wi-Fi, ang Pipol
Konek ay naglalayon na magbigay ng libreng broadband Internet access sa 1,634
na munisipyo at lungsod sa buong bansa.
Sa
switch-on rites na pinangunahan ni Toledo, DICT Asec. Alan Silor, DICT Mindanao
cluster director Evamay Dela Rosa kasama ang ilang lokal na opisyal,
napag-alaman na may limang public schools; isang state university, port, public
library at ospital; dalawang lgus; 60 national government agencies kasali na
ang Guingona Park at Lingkod Pinoy Center ang kasalukuyang activated na ang
free public wi-fi internet access.
Masaya
namang isiniwalat ni Asec. Silor na ang Butuan City ang may pinakamataas na
bilang ng access points dahil na rin umano ito sa maayos na paghahatid ng
serbisyo ng nakuhang kontraktor.
Anya,
ang nasabing proyekto ay nabuo hindi para kakumpetinsyahin ang broadband
companies kundi para mabigyan ang mga mahihirap na komunidad ng pantay na
oportunidad na makasabay sa pagsulong ng teknolohiya at magkaroon ng libreng
access sa impormasyon at komunikasyon sa pamamagitan ng libreng wi-fi internet.
Sinabi
naman ni Dela Rosa na pakay ng proyektong Pikol Konek na iangat hindi lamang
ang digital literacy kundi pati na rin ang citizen productivity gawa ng
madaliang access sa government online services at iba pang online na
oportunidad.
Samantala,
laking pasasalamat naman ni Philippine Statistics Authority Caraga regional
director Rosalinda Celeste Apura dahil napapakinabangan umano ng kanilang mga
kliyente ang libreng public wi-fi internet lalo na ng mga estudyante na gumawa
ng kanilang research habang naghihintay na mairelease ang kanilang dokumento.
Sa
kasalukuyan ay masayang nagagamit ng publiko ang unlimited access nito na
siyang nakakatulong umano na maisulong ang pagiging digitally empowered
citizens ngunit hinimok naman ng DICT ang bawat isa na maging responsible sa
paggamit nito. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
