a nine-module online lecture and workshop from September 29 to November 9, 2020. These topics include design awareness and appreciation, product design and development, upcycling design, fashion accessories and fashion compliments design, packaging and labeling, design material development and exploration, basic furniture design, and visual merchandising.
The program will conclude with a product showcase from 120 participants in the entire country. “We are glad that we have this opportunity to assist emerging local designers in the region in coming up with their own portfolios and eventually establish their own design studios,” DTI Caraga OIC Regional Director Gay A. Tidalgo. Tidalgo added that the program will make
the participants a part of the pool of designers that the Department will be working within its product development sessions. “The OTOP Manlilikha is a platform that helps us, young designers, to be the best version of ourselves. It allowed us to explore discovered the rich cultural heritage of our country,” said Stephen Azarcon. (DTI-Caraga/ PIA-Caraga)
DA CARAGA PROMOTES ‘BUY LOCAL, EAT LOCAL’ The national government, through the Department of Agriculture, together with its concerned attached agencies and bureaus had extended its all-out support to farmers and fishers nationwide, from planting to harvesting and marketing. Provision of farm inputs such as seeds and fertilizers, pre and post-harvest facilities, technical assistance, equitable and affordable
financial support, and marketing assistance was given for free to help the valued farmers to become prosperous and resilient partners in development. DA Caraga continues to support the farmers and encourages everyone to patronize and promote the consumption of locally grown rice to help raise the plight of the farmers.
Aside from helping the local farmers and their families, buying local rice will also help the farming community and the economy. Per monitoring conducted by the Grains Monitoring Team (GMT), as of September 2020, most of the rice being sold in the market is locally produced and less of imported rice. (DARFO XIII, RAFIS) October 10-16, 2020 |
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