Davao City SK rejoices over triple feat during SK Awards

The Davao City SK Federation and the SK Councils of Barangay Mintal and Barangay Cabantian were given a boost for their initiatives for the youth during the 4th Philippine Sangguniang Kabataan Awards.

The Davao City SK Federation was hailed as one of the Outstanding SK Federations all over the Philippines while the SK Barangay Council Mintal and SK Barangay Council Cabantian were hailed as one of the Outstanding Barangay SK Councils with Barangay Cabantian hailed as one of the Faces of Good Governance Hall of Fame Awardees.

The awarding was held at the Iloilo Convention Center in Iloilo

City and conducted on June 12, 2023.

Councilor Jafar Marohomsalic, who leads the SK Federation of Davao City, said in an interrview with the City Information Office that they highlighted and presented initiatives in conducting community emergency response

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led Wednesday the launching of South Cotabato’s rice production and modernization program, but kept silent on his campaign promise to bring down the price of the nation’s staple food to P20 per kilogram.

Spending less than an hour in nearby Banga town with farmers and other stakeholders, Marcos, who is also the Agriculture Secretary, pushed the mechanization of rice farming in line with the administration’s efforts to achieve food security in the country.

He said the administration has been working to lower the price of rice and increase the volume of production, and mechanization is the key to achieving these goals.

“Ginawa nating prayoridad at kailangan tiyakin natin na unang-una, magkaroon ng sapat na food supply. May sapat na pagkain para ating mga kababayan (Food security is our priority. We want to ensure there would be enough food for our countrymen),” Marcos said in a speech aired live on social media by Radio Television Malacañang.

Stressing that the Philippines is a rice-eating country, he said there is a need to make the price of rice cheaper, but stopped short from discussing his campaign promise to make rice available to Filipino consumers at P20/kg.

“Wala din bibili kung P60 ang kilo ng bigas, kailangan ibaba din ang presyo,” he said.

Marcos said his administration “is continuously working to lower the price of rice and at the same time increase the income of Filipino farmers through better yield.”

At the Kadiwa ng Pangulo trade fair in this city where the President and his party proceeded, well-milled rice from the state-owned National Food Authority was sold at P25/kg.

In the different markets in the province, premium rice sold by private traders fetches about P40/kg.

Marcos visited South Cotabato to launch the Consolidated Rice Production and Mechanization Program (CRPMP) of the provincial government, his first time in official capacity since assuming power a year ago.

He turned over a ceremonial check worth at least P115 million for the facility, which he hailed “as a model agricultural initiative of a local government unit in the country.”

The consolidation and mechanization of rice farming, he said, can reduce by half the production