Volume 16 No. 3
July-September 2018
3rd Quarter
DAR ZDS Turns Over P4M Project to MANTILIBA FIAMCO
The ceremonial turn-over of projects to MANTILIBA FIAMCO. In photo is PARPO II Atty. Judith P. Mantos handling the key to the officers of the cooperative.
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he Department of Agrarian Reform-Zamboanga Del Sur turned over the P4M worth of common service facilities and agricultural farm inputs to Maralag, Manlabay, Timonan, Libertad ug
Basak Farmers Irrigators Association Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MANTILIBA FIAMCO) on August
8, 2018 in Dumingag, Zamboanga Del Sur. MANTILIBA FIAMCO
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DAR Holds Ground Breaking Ceremony For Peanut Processing Center
Regional Director Julita A. Ragandang and Mayor Roberto A. Uy Jr. lead the ground-breaking ceremony for the Peanut Processing Center in Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 marks Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Norte as the Department of a special day for the 85 mem- Cooperative (GARBEMCO) in Agrarian Reform (DAR) breaks bers of Goin Agrarian Reform Liloy town in Zamboanga del ground for the peanut process-
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DAR ZDS Turns Over P4M Project to MANTILIBA FIAMCO Continued from page 1 is the Integrator Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organization of Salug Valley Cluster agrarian reform community which is under the assistance of Project ConVERGE (Convergence on Value Chain Enhancement for Rural Growth and Empowerment) which is funded by the IFAD or International Fund for Agricultural Development and DAR ARCCESS (Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services). DAR - ConVERGE has turned over a total project cost of P2,942,293 that included agricultural farm inputs and collapsible drier while DAR-ARCCESS granted one unit 4WD Tractor, 35HP with Rotavator and trailer worth P1,100,000.00. The ceremonial turn – over of projects was solemnized by Rev. Lebi S. Patadlas. This was followed by ribbon cutting with the key officers and Board Members of the cooperative, the LGU and the DAR. During the activity, the induction of Para-Technicians was also officiated by DAR-Zamboanga del Sur
PARPO II Atty. Judith P. Mantos and witnessed by the MANTILIBA FIAMCO officials, CARPO Engr. Josephine Sisican, MARPO John Velasco, other DAR personnel, municipal local government unit, barangay LGU officials and members of the ARBO. PARPO II Mantos expressed her gratitude to LGU-Dumingag for being a partner in this endeavour. She said that the strong camaraderie with the LGU was established throughout
the years for the different projects and interventions extended to the municipality and the constituents . She also enjoined the MANTILIBA FIAMCO to be more productive and to face the challenges of the farming industry. As an organization, it has its duties to its members and also to other farmers in the community. She hoped that the projects will be sustained and be utilized properly to ensure optimum benefits. She
also assured everyone that DAR will continue to provide assistance. The office will also do monitoring functions and evaluate project impact later . She concluded that strong bond between and among the DARLGU-ARBO, coop officials, members and small farmers through the years, has resulted to more projects and interventions in the community, benefiting more farmers and residents of the municipality.
DAR Holds Ground Breaking Ceremony For Peanut Processing Center Continued from page 1 Development (VLFED) Project. The groundbreaking ceremony, which signals the construction of the said enterprise, was conducted at the project site in Barangay Goin in Liloy. It was led by Regional Director Julita A. Ragandang, Assistant Regional Directors Atty Ramon E. Madronal , Jr and Engr Agnes Y. Maata with Municipal Mayor Roberto L. Uy, Jr. The peanut processing center
costs an estimated amount of P439,200 with combined financial counterpart from the Local Government Unit of Liloy. The VLFED Project aims to produce peanut products compliant with the Food and Drug Administration-Licensed to Operate (FDA-LTO) and create additional forms of livelihood for the farmer beneficiaries who have limited capital and do not earn enough income . A Memorandum of Agreement
signing also took place on the same date witnessed by Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Arturo N. Soria, Program Beneficiaries and Development Chief Engr. Alfonso Tan, Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Teodulo Yanoyan ,VLFED Point Person Eva T. Soropia and representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Science and Technology and officials and members of GARBEMCO.
DAR Distributes Farm Tools And Agri-Inputs To Farmers EFFORTS TO improve farmers’ agricultural production got a boost as the Department of Agrarian Reform through Project Convergence on Value Chain Enhancement for Rural Growth and Empowerment (DAR-Project Converge) distributed P410,945 worth of farm tools and agricultural inputs to the rubber farmers of Camul Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CARBEMCO) in Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte last September 12. Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Arturo N. Soria and Project Converge Provincial Project Coordinator Engr. Alfonso A. Tan led the distribution of farm implements and agri- inputs. These consist of 8100 pcs latex cups, 8100 pcs spouts, 8100 pcs cupholders, 27 pcs. tapping knives, 27 pcs. coagulating vats,
PARPO II Arthur N. Soria and Project Converge Provincial Project Coordinator Engr. Alfonso A. Tan lead the distribution of farm implementsand agri inputs.
27 pcs. sharpening hone , 27 pcs. digging bars, 162 bags of fertilizers and 54 boxes of fungicide.
The recipients were thankful to the project as the distributed farm tools would not only boost
their production but ease up production efforts in a much shorter time.
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Salug and Tampilisan Farmers Receive Farm Tools and Equipment From DAR
PARPO II Arthur N. Soria (2nd from left) and Engr. Alfonso A. Tan (3rd from let), both standing, led the distribution of the farm implements and farm inputs.
THE DEPARTMENT of Agrarian Reform (DAR) through Project Converge distributed farm tools, equipment and agricultural inputs to the rubber farmers in the municipalities of Salug and Tampilisan last July 16-17. PARPO II Arturo N. Soria together with Project ConVerge Provincial Project Coordinator Engr. Alfonso A. Tan led the distribution of the farm implements and farm inputs. Soria said that the distributed farm tools and equipment is a form of assistance from the government to make farming easier and faster for ARBs to improve yield and increased income.
Farm tools and equipment consisting of a shovel, grass cutters, pruning shears, tapping knives, sharpening hoe, manual hand diggers , digger bars, wheel borrow , coagulating vats and various farm inputs like pesticide, fungicide, ammonium sulfate and complete fertilizers were among those distributed to Dinuan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (DARBEMCO) in Salug and Cabong Tampilisan Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CATAMCO) in Tampilisan. Tan, meantime, stressed that in order to avail these farm implements, one must be a member of the Agrarian Reform
Beneficiaries Organization (ARBO). He added that with the distribution of the farming tools, they will be trained on good agricultural practices for intensified rubber production and will be given an orientation on their roles and responsibilities to make the project sustainable. Department of Agrarian Reform Provincial Office head PARPO II Arturo N. Soria advocates the transformation of agrarian reform communities through the launching of Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (PAHP) program to ensure food and nutrition security for all the farmer beneficiaries and their children. Soria as-
sured that DAR will carry-out various activities to strengthen the Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBOs) and help them engage in the production and supply of organic food and vegetables to the community. The project launchings were successively done in the municipalities of Leon Postigo and Salug on July 3,2018 were also participated by the East West Seed Company Inc, MSWD, LGU and the DAR provincial and municipal program implementers; PARPO I Rizzel B. Villanueva, CARPO Alfonso A. Tan, MARPO Leonardo W. Lacharon and PAHP Point Person Leonesa Alpha.
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Signing of the Memorandum of Agreement on Village Level Farm Focused Enterprise Development betwe DAR, PARBEMCO, LGU-Titay and DTI held in Titay, Zamboanga Sibugay.
DAR Regional Office-9, headed by ARDA Ramon E. MadroĂąal, Jr., ARDO Agnes Y. Maata and RARAD Je Workshop on Revised SPMS Guidelines and Success Indicators today at Sibugay Grand Plaza Hotel, Ip selected employees of its three provincial offices: Zamboanga Sibugay Province, Zamboanga del Norte an aims to ensure full understanding, proper utilization and dissemination of the revised SPMS among all th
JOINT DAR-ROD-Philaris PROBLEM SOLVING CONFERENCE.
A JOINT meeting between the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) as lead CARP implementing agency and the Registry of Deeds with the Philippine Land Registration and Information System was held recently at Mibang Hotel, Dipolog City. The involved agencies met to discuss on the operational guidelines on the registration of Emancipation Patent/ Certificate of Land Ownership Award and CARP monitoring and reporting system.
DAR, OTHER STAKEHOLDERS SUPPORTS NIA IRRIGATION
Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Arturo N. Soria committed his full support and assistance to implementation of its various irrigation projects to help uplift the farmers’ quality of life during the cond held at Dipolog City on September 20, 2018.
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JOINT-PARCCOM REGIONAL CONFERENCE & CUM TEAM BUILDING with Parccom Members / Sectoral Representatives of Dar Zamboanga del Sur Dar Zamboanga Sibugay and Dar Zambonorte held on July 12-13, 2018 at Four Queen’s Resort, Pagadian City.
Engineers Reynaldo Ebajay of CPMO and Joseph Labang of RPMO-IX led the pre-procurement conference on rural infrastructure implementation under Project ConVERGE with the BAC and TWG members of LGU-Naga and Roseller T. Lim. The activity was held on August 8, 2018 at Sibugay Grand Plaza Hotel, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.
essica Tilos-Agagon conducts the Orientation il, and is participated by Division Chiefs and nd Zamboanga del Sur. The two-day workshop hree provinces.
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o the National Irrigation Administration in the duct of the NIA Regional Stakeholders’ Forum
The team of Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Arturo N. Soria met with Sirawai Mayor Gamar A. Janihim to discuss on land issues covered under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program and DAR’s support to the social and economic development in the agrarian reform community. The meeting took place at the Municipal Office of Sirawai.
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Skills Training On Food Processing And Product Development THE DEPARTMENT of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) organized a training for the agrarian reform beneficiaries on technical skills for food processing and product development. The activity took place at the DAR provincial office on August 31,2018. The main goals of the training were to strengthen the operational sustainability of the local resources and create capacities to improve the local service delivery of the farmer beneficiaries. The farmers were also introduced to other scopes of income generation for better livelihood by increasing the market potential of their products through improved packaging and proper labeling.
PARPO II Arthur N. Soria welcomes the participants to the Agri-Business Design and Development.
DAR PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
DAR IX Regional Director Julita A. Ragandang together with PARPO II Arthur N. Soria and ARDA Ramon E. Madronal Jr. during the conduct of Program Assessment at DARPO Zamboanga del Norte.
DAR IX Regional Director Julita A. Ragandang spearheaded the two-day Department/Program Assessment held recently at Dipolog City. The regular conduct of the program assessment aims to assess the impact of various support services provided to the agrarian reform beneficiaries of the different agrarian communities in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. Other key officials involved in the activity were Assistant Regional Director for Administration and Legal Atty Ramon E. Madronal, Jr. , Assistant Regional Director for Operations Engr Agnes Y. Maata , Regional Agrarian Reform Adjudicator Jessica Agagon and Regional Operations Division Chief Kathleen B. Alim, The Provincial Office was represented by Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Arturo N. Soria with the provincial division chiefs and municipal field implementors.
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Tungawan farmers undergo Farm Business School training
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PARPO II Mohammad Dassan Adju giving a message during the launching of the Farm Business School.
MORE THAN 30 farmers in barangay Timbabauan, Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay will experience once again the rigors of going back to school after having been enrolled in the Farm Business School (FBS) program of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). The FBS is a type of schooling that takes place outside the formal education system. It is an approach in building the capacity of farmers where school is without walls as sessions take place in the respective area of the participating farmers where they can actually observe, analyze, experiment, consult and identify solutions to the problems confronting them. It is a forum which seeks to address business and marketing problems and opportuni-
ties for the farmers. Its objective is to work with farmers to help them acquire knowledge and enhance their entrepreneurial skills to make their farms more profitable. The class will be undertaking 25 training sessions which all revolve on the concept of managing the farm business like organizing, producing, monitoring and marketing. The program is applying the “learning by doing” methodology and farmer-to-farmer exchange of knowledge approach. During the launching ceremony held last September 25, 2018 in the said town, Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Mohammad Dassan Adju said that the program is a tool to increase farmers’ production and income.
“Going to formal school is hardly possible for most farmers due to old age plus the difficulty in attending regular classes because of their household responsibilities,” PARPO Adju explained. “That’s the very reason why DAR brought the school directly to their farms so they can participate well and better equip them with new farm technologies and techniques.” “Under this program, we will not only focus on the production but also in the marketing aspect,” Adju said. “DAR is serious in getting involved in the development of the agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations and the upliftment of the lives of the agrarian reform beneficiaries by helping them increase their income,” he added.
According to Nicolas Pameron, Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer of Tungawan, the participating farmers are the members of Agro-Women Workers Association, a group of ARBs’ spouses in Timbabauan ARB cooperative. The officers of the coop have likewise shown interest to participate in the FBS program. The learners will be given a hands-on training on the production and marketing of high value vegetables. Engr. Gina Calunsag, the FBS Provincial Focal Person who is also the resource person-facilitator in most of the training sessions, said that the program is set to be completed on the second week of October with the graduation rite as the culminating activity.
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Zambo Sibugay Rubber Agribusiness learns practices from neighboring regions
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EDITORIAL STAFF Editors-in-Chief
GLORIA M. SARACHO MA. SOCORRO C. REAMBONANZA
Contributing Editors
SHANIE P. JACINTO MAY CHRISTINE V. BOMES JOHN LLOYD CABABAT KATRIN ANNE A. ARCALA LAILANIE VIC S. VALDEZ
Editorial Consultants JULITA A. RAGANDANG, CESO III Regional Director
The officials and staff of DAR-Zamboanga Sibugay in a cacao plantation in Davao during their learning exposure and cross farm visit activity.
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roject ConVERGE-Zamboanga Sibugay took on a learning exposure and cross farm visit last August 6-10 to top rubber and cacao producers of neighboring regions Davao and Soccsksargen. Headed by Provincial Agrar“We wanted to draw lessons ian Reform Program Officer II and learn practices from the best Mohammad Dassan Adju and rubber farms in the region and participated by 21 other officials hopefully replicate the same in and staff, the team visited Kaba- Zamboanga Sibugay,” Adju said. can and Kidapawan City in North “The learning visit gave us ideas in Cotabato and Davao City. They order to fastrack the implementaalso took the chance to observe tion of the project which is now on the fruit trees nursery operations the stage of procuring and deliverin Bukidnon. ing the 132,000 seedlings that are PARPO Adju saw the cross due for distribution to the benefivisit and study tour as an avenue ciaries anytime soon,” he added. to expose the DAR provincial and Through the said learning exmunicipal personnel to the rub- posure, the officials and staff presber industry in Soccskargen, the ent gained knowledge about the region where seedlings to be dis- farming system, production and tributed to the recipient farmers processing, and marketing stratunder the project came from. egies from the experiences of the
established farms. For the rubber production, the cross farm visit took the participants to the University of Southern Mindanao, the Espinosa Group of Rubber Nurseries, Mulato and Sandique Rubber Nurseries in Kabacan, North Cotabato. Kennemer Foods, Inc. (KFI) in Davao City also shared about the Cacao production. Meanwhile, the Binahon Agroforestry Farm in Bukidnon exposed participants on the fruit trees nursery operations and crop and herbs farming, including the production of organic fertilizers. Also present were Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer I Elizardo Villaseca, Municipal Agrarian Reform Officers, Noemi Gimo-
ATTY. RAMON E. MADROÑAL, JR. ARD for ADMIN. & Legal Services ENGR. AGNES Y. MAATA ARD for LTS/TASS
For inquiries, please write or call the DAR Regional Office IX, Veterans Avenue Extension, Zamboanga Telephone No. (062) 955-2155 Email add: dar_reg9@yahoo.com.ph
ny-Ampong, Ana Maria Rico Calonia, Charito Ramos, Flordie Bagundol, Nicolas Pameron Jr., and Wilfredo Ampong, Chief Agrarian Reform Officers for LTS Perlidita Engalla and Anthony Teves for Program Beneficiaries Development Division and selected employees from the provincial office.