OROQUIETA, Misamis Occidental (PIA)—Fifty beneficiaries from Barangay Toliyok here benefited from the agricultural training program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) as the agency released the budget to fund the training of those who are interested in learning additional skills.
Targeted to bring the services of the government and to solve the problems of insurgency in the barangays, the training accommodated 25 beneficiaries who availed the course on raising organic chicken and 25 on organic vegetable production.
TESDA Provincial Director El Cid Castillo emphasized that the government will bring programs and services for the welfare of the public.
"Ang tumong sa atong programa mao ang paghatag ug paghatod ug serbisyo pinaagi sa livelihood program. Ang focus sa atong gobyerno nga tanan matagaan ug opportunities sa maayong kaugmaon aron kita, mga katawhan nga naa sa Sitio mahimong taga pag-istorya sa kaayo sa atong gobyerno. Kung wala'y armed conflict, kung wala'y problema sa insurhensya mas dali maabot ang progreso, kaayuhan ug mas madali maabot angkalambuan," Castillo said.
(The goal of our program is to provide and deliver services through the livelihood program. The focus of our government also is to provide opportunities for a better future so that we, the people of Sitio, can give good testimonies about our government. If there is no armed conflict, if there is no problem of insurgency, it is easier to achieve progress, prosperity, and development)
Castillo said TESDA remains steadfast in its commitment to help uplift the lives of farmers and indigenous people by improving their livelihood and source of income.
TESDA will provide free training and assessment, training certificate, P500 allowance for personal protective equipment (PPE), P500 internet allowance, and P160 per day allowance for 9 days of training.
TESDA Misamis Occidental launched the agricultural programs under EO 70-PRLEC Project HEAL or Hope to Enhance Agricultural Livelihood. (SMRN/PIA-10/Misamis Occidental)
