ILOILO CITY (PIA) - - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 continues to work with other government agencies to further strengthen programs and activities of the community based rural tourism (CBRT) in the municipality of Jordan in the province of Guimaras by utilizing the agency’s assisted projects.
Through its Guimaras Field Office, DOLE 6 recently provided full support to a two-day training on Bangus (Milkfish) Processing for members of the Community Based Rural Tourism (CBRT) in Hoskyn village in Jordan town.
The training was facilitated by the Provincial Economic Development Office/Public Employment Services Office Guimaras in collaboration with Provincial Training and Enterprise Development Center and Technical Education Skills Development Authority- Guimaras, Municipal Tourism Office, and Barangay Council of Hoskyn.
It aims to add value to bangus products of Hoskyn Sailors and Fisherfolks Association and to revive the CBRT programs and activities in the village.
Community-based tourism in rural, poor and economically marginalized communities often invite tourists to visit their communities for their local accommodations and products. The residents earn income, in this case, as entrepreneurs of the processed bangus, according to a DOLE 6 press report.
Members of the Hoskyn Sailors and Fisherfolks Association and the Poblacion Montpiller Sailors Association in the municipality of Buenavista who were affected by the pandemic are beneficiaries of the Php2,687,824.80 milkfish production livelihood project under the DOLE Kabuhayan program.
“We are glad that through the livelihood project, we have created other opportunities beneficial to the members of the marginalized sector,” said DOLE 6 Regional Director lawyer Sixto T. Rodriguez, Jr.
He added that “DOLE livelihood project extended the chance of earning an income not only for the members of the association but for their families as well. The impact of the program further benefits the community they are living in.” (JBG/jpm/dole6/laf/PIA6- Iloilo/Photos courtesy of PESO Guimaras)