BUTUAN CITY – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Caraga officially declared the 2023 Regional Productivity Olympics winners on June 26, 2023 at Almont Inland Resort in Butuan City.

The competition is organized by National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) in coordination with Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) nationwide, with this year’s theme, “From Striving to Thriving: Reset and Reposition for Impact.”

The Productivity Olympics is a prestigious event that recognizes the best micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in terms of productivity. It is a biennial competition to intensify national awareness and commitments to quality and productivity, and to showcase best designed and successfully implemented productivity improvement programs and practices.

Further, it aims to recognize MSMEs that demonstrated resilience in their adjustments in business strategies and goals as pandemic change the world of work to achieve their targets, sustain growth, and contribute to economic recovery, and those that have upgraded their technologies and innovation capacity, preserved employment and kept their employees engaged and committed to organizational goals.

This year, RTWPB Caraga declared eleven (11) MSMEs from the different provinces as Regional Productivity Winners. These MSMEs were chosen based on their exemplary productivity performance and innovative approaches in improving their operation. The regional winners are as follows:

1. San Isidro Upland Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SIUFMULCO)
Santiago, Agusan del Norte
Agribusiness
Small
2. Citrus Hill Plantation
Barobo, Surigao del Sur
Agribusiness
Micro
3. Amparitas Integrated Farm
Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur
Agribusiness
Small
4. Allen Stick and Trading
Trento, Agusan del Sur
Industry
Micro
5. Southway College of Technology(SOCOTECH)
San Francisco, Agusan del Sur
Service
Medium
6. Surigao del Sur Electric Cooperative – I (SURSECO-I)
Mangagoy, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur
Industry
Medium
7. Tabon Secondary Teachers and Employees Cooperative (TASETEMCO)
Bislig City, Surigao del Sur
Service
Micro
8. Mangagoy Farmers  Fisherfolks and Community MPC (MAFFISCO)
Mangagoy, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur
Industry
Small
9. Socorro Empowered People’s Cooperative(SOEMCO)
Socorro, Surigao del Norte
Service
Medium
10. Hinatuan Mining Corporation (HMC)
Talavera, Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte
Industry
Medium
11. St. Paul University Hospital (SPUH)
Surigao City, Surigao del Norte
Service
Medium

The abovementioned establishments demonstrated excellent performances in terms of productivity improvement, business excellence, workers’ engagement innovation and green practices, and social responsibilities. They served as examples among others to emulate best practices, and are testaments to the importance of productivity in the growth and success of MSMEs in the country. (RTWPB-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)