DAVAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 21 (PIA) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region XI has turned over two checks worth P100,000 and P50,000 to ‘Uraya High Valued Crops Farmers Association’ of Talaingod, Davao del Norte.
The checks were handed over to Uraya High Valued Crops Farmers Association on January 21, 2021 during a ceremonial awarding at Sitio Uraya, Barangay Sto. Niño, Talaingod.
The checks worth P100,000 and P50,000 were the cash prizes earned by the association for winning ‘Best DOLE Assisted Livelihood Project’ on both the National and Regional level respectively.
According to Atty. Jason P. Balais, DOLE Director II, the basis for winning the award is the association’s “capturing” of the market through their products, specifically, by becoming a supplier of vegetables to Jollibee and Chowking in Tagum City.
“The produce of the farmers here are already supplying for Jollibee and Chowking. That is something, given the limited knowledge of these farmers in terms of growing crops for example,” he said.
“The maturity of the organization to be able to deliver results like this has been recognized by Manila, worthy of the national award 2020,” he added.
Governor Edwin I. Jubahib expressed his joy saying the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) did not waste the help given by the government.
“Sobrang tuwa at saya ang naramdaman ko dahil po sa inumpisahan natin kung paano sila tumayo ng kanilang sarili…dahil po sa pagsama-sama ng lahat, yung sinasabi nating whole-of-nation approach, eto na recognize kung ano talaga ang effort at ang naging magandang resulta (I am very happy because with our combined efforts in helping them stand on their own feet, our effort and the good results have been recognized),” he said.
“Akoy nagpapasalamat na yung mga IPs natin ay nagsisikap sila para sa kanilang sarili. Yun ang gusto kong mangyari na ang lahat ay nagsisikap hindi lang ang gobyerno (I am thankful to our IPs for working hard for themselves. That’s what I want to happen, everyone working hard not just the government),” he added.
Uraya High Valued Crops Farmers Association President, Rufino Andalay, said that the livelihood assistance given by the government positively changed their lives.
“Nagpasalamat gyud kog dako sa pag supporta sa amoang association. Dili namo sayangan ang mga project nga ihatag diri sa Uraya kay mao nay naka pa-usab sa amoang kinabuhi (I am very grateful of the support to our association. We will not put the projects given to Uraya to waste because they changed our lives),” he said.
The Ceremonial Awarding was also attended by 56th IB Chief Lt. Col. Norman Valdez, DOLE Provincial Director Angelina A. Talingting, and Dana Foundation Executive Director Nelben Moreno. (Jan Vincent Leuterio/PIA-XI)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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