Friday, September 16, 2011

DOLE REGION VIII PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TWO ASSOCIATIONS IN CALUBIAN

Last November 4 a team from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) of Region VIII headed by no other than its Regional Director Puguon had turned over two checks worth Php420,000.00 to the Local Governmnet Unit of Calubian which was received by the new mayor Hon. Doroteo N. Palconit.

The said amount were further awarded to two associations, the Caneja Fishermen Association of Brgy Caneja who received Php 220,000.00 financial assistance to support for their Small Scale Purse Seine fabrication and the Villalon Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association of Brgy Villalon who received Php200,000.00 for their rice production support such as the procurement of land masters and rice thresher.

The turn-over ceremony was held at the Mayor's office with this writer and Honorable Lucita Palconit, the designated PESO Manager of Calubian as witnesses togetner with Assistant Regional Director Cyril Ticao and his staff.




The two new associations who received the financial assistance were some of the farmers and fishermen association assisted by the office of the Municipal Agriculturist for their proposal preparation. Last year, two other organizations also received similar assistance from DOLE such as the Jubay Womens Association of Brgy Jubay and The Calubian Agri-Products Producers Assn/Coop of Brgy Tagharigue were both conducted similar livelihood Project which was Vegetable Production.

BARANGAYAN - Serbisyo sa Barangay

The Office of the Municipal Agriculturist (OMA) had been an active participant in every Barangayan, an activity which is a pet project by the new Municipal Mayor Hon. Doroteo N. Palconit. Services of the different Municipal Offices were being brought to the barangays such as consultation and distribution of different medicines by the Municipal Health Office and other services. The main services delivered OMA were the distribution of different seeds and vaccination of Hemosept for carabao and cattle.

The first Barangayan was held at the farthest barangay which is Brgy Jubay with other barangays included in the cluster such as Brgys K. Romualdez, Dalumpines, Casiongan, Caruyucan, Laray and host barangay Jubay. It was held last Junuary 20, 2011. The second venue was at Brgy Petrolio which was held last February 25 simultaneous with the celebration of the EDSA Revolution. This second cluster include Brgy Tuburan, Dulao, Malobago, the host brgy Petrolio, Tagharigue especially Sitio Kalunasan. Even residents of Brgy Linao of the Municipality of San Isidro had toke advantage of the services given by Calubian.



The third Barangayan venue was held again in the northern baragay of Brgy Inalad during the occasion of Mayor Palconit's 57th birthday which was on March 9, 2011. The cluster include brgys Railes, Caneja, Limite, Anislagan, Hda Enage and the host brgy Inalad. Residents were very thankful with the project since they cost them much savings espcially in paying their real property taxes and other probable expenses if they will be paying in the Municipal Hall.