AGRI-FAIR 2012 LAUNCHED

One of the sector that has been given enormous support by the Municipality's Chief Executive is the agriculture sector. To showcase the agricultural products produced in the municipality, a yearly activity usually done during the annual fiesta celebration has been launched last August 11, 2012.

The annual agri-fair was started with a formal opening ceremonies. Engr Sinforoso Lubiano, the newly designated Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator of the Municipality has led the invocation followed by the singing of the Pambansang Awit. Hon Feluchie Eamiguel Dang-aoen, SB Chairman in Agriculture, Cooperatives and Appropriation has given her opening message that welcomed all the participants of the activity. She even expressed her testimony on the positive effect of the program to the farmers in her neighborhood and its neighboring barangays. Mr. Agustin Dignos, the Municipal Agriculturist at the same time Chairman of the Committee on Agri-fair introduced the participants of the Agri-fair comprising of six different clusters plus the two institutions, CNHS and TESDA.

One of the innovations of the activity this year was the giving of awards to the best performing farmers in the municipality. The following were the awardees; Mr. Vicente Lao of Brgy Labtic as Top Grosser for Vegetable-2010, Mr Jeffrey Arrofo of Brgy Bunacan, Top Grosser for Vegetable-2011; Mr. Rolando Ecalla of Sitio Kabicolan of Brgy Villanueva-Most Sustaining Farmer for Vegetable for the South District while Mr Dionisio Orbeta was awarded the same award for the North District. The following received awards as Best Performing Farmer for Rice and Vegetable for the South and North District, respectively were Mr Norberto Dillo of Brgy Tagharigue and Mr Arnelio Arsenio of Brgy Villalon. Hon Doroteo N. Palconit, the Municipal Mayor assisted by Mr Dignos, the two SB members, Hon. Dang-aoen and Hon Ruiz as well as heads of the different clusters awarded the Plaque of Recognition to the awardee. The mayor had also delivered his inspirational message to the group. After the ribbon was cut that signifies that the Agri-fair was formally opened, the visitors started in roaming around the different booths and grabbed whatever products they wanted to buy. Businessmen had also taken advantage of the very low prices of the displayed products since they were coming directly from the farmers.