GROUND BREAKING, PROJECT LAUNCHING AND TURN OVER CEREMONIES HELD

Last July 4, 2017 a very significant event happened in the Municipality of Calubian since a collaborative project spearheaded by the Australian and Philippine Red Cross and with the assistance of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office 8 and the Local Government Unit of Calubian was launched at the Calubian Civic Center. One of the important project launched by the Red Cross was the water system project covering three barangays of Igang, Tagharigue and Guadalupe in which all of these barangays were represented by their barangay officials and residence. A ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony was conducted participated in by the officials of the Red Cross, the barangay representatives and LGU officials especially the LCE of Calubian Hon. Doroteo N. Palconit.

Signing of MOA followed between the accountable officials and followed by the speeches of the different visitors.

The last activity was the turn over of the fiber glass to the members of the Fishermen Association of Brgy Cristina headed by the Provincial Fishery Officer of Leyte.

Turn over of fiber glass boat to the members of Seahorse Fishermen
Association of Brgy Cristina

Staff of Australian and Philippine Red Cross

Brgy Officials and residence of three barangays which are the recipient
of the water system project of Red Cross

Some staff of the LGU Calubian

CALUBIAN RECEIVED THE "SEAL OF CHILD FRIENDLY LOCAL GOVERNANCE" AWARD.... contributed by Mrs. Corazon D. Lerios, MSWDO, this Municipality

Mrs. Corazon D. Lerios, MSWDO of Calubian

The Municipality of Calubian, Leyte has recently received the SEAL OF CHILD FRIENDLY LOCAL GOVERNANCE (SCFLG) award which was participated by different provinces in Leyte, Samar, Southern Leyte and Biliran province. Leyte has 20 awardee municipalities in which Calubian is one of them.

SCFLG is an inter-agency coordinated program initiated by the Council for the Welfare of Children, Manila and in the Regional level in coordination with the Regional Council for the Welfare of Children which was participated by the DepEd and the DILG respectively.

The SEAL OF CHILD FRIENDLY LOCAL GOVERNANCE award

Hence, it is a collaborative efforts with the three agencies, the Rural Health Unit manned by MHO Dr. Zoilo B. Zabuya with their under five program, DepEd their program and services for their pupils and the MSWD office thru our child protection program.

The awarding ceremony was held at Sophias Way food  Center last July 21, 2017 and was participated by Mayors, MSWDOs, and other representatives from other municipalities and awarded by the DSWD Regional Director Restituto B. Macuto from DSWD 8, representative from DepEd 8 and a representative from DILG 8.

The Awarding Ceremony

CALUBIAN- RECIPIENT OF ATI-TIER 2 PROJECT

Under the Agriculture and Fishery Modernization Act (AFMA), the Local Government Units are responsible of providing direct extension services to the farmers and fishers to increase farm productivity but it is such a gigantic task especially for LGUs with highest poverty incidence to do this.  It is presumed that investing for the poor will yield greater impact that can be attributable to the interventions that shall be provided.  Extension, therefore takes a concerted effort, hence DA-ATI must come in. 

This was the overview shared by our speaker during the orientation seminar on the implementation of the ATI-Tier 2 Project held at Hostel, VSU, ViSCA at Baybay City conducted last May 2-5, 2017. The project is aimed to improve farm productivity of the 22 poorest provinces of the country through provision of high-impact extension interventions. Leyte is considered one of the poorest of the poor provinces thus Calubian was among the municipality-recipient.

The Office of the Municipal Agriculturist of the Municipality of Calubian is the implementing arm of the project. It has started its implementation through direct consultation with the prospective beneficiaries through Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Individual preferred livelihood were identified by each beneficiary and list of supplies and materials were produced by them. Then it was followed by a baseline survey to benchmark the  economic standing of the beneficiaries before the project started. Here are some photo-documentation of the different activities in relation to the implementation of the project;

ATI Orientation:

During the FGD and Baseline survey with Felamay Gacho, ATI Community Organizer:

LOCATION OF BENEFICIARIES FOR THE ATI-TIER 2:

TRAINING ON WING OYSTER PRODUCTION CONDUCTED IN CALUBIAN

           Last March 7-8, 2017 experts coming from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) assisted by the personnel from Office of the Municipal Agriculturist in Calubian  had conducted training on the culture of wing oyster. The said seminar was conducted at the Brgy Hall of Brgy Pangpang and was participated in by the members of the fishermen association of Brgys Juson, Pangpang and Abanilla.

          The wing oyster (Pteria penguin) is a species of bivalve which can be successfully grown in the sea waters of the Municipality of Calubian due to its presence in the wild. It is a kind of oyster commonly used for the production of pearl.

          The seminar started with a lecture inside the Brgy Hall with participants of five fishermen per barangay previously mentioned attentively listened to the speakers. After the lecture, the actual preparation of the materials for the project were set up at the basketball court fronting the Brgy Hall. The following were the photo-documentation of the seminar;

 The Lecture Proper

The setting-up of the project

The Participants

The Facilitator

VALENTINES PARTY- A WAY TO BOND LGU EMPLOYEES

The Local Chief Executive of the Municipality of Calubian Hon. Doroteo N. Palconit  had some ways to bond the LGU employees to develop closer relationship with each other. Personnel from the different departments were mingling among themselves just to have a closer ties  which is necessary especially when extending services to the common clientele which are the marginal sector of the society.  This first quarter of the year, LGU personnel bonding was done during the Valentines Day. The activity was opened with a Holy Mass with Fr Bedel Mocorro as the mass presider.

The Holy Mass

The LGU Choir

          After the Holy Mass dinner followed sponsored by the LGU.

The banquet- sharing of blessings to everyone...

          After the dinner a short program followed  by giving bouquet of flowers by the male department heads to their spouses. The wives were so amazed by the surprises prepared  for them. After giving the flowers, a royal dance followed....

The giving of bouquet of flowers

The Royal Dance....

The inspirational message by the Mayor...

           The Valentines Day celebration has opened the opportunity to raise funds to be donated to the victims of earthquake in Surigao City. With the income raised from Curacha dances, the LGU has accumulated a total amount of more than 33,000.00 which was course through the church which will be given through the Diocese of Surigao. Much of the personnel volunteered to dance the curacha to raise more funds.

 Engr Matutes-Mrs Eamiguel curacha showdown...

The LCE had given his share....and the other personnel too...

The funds....

           The finale activity was the parlor games which were participated in by the different personnel and were facilitated by the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist....

The rolling of orange by banging the hanging banana...

The paper dance...."the success of winning is in the clinging"...

The success of the activity is through this LEADERS...

DEMONSTRATION ON THE USE OF TILLER-CULTIVATOR....

Just today, February 21, 2017 personnel from DA Regional Office 8 in coordination with Harbest Agribusiness Corporation  had conducted a demonstration to recipients coming from Garrido Farmers Association of Brgy Garrido on how to operate a tiller-cultivator. This simple machine is part of Farm Mechanization Program awarded to farmers association in the municipality.  GFA of Brgy Garrido is a SCoPSA (Sustainable Corn Production in Sloping Area)  beneficiary under the Corn banner program of Agriculture.

Field personnel and farmers in action....