Siquijor women's group undergoes training on squash bread making

By Rizalie A. Calibo

SIQUIJOR, Dec. 12 (PIA)—As “Misa de Gallo” comes closer, the women’s association of barangay Poblacion in Siquijor town is thinking of something good  they can offer to the parishioners.

They finally came up with a good project to work on-- squash bread making.  It enables them to earn while serving the local populace on this Christmas holidays.

 Following the request from the barangay women folks, the Department of Science and Technology [DOST) conducted recently a training  on squash bread making to at least 22 women of barangay Poblacion, Siquijor, Siquijor.

The training, DOST Provincial Director Mario de la Pena said is very timely because the group received assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) last month for common service facilities such as kitchen utensils. 

De la Pena said the  group is interested to avail of the services because it wants to produce "vege bread" that it can sell and offer during the Misa de Gallo. 

De la Pena hopes that after the training the group will go into production and can serve the local populace especially the children as squash is highly nutritious. (mbcn/rac/PIA-Siquijor)

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DA-PATCO holds workshop on organic  agri roadmap for Siquijor

By Rizalie A. Calibo

SIQUIJOR, Dec. 12 (PIA)—The Department of Agriculture- Provincial Agricultural Technology Coordinating Office  (DA-PATCO), in Siquijor held  last week its two-day workshop on the formulation of Organic Agriculture Road Map for the province of Siquijor. 

Program Coordinator Bernadith Bunado said the workshop aimed at gathering first hand, each agency’s initiative relative to organic agriculture or organic food utilization that can be the basis in the formulation of organic agriculture road map for the province.

Prior to the workshop, a series of trainers’ training was conducted in November on the implementation of Republic Act 10068 otherwise known as Organic Agriculture Act 2010.

Bunado said participants were requested to present their respective agency’s initiatives on organic relative to the program.

Organic agriculture, the President earlier noted, has the potential to increase farm productivity and farmers’ wages, thus, provide food for all.

Bunado said that through organic agriculture, farmers are ensured of cumulative conditioning and enriching the fertility of the soil. 

It reduces pollution and destruction of the environment, prevents depletion of natural resources, and further protects the health of farmers, consumers and the general public, Bunado added. (mbcn/rac/PIA-Siquijor)