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TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the Cagayan Valley Region turned-over P22.3 million worth of farm machineries to eight agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) to enhance and sustain their farm productivity and income.
DAR Secretary Atty. John R. Castriciones personally turned-over the keys of the five six-wheeler hauling trucks to the members of the Bugnay Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Tuao town; Mabuhay Agri-crops MPC of Piat town; Bantay Farmers Producers Coop of Solana town; Malassi Lake Producers Coop of Cabagan town; and St. Vincent Parish MPC of Dupax del Sur town.
Castriciones also awarded the key of the sugarcane grabber and loader to the members of the Del Pilar MPC of San Mariano town while two units of mechanical cane juicer with complete accessories were also given to the members of the Villarey ARB Coop of Piat and Roma Sur MPC of Enrile town.
Each hauling truck is worth P3.9 million while each mechanical cane juicer and sugarcane grabber and loader is worth P222,000 and P2.4 million, respectively.
Sugarcane Block Farming
The eight ARBOs are also recipients of the DAR’s Sugarcane Block Farming (SBF) project which aims to increase farmers’ income as well as to boost the country’s sugarcane production.
The SBF project seeks to improve the productivity of sugarcane farms that are collectively managed by cooperatives. The project also refers to the consolidation of the management of small farms of less than five hectares into a bigger farm of at least 30 hectares for farm productivity improvement.
It also involves the conduct of agri-extension and business development services and the provision of various farm machineries to support the profitable production of sugarcane in the block farm.
Read more: DAR turns over P22.3M worth of farm machineries to ARBOs
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TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Jan. 8 (PIA)--With the alarming number of cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the region, the Department of Health Center for Health and Development (DOH – CHD) here has trained a support group that will reach out to people living with HIV and their families.
STI/HIV Counsellor Mikhail Zion Taggueg of the DOH – CHD said, of the 60,207 recorded cases in the country since 1984, about 898 cases are from region 2. He said the figure specifically reflects those who have undergone HIV screening.
Taggueg revealed that there others who refuse to undergo screening for fear of stigma and discrimination.
He added, there are also people living with HIV who are afraid of going to clinic because of fear having their status disclosed.
He said Rural Health Units (RHUs) here and other hospitals offer laboratory tests, check-up, and treatment, all for free, to stop the widespread of the virus.
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CABARROGUIS, Quirino—The provincial government here, through the Provincial Health Office and the Provincial Nutrition Committee, recently unveiled the First 1000 Days Program aimed at ensuring the health of the mother and her child for the first 1,000 days.
The launching which was participated by at least 300 pregnant mothers is one of the highlights of the “Buntis Congress”, a gift from Congressman Dakila Carlo Cua to the pregnant mothers on his birthday last November 4.
In her message, Dr. Mila Villar, provincial health officer, said this aims to address the high levels of stunting cases based on the 2015 Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) survey as a result of poor infant and young child feeding in the first two years of life coupled with bouts of infection.
Villar urged the pregnant mothers to always consult their nutritionists and dieticians to be able to properly address their nutrition needs adding that maternal nutrition is very important for the growing fetus.
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CABARROGUIS, Quirino,(PIA)-- The National Nutrition Council has identified this province as the top priority area in the region and among the 36 priority areas in the country for the implementation of Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-2022.
Based on the Department of Science and Technology- Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) 2015 National Nutrition Survey, Quirino Province was identified as having high prevalence of stunting, according to NNC region 2 coordinator Ma. Gisella Lonzaga.
Lonzaga said, logal government units of identified provinces that were found to have high incidence of stunting and wasting will ensure proper implementation of PPAN 2017- 2022 to address the problem.
Earlier, Governor Junie E. Cua accepted the challenge to eliminate stunting and other forms of malnutrition in the province. He said capacity building and mentoring on nutrition program management will be done to ensure proper implementation of PPAN 2017- 2022.
Read more: NNC identifies Quirino Province as priority area for PPAN 2017-2022 implementation
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TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan -After the success of the ‘Gulayan sa Paaralan’ project to support food security campaign in schools, the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Cagayan Valley Region will be promoting vegetable gardening in the regional government offices here.
According to DA Regional Director Narciso Edillo, a number of regional directors have already expressed their support to the project, knowing the benefits of raising their own vegetable supplies in their respective offices.
“This is one way of ensuring food security not only in the rural areas but in the urban areas as well to include the regional government center,” Edillo said.
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It took Governor Junie Cua of Cagayan Valley’s youngest province to admit that the National Nutrition Council is an insignificant agency of the government.
Then Congressman Junie Cua saw a very small agency and possibly asked himself what can a negligible agency do for the Filipino people. His perception dramatically changed when he joined local governance as Governor.
When one is in local governance, the official is on the ground. He is looking into the eyes and heart of people he was there to serve. Such was the case with Cua and possibly all local government officials in the region.
During this year’s regional nutrition awards ceremonies held at Santiago City, the Governor was singing a different tune. He said ‘good governance is good nutrition.’ He has become an instant convert when he saw what the council was all about. Suddenly, he realized how huge the role and significance of the agency was as it encompasses one of the nucleus of development.
In particular, he zeroed in on the front-liners of nutrition; volunteer workers who continuously made a difference in the country’s quest for good health and nutrition among the populace.
In cities and up to the most secluded communities in the Philippines, they are there. They are called Barangay Nutrition Scholars. Created under Presidential Degree 1569 on June 11, 1978, the BNS have since then became the front liners, the direct line of the government in the delivery of nutrition services.
As of August 2017, some 46,293 BNS have been deployed in the country who are given a BNS Conference every two years. In the Cagayan Valley region, at least 2, 439 of them are making the difference in their kind of job.
Majority of this year’s Outstanding BNS have one thing in common; they are motivated and commitment is what keeps them going.
