Friday, April 9, 2010

LO and FAO to help fisher folks, farmers and workers (in Catanauan)


ILO and FAO to help fisher folks, farmers and workers
(philstar.com) Updated April 08, 2010 02:17 PM


MANILA, Philippines - The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations today launched a project to help fisherfolks, farmers and workers in Bondoc Peninsula to address extreme poverty, inequality, social unrest and armed conflict.
In partnership with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPPAP), the project dubbed as “Inter-agency Programme to Nurture Peace, Security and Decent Work through Local Development in Conflict Areas of The Philippines (Bondoc Peninsula),” will cover the four municipalities of Mulanay, San Narciso, Unisan and Catanauan.
Ms Linda Wirth, Director of the ILO Subregional Office based in Manila explains, “Decent work is what is needed for poor people to escape the clutches of poverty, especially when they are living in conflict-affected areas with scarce opportunities and services.”
She stressed that in order to break the vicious cycle of poverty, people must work together to develop their own place. The central strategy of the project is local economic development and peace-building processes that puts a premium on directly addressing human security deficits. Capacity-based approach aims to expand their livelihood assets and increase productivity through participatory dialogue and institutional strengthening activities both at the community and local government levels.
A total of at least 3,500 women and men are expected to benefit from the project. This includes proper seed production and storage; integrated farming systems; organic farming; integrated pests management; improved poultry and livestock production; proper harvest and post-harvest practices and support to sustainable fishing methodologies.

Another 2,500 individuals will be given complementary off-farm livelihood assistance, market linkage support and entrepreneurial and technical vocational skills training. The project also targets 2,000 mothers and children from the four municipalities to benefit from better health services through improved maternal and child care programs.
Mulanay Municipal Mayor Prudencio Maxino expressed his gratitude to ILO and FAO for choosing Bondoc Peninsula, “I am elated over the project. It’s a welcome development because it reinforces my administration’s efforts to reduce poverty and uphold peace in our locality. The project is promising because it is very well-planned and takes-off from the resource capacity of our constituents, and we are determined to do our part to get it implemented”. 

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Boling-boling Festival of Catanauan will again join this year's Aliwan Fiesta


Showdown of regional 
champions in Aliwan Fiesta

Aliwan Fiesta – dubbed as the Philippines’ biggest festival -- takes to the streets anew on April 22-24, with over 5,000 streetdancers, craftsmen, and artisans led by their regional muses, vying for the million-peso grand prize.
Presented by Manila Broadcasting Company, Star City, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines, in cooperation with the Yes! Tourism Committee of SM Mall of Asia and the cities of Pasay and Manila, the annual cultural extravaganza brings together in a single setting champion streetdance contingents from the most popular festivals throughout the archipelago, for the benefit of tourists who want a microcosm of life in our 7107 islands.
From the Cordillera Administrative Region, Baguio City showcases its myriad blooms for which Panagbenga has become immensely popular. The town of Penablanca, Cagayan sends its Tribu Callao to interpret the Kiling-Kilingan festival, while Pampanga fields the Aeta-led Caragan festival of Mabalacat.
Bulacan’s regional Singkaban celebrations will be represented by two entries – Guiguinto’s Halamanan festival and Marilao’s Halamang Dilaw festivity. Residents of Catanauan, Quezon present the wild revelry of the Boling-Boling festival.
Proving that the competition will be intense, the Bicol region showcases Masbate’s Lapay Bantigue festival, alongside the Kasanggayahan festival of Sorsogon.
Iloilo also fields two official entries -- Tribu Paghidaet performing the Ati-Ati of Dinagyang, and Tribu Kasag representing the Kasag festival of Banate.
The Warays make their presence felt through the Pasaka festival of Tanauan, Leyte.

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