by Irma A. Guhit
SORSOGON CITY, July 14 (PIA)....."One of the most nutritious noodles one now can buy in the markets here in the province of Sorsogon is locally produced in the municipality of Prieto Diaz and these are seaweeds noodles." ,Imelda Romanillos, provincial field officer of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)said during an interview here this week.
"DOLE has allocated funds in the amount of P284,000.00 for the procurement of the needed equipments in the production of the seaweeds noodles by the Gawad Kalinga Tarabang Village Association (GKTV) of Prieto Diaz", she said.
In the pronouncement of President Aquino during his Pilipinas Natin Forum, Poverty Reduction and Empowerment of the Poor and Vulnerable is second to his wish lists, belonging to his 4 pillars for development.
According to Romanillos, DOLE as an instrumentality of national government leads in the provision of fund assistance in the reduction of poverty through providing local communities the empowerment to use their indigenous materials and promote local employment.
Seaweeds is in abundance in the municipalities of the second district of Sorsogon like Prieto Diaz, Gubat, Barcelona, Buliusan, Matnog and Sta Magdalena.
Convergence now being the language for development is being implemented here by various agencies according to Romanillos.
"We are trying to coordinate and facilitate interventions by identifying our resources and how these resources and technical assistance can be maximized and harmonized for the development of employment in our rural communities", she said.
This project of seaweed noodles production is now being implemented through the concerted efforts of the local government of Prieto Diaz through GKTVA,
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is providing technical assistance, DOLE for fund assistance and the Department of Agriculture-Regional Fishery Training Center (DA-RFTC) for indigenous resources identification in local communities.
GK as a program initiated by a non-governmental organization with a component for livelihood development. Beneficiaries here of the GK are also provided values formation and the right knowledge in the implementation of Solid Waste Management Program aside from livelihood development.
Meanwhile according to Maynard Doluntap of the DTI Sorsogon, their agency has assisted the GKTVA in terms of capability building through entrepreneurship, organizational development, costing and pricing including product development, packaging and labeling.
Doluntap also said that in the just concluded Small and Medium Enterprise -Work on Wheels (SME-WOW) Caravan, this product has been displayed and sales were generated.
"We are proud to say that developing the nutri-noodles can also answer the problems of malnutrition in the countryside. Specially now that we are celebrating Nutrition Month, we can recommend seaweeds noodles for snacks and even as a viand, it being a rich source for iron, calcium and other minerals", Doluntap also explained.
Product development using indigenous materials abundantly present in Sorsogon has also been well identified during the SME-WOW Caravan.
The techno training provided by DTI and is currently continuing has made the seaweeds-nutri-noodles production now in full swing in the GKTV.
The seaweed-noodles are now being sold in Prieto Diaz market..It is now distributed in schools and in the local stores here. Packaging comes in 100 grams which sells at P10.00 each. (PIA-SORSOGON)
SORSOGON CITY, July 14 (PIA)....."One of the most nutritious noodles one now can buy in the markets here in the province of Sorsogon is locally produced in the municipality of Prieto Diaz and these are seaweeds noodles." ,Imelda Romanillos, provincial field officer of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)said during an interview here this week.
"DOLE has allocated funds in the amount of P284,000.00 for the procurement of the needed equipments in the production of the seaweeds noodles by the Gawad Kalinga Tarabang Village Association (GKTV) of Prieto Diaz", she said.
In the pronouncement of President Aquino during his Pilipinas Natin Forum, Poverty Reduction and Empowerment of the Poor and Vulnerable is second to his wish lists, belonging to his 4 pillars for development.
According to Romanillos, DOLE as an instrumentality of national government leads in the provision of fund assistance in the reduction of poverty through providing local communities the empowerment to use their indigenous materials and promote local employment.
Seaweeds is in abundance in the municipalities of the second district of Sorsogon like Prieto Diaz, Gubat, Barcelona, Buliusan, Matnog and Sta Magdalena.
Convergence now being the language for development is being implemented here by various agencies according to Romanillos.
"We are trying to coordinate and facilitate interventions by identifying our resources and how these resources and technical assistance can be maximized and harmonized for the development of employment in our rural communities", she said.
This project of seaweed noodles production is now being implemented through the concerted efforts of the local government of Prieto Diaz through GKTVA,
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is providing technical assistance, DOLE for fund assistance and the Department of Agriculture-Regional Fishery Training Center (DA-RFTC) for indigenous resources identification in local communities.
GK as a program initiated by a non-governmental organization with a component for livelihood development. Beneficiaries here of the GK are also provided values formation and the right knowledge in the implementation of Solid Waste Management Program aside from livelihood development.
Meanwhile according to Maynard Doluntap of the DTI Sorsogon, their agency has assisted the GKTVA in terms of capability building through entrepreneurship, organizational development, costing and pricing including product development, packaging and labeling.
Doluntap also said that in the just concluded Small and Medium Enterprise -Work on Wheels (SME-WOW) Caravan, this product has been displayed and sales were generated.
"We are proud to say that developing the nutri-noodles can also answer the problems of malnutrition in the countryside. Specially now that we are celebrating Nutrition Month, we can recommend seaweeds noodles for snacks and even as a viand, it being a rich source for iron, calcium and other minerals", Doluntap also explained.
Product development using indigenous materials abundantly present in Sorsogon has also been well identified during the SME-WOW Caravan.
The techno training provided by DTI and is currently continuing has made the seaweeds-nutri-noodles production now in full swing in the GKTV.
The seaweed-noodles are now being sold in Prieto Diaz market..It is now distributed in schools and in the local stores here. Packaging comes in 100 grams which sells at P10.00 each. (PIA-SORSOGON)
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Hi! Is this seaweed noodle available here in Manila? Do you also have raw kelp noodles? I'm very interested to purchase and maybe market it here as well. Hope to hear from you. You can reach me at louise(dot)lizano(@)gmail.com. Thank you very much.
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