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PARO
Bolaños, BDCD team, representatives from BARBD, and RSSD met the MAROs, ARBOs’
Officers, DA and LBP representatives during the APCP Orientation.
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Sorsogon: a priority
area of APCP
SORSOGON
CITY – On February 21, 2013 the BDCD (Beneficiaries Development Coordinating
Division) headed by CARPO Lucy S. Vitug conduct Orientation on APCP (Agrarian
Production Credit Program) to the ARBOs (Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries’
Organizations) and MAROs. From DAR Central Office and Regional Office, the
resource speakers travel to the province to explain the mechanics of this
program.
“APCP
is a new program of DAR designed to respond to the needs of ARBs on access to
credit and other economic projects. In every endeavor we need capital. One
source of capital is credit. APCP could be the answer to your need for credit,”
said PARO Bolaños.
APCP
is a joint DA-DAR-LBP program. “One Billion Pesos from the budget of the
Department of Agriculture shall be allocated to the program whose recipients
are Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries, and shall be managed by the Landbank,”
explained Belinda C. Serna, OIC SUARPO – BARBD.
The
project shall target ARBs whose respective organizations are not yet eligible
under the existing regular lending programs of the Landbank. The roles of the
three agencies are in these wise: the DA, aside from providing the fund shall
also provide marketing assistance, and packages of technology to ARBOs and
other conduits, and shall also assist DAR in identifying qualified borrowers;
the DAR shall identify ARBOs and other conduits that are eligible to
participate in the Program and provide list of certified ARBs or ARB households
to be endorsed to Landbank for possible financing, conduct assessment of ARBOs
in terms of institutional development requirements, and provide capacity
development interventions; the Landbank shall provide credit assistance to
qualified ARBs, ARB household members through ARBOs and other conduits.
Among
the ARBOs that could benefit from APCP are those that are located in the
municipalities of Bulan, Casiguran, Matnog, Sta. Magdalena, Irosin, Magallanes,
Juban, Castilla, Pilar, Gubat, Barcelona, Bulusan, and Sorsogon City. Sorsogon
was chosen as priority area for this program because it is one of the provinces
having high density of ARBs. [AJ, DAR
Sorsogon]
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| PARO Olayres turns-over the key to PARO Bolanos |
DARPO Sorsogon has new
Provincial Chief
SORSOGON
CITY – “PARO Roseller Olayres spent a good five whole years with us, especially
in Sorsogon. Now, we need him in the regional office to help us on other LTI
activities because we have very high target for 2013 and the challenge for DAR
Bicol is to make 2013 our banner year,” said Atty. Maria Celestina M. Tam,
Regional Director during the turn over ceremony for the new PARO in Sorsogon.
By virtue of
DAR Central Office Special Order No. 28, series of 2013 dated January 11, 2013,
Gina D. Bolaños was designated OIC Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer II for
DAR Provincial Office of Sorsogon. Prior to her assignment, she was working in
DAR Regional Office as the head in Planning Division.
“I’d
never expected that I’ll be in Sorsogon now as PARO. I am even shocked when RD
told me about that Special Order. But I am here to obey and accept the
challenge which is the greatest challenge I ever had in my whole life, so far,”
said PARO Bolaños. Addressing the employees of DAR Sorsogon, she told them to
bear with her in this journey, urging them to make all things for the sake of
CARP beneficiaries.
Meanwhile,
the former PARO II of Sorsogon, Roseller R. Olayres was designated Head of
Monitoring for Other LTI (Land Tenure Improvement) Activities in the regional
office where he will perform periodic monitoring to assess provincial
accomplishment vis-à-vis other LTI activities wherein he is required to prepare
activity plan for monitoring activities for consideration and approval of the
Regional Director, as well as to submit findings and observation. Before
leaving Sorsogon, he thanked his employees and calls their support to the new
PARO. [AJ, DAR Sorsogon]
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The MAROs, OIC MAROs, Operation Head & Staff, and the PMEU during
the 1st MAROs’ Conference with
Gina D. Bolaños, the new PARO of Sorsogon.
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DAR Sorsogon: under
the new PARO II
SORSOGON
CITY – DAR Sorsogon’s performance on land acquisition and distribution (LAD)
last year did not bring enough satisfaction for certain reasons. Thus, applying
the “One DAR Policy” and as a manifestation of their support to the new PARO
II, the MAROs agreed to share workload on LAD this year.
Recently,
MAROs’ Conference was held in Sorsogon with PARO Gina D. Bolaños, the new
provincial chief in DAR Sorsogon and that was the first MARO Conference she
attended as OIC PARO II. Seeing the list of the target landholdings, she felt
sorry for Donsol and Magallanes because these are the two municipalities having
the largest target on LAD yet having the least manpower. Aside from that, Ticao
Island of Masbate is now assigned to DAR Sorsogon as was said by the regional
director, that Masbate is a high LAD, so it is difficult to reassign people
from the mainland that’s why the task was given to Sorsogon because it is the
nearest province wherein the technical personnel from Magallanes and Donsol opt
to be assigned there.
On
the other hand, MAROs declared their cooperation by accepting the idea of
sharing workload, like for example the MARO of Irosin and Pilar will share the
load of Donsol while the MARO of Casiguran and Sorsogon City will share the
load of Magallanes. Furthermore, sharing the workload gave birth to the five
names of partner-municipalities viz: DonPiCastI (Donsol, Pilar, Castilla, and Irosin); SorCasMag (Sorsogon City, Casiguran, and Magallanes);
Solid West (Juban, Bulan, Matnog, and
Sta. Magdalena); Gubat Cluster (Gubat,
Barcelona, Bulusan, and Prieto Diaz); and TicaoMas (Monreal, San Fernando, Batuan, and San Jacinto).
“I
feel very happy because many people are telling me that I am in good hands
because I have very competent pillars in Sorsogon and they told me that they
will give me their support,” said PARO Bolaños. Needless to say, she had their
word of honor when few days after, CLOAs are already in her table for her
signature. [AJ, DAR Sorsogon]
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