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TUGUEGARAO
CITY AWARDED MOST OUTSTANDING
AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY COUNCIL
CAFC members monitoring the
Green House Project at Lingaling, Libag, Tuguegarao City.
The
Department of Agriculture and the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC)
named Tuguegarao City as the region’s Most Outstanding City Agricultural and
Fishery Council (CAFC) of the year in the Gawad Saka Search on March this year.
With
this award, the city’s CAFC qualifies for the national level placing first
among five finalists all around the country.
Organized in 1987, CAFC is a non-government organization composed of farmers
mostly in the eastern part of the city.
The group is supported by the City Government specifically the City Agriculture Office.
Mr. Oscar Buguina,
Tuguegarao City CAFC Chairman said 60% of the members are composed of private
individuals who are farmers while 40% comprised of members in the government
sector.
“We aim to develop the
economic status of the farmers,” says Buguina. In the process, we also advocate
Agri-based projects of the city government like fish cage production, livelihood
projects and development of fish cages and ponds.
Although the organization
does not have a fund to speak of, they are proud to have conducted regular and
special meetings for their different projects. Buguina mentioned the aid of the
city in the form of a four wheel tractor that helped mobilized and fast-tracked
farming activities.
Buguina said they were able to accomplish different programs and projects due to
the support extended by the city government and other agencies which help them
raise funds for the welfare of the farmers.
ENTRANCE EXAM FOR CITY SCHOLARS HELD
A total
of 181 applicants joined the Entrance Examination for Poor but Deserving
Students’ Scholarship Grant of the City Government of Tuguegarao for the School
Year 2007-2008 held at Tuguegarao West Central School on April 21, 2007.
The City
Schools Division headed by Mrs. Maxima Banatao conducted the exam which started
at 8:00 in the morning. The applicants were distributed to seven rooms with an
examiner from the City Schools Division and an employee from the city government
proctoring each room.
Ms. Mimi Tanguilan, in charge of the scholarship, initially screened all applicants who
are required to have an average grade of 85% to join the said entrance exam.
The
scholarship program of the city government which is intended solely for poor but
deserving Tuguegaraoeños started in the year 2000. It used to cater only to
40 individuals.
However,
due to the increasing number of applicants, the city government decided to
accommodate double the said number. Now, there are 80 slots to be filled
annually.
Last
March, the City Scholarship Secretariat headed by Ms. Carol Calucag conducted a
scholarship information campaign in all public high schools of the city.
CITY DUMPSITE SOIL TESTED
Exploring the soil subsurface conditions of the City Dump Site at Carig Norte,
the Geo Technical and Materials Testing Engineers from Manila headed by Engr.
William C. Muñoz conducted a nine-day soil testing and investigation at the
proposed Sanitary Land Fill from March 17-28,2007.
The
group bored five holes to be able to determine the depth of excavation allowed
in the area, the type of foundation or structural building which is appropriate
for the area, and to make sure the liche (dagta) coming from waste materials
wouldn’t penetrate or contaminate the ground water. These are all intended to
secure the area.
Engr.
Catherine Taguiam, program coordinator, said this test is necessary as it will
serve as a basis for the treatment of liche especially as the city government
plans to create a liche pond.
“If this
project will prosper, management of our waste materials will be smoother thereby
enabling us to take a better care of our environment, she added.
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