Farmville hosts training on food processing for women

San Jose LGU's Farmville hosted a three-day training on food processing and fishery product development.

The training was organized by the Municipal Agriculture Office of San Jose de Buenavista,  under the helm of OIC-Municipal Agriculture Officer Florante Q. Moscoso, in partnership with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Regional Fisheries Training Center.

Participants of the training were from barangays San Pedro and Mojon. They were women who are already into cooking and food processing and were identified through their punong barangays.

San Pedro and Mojon were chosen for there is no existing Rural Improvement Club (RIC) organized in the area.

The technology transfer training aims to increase productivity of the agri-fishery sector and encourage self-sustained growth. At the same time, aims to organize the women into an RIC.

Aside from learning different methods and principles of preservation and processing of various farm products, the participants were taught gender and development concepts and issues and were introduced to basic entrepreneurship.

Farmville is a one-hectare demo farm of the municipal government, located in Sitio Lugutan of San Pedro, using the Integrated Framing Approach and focused on organic farming. It is a venue for learning and center of technology transfer for farmers and students.

San Jose dB to open emeregency medical service this 2013

Emergency medical training.

The Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista will open a 24/7 emergency medical service (EMS) under the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office this first quarter of 2013.

One of the top hazards in San Jose de Buenavista is vehicular accidents.

This initiative was planned to respond to this perennial incident which claims many lives.

Emergency medical service unit aims to provide treatment to those in need of urgent medical care and/or arranging for timely transport of patients to the next point of definitive care such as the rural health center or the hospital.

An EMS ambulance was purchased for this purpose and a team of healthcare providers are trained for this purpose.

A 24/7 hotline will be introduced to the public once equipment and manpower requirements are completed.

The 24/7 EMS is an addition to the 24/7 birthing services of the LGU.

Poverty reduction team meet for bottom-up budgeting

San Jose de Buenavista Municipal Poverty Reduction Team (MPRAT) held an bottom-up budgeting workshop.

Top-left: MPRAT Chair Mayor Rony Molina giving a message on poverty alleviation.  Bottom-left: MLGOO Janeth Norella facilitating the activity. Right: MPRAT shortlisting projects for San Jose de Buenavista.

The MPRAT, organized through local Executive Order No. 001, series of 2013, is composed of heads of the LGU offices and representatives from civil society organizations. It is chaired by the local chief executive and co-chaired by a civil society organization representative chosen by the CSOs in an assembly.


During the one-day workshop, the team have identified priority poverty reduction projects.

Projects identified includes capacity and skills enhancement and business start-up for the youth, women, senior citizens and persons with disability.

Provision of pre and post harvest facilities for farmers, and marine resource conservation and protection and support services for fisherfolks were also in the identified priority programs.

Buttom-up budgeting is an approach to budget preparation that takes into consideration the development needs of the cities and municipalities identified in their respective local poverty reduction plans formulated in strong participation of the basic sector organizations and other civil society organizations.

These are activity is part of the national government's effort to harmonize, coordinate and complement  the programs and projects of departments and other government instrumentalities to attain the national development goals and objectives.

Farm mechanization to boost San Jose dB agri productivity

Agrricultural Technicians, OIC Municipal Agriculturist Florante Moscoso, Mayor Rony Molina with the leaders of the beneficiary farmers associations.

Two farmers' organization in the Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista received facilities for farm mechanization to boost rice production.

Pantao Farmers Association received a water pump and engine while Division A Irrigators Association received a rice drum seeder in a simple turn over ceremony in front of the town's hall.

These machines were issued as part of the Farm Mechanization Program (FMP) of the Department of Agriculture in partnership with the Municipal Agriculture Office.

Under the program, qualified farmers groups and cooperatives, and irrigators’ associations, and local government units receive equipment and machines under a fund counterparting agreement.

DA covers 85% of the cost of the farm machine while the recipient, for the case of San Jose is through the LGU, pays the remaining 15%. 

The program aims to increase the present farm mechanization level of the Philippines and facilitate the increase of agricultural productivity in the country.