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.

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DTI holds Tourism Business-to-Business Forum

The Department of Trade and Industry-Antique put together a Business-to-Business (B2B) Forum for tourism entrepreneurs from Central and Southern Antique.

B2B is a transactions between businesses or enterprises.

In the tourism supply chain there are many B2B transactions involving  sub-components and raw materials.

In the forum, DTI-Antique shared the result of Value Chain Analysis for tourism of the Province conducted by SDC Asia for the International Labor Organization.



Ritche Jermia, Tourism Officer of Tibiao, also updated attendees with recent tourism developments in the Northern Antique (encompass municipalities of Tibiao, Culasi, Pandan, Sebaste and Libertad) especially in their municipality of Tibiao.


The activity aims to strengthen the link between tourism enterprises in Antique.

San Jose dB benefits from ADB-JFPR revenue generation project

(l-R): Mayor Rony L. Molina, Municipal Administrator Florante Moscoso, Municipal Accountant Carlos Marquez, and OIC Planning Coordinator Jose Magbanua inspecting the equipment and softwares.

San Jose de Buenavista is a recipient of a grant for sustainable land-related revenue generation.

Aside from trainings, the local government unit received computers and sofwares for the implementation of the project.

According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the inconsistent and outdated land legislation and policy, various clients and users of LAM systems, unnecessary steps and requirements and inappropriate valuation and taxation on land ownership and transfers leads to delays in titling, high transaction costs, fake multiple titles, conflicts and court litigation, low investments and slow economic growth.

In this grant, a computerized system for tax and revenue generation and systematic titling and tax mapping of San Jose de Buenavista will be established.

A Unified Land Information System (ULIS) and a geographic information system (GIS) is expected to streamline, increase functionality and effectiveness of the spatial facility of the local government unit for local revenue generation and land administration (LAM) services.

Ultimately, the project aims to put together adequate revenue to meet the needs of local government unit in terms of delivery of economic and social services. 

The grant, Revenue Generation and Land Administration Reforms (REGALA)  Project is a project financed by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and administered by the ADB.

Kabuhayan Starter Kit distributed

Mayor Rony Molina with beneficiary. At the back is Municipal Administrator Florante Moscoso (in red) and DOLE-Antique representative (in light blue).

Thirty (30) Kabuhayan Starter Kits on welding, automotive, electricity, plumbing and massage therapy were distributed at the town's hall afternoon of August 23, 2012.

Kabuhayan Starter Kits with San Jose dB LGU employee.

Aside from the kit the beneficiaries will receive financial assistance of P5,000.00.

DOLE Kabuhayan Starter Kit.

Kabuhayan Starter Kit for massage therapy.

This livelihood project is a joint investment of the local government unit of San Jose de Buenavista, provincial government of Antique and Department of Labor and Employment.

Kabuhayan Starter Kit.

The project aims to provide package of tools to enable the TESDA-trained individuals to jumpstart a livelihood undertaking and become self-employed.

Beneficiaries attended the project  orientation last August 3 of this year.

San Jose dB fisherfolks received BFAR fishing gears

Photo by Michael Tonding

Eleven small-scale fisherfolks received deep sea fishing gears from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) through the local government unit of San Jose de Buenavista in a simple turn over ceremony at the town’s hall.

The recipients were small-scale fisherfolks living near the municipal marine protected area.  They were selected and indorsed by their Barangay Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Council (BFARMC).

In 2003, San Jose dB established a marine protected area with 67.22 hectares of coral reef covering the barangays of Funda-Dalipe, Madrangca, Barangay 3 and Barangay 4. Of this, 6.57 hectares is the core or the no-take zone located in Funda-Dalipe.

Deep sea fishing gears were given to selected fisherfolks to encourage fishing activities beyond the no-take zone.

The distribution of deep sea fishing gears is part of the livelihood support program of BFAR which complements the livelihood component of the Coastal Resource Management (CRM) Program of the local government of San Jose de Buenavista.     

Mayor Rony Molina (center) with Rotary Antique President Fe Osorio, Designated Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer Cornelius Yanga, Peace Corp Volunteer Benjamin Martin (back, wearing black shirt) with the beneficiaries. Photo by Michael Tonding

DOE and San Jose dB LGU unite for compliance on petroleum product retailing standards

The Department of Energy conducted an Information, Education and Communications campaign for Local government units and consumer groups in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique on July 11, 2012 on matters and issues related to the business of retailing LPG and liquid petroleum products.

This forum aims to enhance public awareness and encourage LGU’s participation in the implementation of the Department rules and regulations pertaining to the industry. Also, the Department hopes to pave the way for stakeholders to air their concerns and recommendations/ suggestions to problems encountered in the business of petroleum products retailing. 

Last week, an inter-government group from the Department of Energy, Department of Trade and Industry, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection in coordination with the San Jose de Buenavista Treasurer’s Office conducted inspection of gasoline stations and LPG retailers in the Municipality.

Result of the inspection showed that generally retailers in the Municipality were compliant with the quality and quantity standards. (SJdBMIO)

San Jose dB conducts Digital Literacy Tutorial for Women Entrepreneurs

A free digital literacy tutorial was conducted in San Jose de Buenavista Community eCenter for entrepreneurs from the tourism sector.

Through this digital literacy tutorial the local government unit hopes that the entrepreneurs will be equipped with skills to access market through the internet.

 Participants of the tutorial session were women entrepreneurs managing accommodation establishment or restaurant in San Jose de Buenavista. These entrepreneurs were looking forward that through the use of the internet they will be able to improve their business operations and sales.

The digital literacy module includes introduction to computer and operating system, introduction to internet and email and special topics on e-business/e-marketing.

The digital literacy tutorial aptly coincides with the celebration of the National ICT Month with the theme “ICT: Enabling Dreams.” 

Output Sample 1 and Sample 2.

San Jose dB LGU, DTI and ACCI tie-up for customer service seminar

Seminar on Excellent Customer Service welcome streamer.

The local government of San Jose de Buenavista, Department of Trade and Industry-Antique  and Antique Chamber of Commerce and Industry work together to hold Seminar on Excellent Customer Service on March 22, 2012.

The  seminar aims too equip owners, managers or employees with knowledge on how to continually improve customer relations and to provide information on how to recognize opportunities for building customer loyalty.

Around 40 participants from the business sector and local government units attended the seminar. 

Resource speaker was Engr. Aniceto Abner S. Villahermosa, former Vice President for Marketing of San Miguel Corporation and a member of the governing council of the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

Excellent Costumer Service Seminar at Adelaide Tourist Inn, Bantayan, San jose de Buenavista, Antique.

The training is part of the capacity development program for  the micro,small and medium enterprises of the LGU and DTI  to facilitate economic growth.