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| Agri-Usec Serrano's visit – Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo S. Serrano and Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino exchange a healthy discussion on how to uplift the lives of meager farmers during the undersecretary’s Thursday (February 6) visit to officiate the turning over of DA12-provided farm tools and materials to Malandag Elementary School (MES) authorities in Malungon, Sarangani Province. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE) |
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| Agri-USEC, RFC feeds the children - Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano (2nd - L) lead DA officials during a ceremonial school feeding activity stressed to highlight the Department of Agriculture's turning over of DA-12 provided farm tools and equipment worth P667, 000 to school authorities of Malandag Elementary School in Malungon, Sarangani Province. Contentedly looking (left with sunglasses) is Malungon town chief executive, Mayor Bong Constantino. (JoJo Gocotano - MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE). |
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| DA Usec turn over garden tools to MES officials – Municipal Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino and local-based DepEd officials assist Agriculture Department Undersecretary Segfredo S. Serrano during a ceremonial turn over of P667, 000-worth of garden tools, vegetable seeds and farm equipments from DA-12, to officials of Malandag Elementary School in Malungon, Sarangani Province. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE). |
MALUNGON, Sarangani – Pupils of Malandag Elementary School cheers the arrival of Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo S. Serrano to grace on Thursday (February 6), the ceremonial turnover of DA12-provided garden tools, vegetable seeds and farm materials in a bid to help fortify the Department of Agriculture's nationwide campaign of its Agri Pinoy Gulayan sa Paaralan Program here in Central Mindanao Region.
USEC Serrano, DA’s policy and planning Chief, was with Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala and DA-12 regional director Amalia Datukan’s convoy, when he dropped by MES to oversee the release of P667, 000.00-worth farm tools and materials.
Report said Alcala and Datukan right away left General Santos City and proceeded by land to Davao, after conducting brief meeting with Mayor Ronnel C. Rivera and other city and Sarangani-based business firm owners such the Alcantara-owned Alson's Aquarium Corporation in Alabel town.
Alcala, accompanied by other top DA officials, was in General Santos City to attend the scheduled February 5-7 Socsargen Regions-hosted National Management Committee (MANCOM) meeting.
Meanwhile, Serrano was joined by Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino, local officials, DA-12 personnel led by Sarangani Agri-Program Coordinating Officer - Jocelyn S. Misterio, teachers, DepEd officials and officers of the local Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) during the turnover ceremony highlighted by a mass feeding program for grade-schoolers in Brgy. Malandag.
In a brief message, Serrano emphasized the importance of fruits and vegetables in enhancing kids health and nutrition “as it provide the much needed nutrients.” He also encourage parents to support and take part in the LGU backyard gardening and other agriculture-related programs.
For his part, Constantino thanked the Agriculture Department specifically DA-12, to all the support and assistance that DA provided his flagship program since he assumed office in 2007. “For this year, we have allocated more or less P10M funding for our agri-projects and other related priorities that are needed to strengthen more our flagship program in agriculture,” the mayor added.
Noted DA-MRDP projects that are often mentioned by Constantino during press interviews were the successful implementation of Poblacion-Kalonbarak farm-to-market road (FMR); opening of FMR access from Kiblat to Brgy. Malabod; establishment of P33M-worht Dairy Plant in Brgy. Malalag Cogon in which, could now produce processed milk from pure breed milking cow, and the P2.8 million-worth 800-meter stretched agricultural tramline in Brgy. Datal Batong.
Constantino said the cable carrier with loading capacity of 350-500 kilograms, stretches toward Sitio Blol where the town's farthest Kiturok village is located at the southern border.
Constantino said this new transport system will be of big help to increase the earnings of poor farmers, as it reduces the cost of transportation and post-harvest losses of farm produce caused by the then long-way travel on rugged roads. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).
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