By REY M. NASOL
:
LEGAZPI CITY: Idle residents of at least two towns in the province of
Sorsogon will soon get themselves busy earning
for a living, according to an official of the Department of Trade and
Industry here.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bicol Regional Director Jocelyn
L.B. Blanco said the recipients are now implementing various projects and
strategies after she awarded a total of P1.5M “Bottom-Up Budgeting” (BUB)
project funds to the municipalities of
Matnog and Prieto Diaz, both of the province of Sorsogon, recently.
Matnog Mayor Emilio G. Ubaldo received a P1M check while Prieto Diaz
Mayor Benito L. Doma received P.5M, both on behalf of their respective
municipal government units.
“The funds were intended to improve the Local Government Units’ (LGUs)
food and handicraft industries through the conduct of skills and
entrepreneurship training programs that will prepare the local producers and
processors to become more competitive,” Blanco told this reporter.
Blanco said that fund assistance will be used where existing products
will be enhanced in terms of functionality, quality, design and visual impact.
“To complete the package of interventions, marketing support programs will also
be provided,” she added.
The town of Matnog will seek to develop its Eco-Tourism service
providers in the food and handicraft industries while the town of Prieto Diaz
will focus on the development of its processed food that includes coconut and
its by-products, danggit and other marine products. – Bicol Mail
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