Mindanaotoday.com | NorMin Labor Day features ‘Kadiwa,’ P254-M gov’t aid, TESDA skills demo
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment-10 (DOLE-10) is inviting all laborers and workers in the region to visit the booth on “Kadiwa ng Pangulo Para sa Manggagawa” which displays basic goods and rice at a lower cost during the 121st Labor Day celebration at the 5th floor of SM Downtown Premier, here, on May 1-5.
Estrella Pahalla, DOLE-10 OIC-regional director, said the opening ceremony for the event will be at 8:00 a.m. on May 1 and display opening during mall hours on May 2-5.
Seventeen exhibitors are livelihood-assisted projects of DOLE-10, Department of Agriculture (DA-10), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-10), National Food Authority (NFA-10), and Department of Tourism (DOT-10).
Pahalla said the “Kadiwa” is an initiative of Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and also through his capacity as acting agriculture secretary.
Marcos and Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma mutually agreed to extend the same goal but with a wider target audience, this time for the Filipino workers, just in time for the Labor Day or the “Araw ng mga Manggagawa.”
The “Kadiwa” focuses in helping the labor force, who are the biggest economic contributors of the country, especially on the non-stop increase of prices.
DOLE-10 exhibitors are Lorega Ancestral Management and Development for All Generation, Inc. (LAMDAG) for their Bagtok handicrafts and strawberry jams; Balubal Integrated Social Forestry Farmers Association (BISFFA) for their coffee beans; Tagpuangi Fisherfolks Association (TAGFA) on their krill sardines; Abaga Muslim Christian Farmers Association (ginger powder/salabat); and San Roque Handmade Paper Products MPC (handmade paper and handmade lampshade paper products).
Likewise, DA-10 exhibitors are CDO Small Farmers Association and Miarayon Highland Farmers Association, both selling assorted vegetables, root crops, and spices; Northern Mindanao Federation of Dairy Cooperative (bottled fresh milk and milk bar; Beltran Integrated Farm (lettuce); Manzano Farm (fresh fruits); and CDEO Integrated Farm (rabbits).
Also, DTI-10 exhibitors are Food Processors Association of Northern Mindanao (FOPANorMin) for their various Misamis Oriental coconut and food products from Slers Industries, Inc., MGP, Tsoko Co., and Padlas; Ginama for the various food and native products; and Multi-Fiber Cluster, Inc. (MOMCI) for their various fiber handicraft products; and DOT-10 with their travel and tour packages by the Cagayan de Oro Travel and Tours Association; and Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association, Inc.
NFA-10 will sell rice at a very cheap price.
Pahalla said government assistance through livelihood projects and emergency will also be highlighted during the opening ceremonies on May 1.
Under the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP), Pahalla said a total of P67,448,655 worth of livelihood projects will be turned over to 5,106 region-wide beneficiaries or workers in the informal sector (WIS).
Various projects will be given to Buliga Integrated and Livelihood Association worth P9,790,000 to its 802 members; Jimenez Municipal Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (P1,215,500; 204 members); Northwestern Mindanao School of Technology Inc. (P14,340,000; 478 members); Macajalar Warf Porter’s Association FFW (P3,600,000; 202 members); 1 and All Technical School (P3,762,100; 549 members); Katilingbanong Pamahandi sa Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. (P9,810,000; 850 members); NagapakaBana Multi-Purpose Cooperative (P5,491,055; 522 members); Abag Kalambuan, Inc. (P8,925,000; 798 members); and Valencia Rural Improvement MPC (P10,515,000; 701 members).
Pahalla said DILP beneficiaries are parents of child laborers, persons-with-disabilities, senior citizens, farmers, women, and indigenous people.
Moreover, emergency employment wages will be released to 27,568 underemployed, self-employed and displaced beneficiaries from the provinces of Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte with total wages of P186,572,823 for their work projects on sanitation, disinfection, and social community.
Receiving proponents are BLGU Southern Poblacion, Baliangao worth 475,000 of wages to their 56 beneficiaries; Barangay Local Government Unit (BLGU) San Vicente Alto (P475,000; 56 beneficiaries); BLGU Talic (P9,724,110; 1,144 beneficiaries); Oroquieta City Community Affairs for Reforms and Development Program (P26,594,314; 2,438 beneficiaries); BLGU Sta. Cruz (P953,288; 197 beneficiaries); BLGU Palilan, Jimenez (P6,459,000; 1,450 beneficiaries); Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental (P140,429,671; 21,898 beneficiaries); LGU of Baungon, Bukidnon (P950,000; 214 beneficiaries); and BLGU Buru-un Iligan (P512,440; 115 beneficiaries).
Further, Pahalla said as one of the DOLE attached agencies, the Technical Education and Skills Administration (TESDA-10) will also showcase various skills demonstration like solar panel installation, barista (provision of free coffee), barbering (free hair cut); food processing (display of processed foods); and bread and pastry production (display of baked goods), also on 1 May 2023 at the 5th floor of SM Downtown Premier.
TESDA-10 will cater to Technical-Vocational Education Training (TVET) enrollees to their accredited schools for those workers and would-be workers who want to improve their skills and earn a National Certificate.
Furthermore, Pahalla said that in part of DOLE’s community participation and national service, DOLE-10 and its attached agencies will be conducting a bloodletting to their employees, in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross Misamis Oriental-Cagayan de Oro Chapter, on May 5 at the DOLE-10 Activity Center, Trinidad Building, this city.
This year’s month-long Labor Day celebration is anchored on the theme, “Bilihing Abot-Presyo ng Matatag na Trabaho Para sa Manggagawang Pilipino.” (DOLE-10)
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