The Dancalan fisherfolk in Castilla, Sorsogon will now have an alternative source of livelihood from the abundance of sardines (Sardinelia lemuru) locally known as “tamban” or “law-law” fish in their area through “tinapa-making”. According to Barangay Dancalan Councilor for Finance, Delia L. Martinez, fishermen usually discard and throw away their excess catch and are not continue reading : ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF INCOME FOR DANCALAN FISHERFOLK
The RCI TWG Bicol never runs out of ideas to improve the lives of the communities within their reach. Through the Progresibong Gulayan sa Barangay Project launched on August 2021, RCI TWG Bicol aims to promote organic agriculture in the municipality of Sorsogon. Seven barangays included in the Convergence Area of Development Plan (CADP) for continue reading : RCI TWG BICOL PROMOTES ORGANIC AGRICULTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY CONTEST
Castilla, Sorsogon— More than 35 barangay officials from the 13 barangays included in the Convergence Area Development Plan (CADP), and representatives of Castilla Municipal Agriculture Office and Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-Sorsogon participated in the Training on Watershed Management for the Pili River Watershed held on 6-7 October 2021. The training was geared continue reading : DENR BICOL TRAINS BARANGAYS IN THE PILI WATERSHED CONVERGENCE AREA
Before implementing the NCI-SRD Convergence Area Development Plan (CADP) in the municipality of Castilla in Sorsogon, the area was surrounded by communities composed ofupland dwellers, farmers, and fisherfolk who were considered adequately poor and lacking environmental awareness. The people were not trained to follow proper solid waste disposal protocols and were prone to practice illegal continue reading : NCI-SRD Uplifts Community Spirit: Sorsogon CADP a success
The Regional Convergence Initiative Technical Working Group (RCI TWG) for Sustainable Rural Development in Bicol has forwarded its newest proposal to create a Convergence Area Development Plan (CADP) for Talisay River in Talisay, Camarines Norte. In its 1st Quarter Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on January 17, 2020, at the Department of Environment and Natural continue reading : RCI TWG Bicol Tap MPMRD Scholars for the Proposed Talisay River CADP
More than 500 farmer-beneficiaries, including the 150 beneficiaries from the Pili Watershed Convergence Area in Castilla, Sorsogon, received chickens and piglets as part of the Malawakang Pagbibigay-kaalaman sa Agrikultura: Magsasakang may Alam, Laging Angat, Sagana sa Kita or the Department of Agriculture’s Mapagmalasakit Program. Prior to receiving assistance, the farmer-beneficiaries participated and completed the “Back continue reading : Sorsogon Farmers Received Swine, Native Chicken from DA Mapagmalasakit Program
