Bayanihan or collective action for a cause is a unique Filipino culture where every member of the community takes part in uplifting the lives of those who are in need. It is considered an instinct or call that moves the community and causes a change. As the government continues to reach and uplift the lives continue reading : “REINAssance” of QUEZON
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
Touching an individual’s life doesn’t only affect a person or two. It always has a chain reaction for the better. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6, extended various services through its Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP), Community Based Forest Management (CBFM), and issuance of Free Patents to the beneficiaries as part continue reading : E-NGP: TOUCHING LIVES OF THE UPLAND COMMUNITIES
With the theme, “Aksyon para sa Natatanging Mundo,” the Department of Environment & Natural Resources spearheaded the simultaneous nationwide Tree Growing activity last June 8, 2022, in celebration of the Philippine Environment Month. For Northern Mindanao, the Mangrove area in Brgy. Panggasihan, Gingoog City is one of the areas identified. It is part of the continue reading : NATIONWIDE TREE GROWING ACTIVITY
The then muddy, slippery, and unpassable road to five sitios of Barangay Suawan, Marilog District has brought hardship, unproductivity, poverty, and hopelessness to the farming community in the area. Tired of their helpless situation, the Farmers living in Sitio Agila, Upper Happy Valley, Lower Happy Valley, Cabagbahangan, Masicampo and Biaong made a loud clamor for continue reading : ROAD TO PROGRESS
Since the implementation of the National Greening Program in 2011, Carood Watershed is the priority area in the comprehensive site development (CSD) and support facilities which include the small farm reservoir (SFR) with the aim of providing water for NGP established plantations and profiling of inland wetlands. Activities include: 1.National Greening Program (NGP) – 7,257.20 continue reading : DENR ACTIVITIES IN CAROOD WATERSHED MODEL FOREST CONVERGENCE AREA
Covering a total area of 83,884 hectares, the Muleta watershed is located in the Upper River Basin of Bukidnon, specifically in the southwestern part of the province and extending to Carmen town in North Cotabato covering 79,029 hectares and 4,855 hectares, respectively. The watershed traverses the municipalities of Pangantucan, Talakag, Maramag, Don Carlos, Dangcagan, Kitaotao, continue reading : DA-DAR-DENR-DILG STAKEHOLDERS IN NORTHERN MINDANAO CONVERGE FOR MULETA WATERSHED PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
The Carood Watershed has taken shape through the years primarily because of the people who managed it since 2003 and the regional convergence initiatives’ efforts to develop the watershed areas. The Carood Watershed Model Forest Management Council (CWMFMC) was established not for political reasons but to address the concerns of the seven municipalities in Bohol, continue reading : SHAPING THE CAROOD WATERSHED INTO A SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL CONVERGENCE INITIATIVE
The Regional Convergence Initiative for Sustainable Rural Development (RCI-SRD) Central Visayas collaborated with the Carood Watershed Model Forest Management Council (CWFMC), Deutsche Gesellschaft fur International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to fund, train and provide technical support to the people’s organizations in the region. Series of training and workshops in organizational management, continue reading : CAROOD WATERSHED CONVERGENCE AREA REMAINS RELEVANT AMIDST COVID-19
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
