Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Surigao City Agri and Fishery Council and 3 others Vies for 2012 GAWAD SAKA Search for Outstanding AFC




The four national evaluators of Gawad Saka 2012
Surigao City – If given the chance to win, the City Agriculture and Fishery Council (CAFC) of the City of Surigao will be the first Mindanaon CAFC to be crowned as the Outstanding AFC in the country.
 
That if Surigao CAFC will successfully outsmart the three other finalists for the 2012 Gawad Saka Search for Outstanding Agriculture and Fishery Achievers for municipal and city AFC category.


Last July 30 to August 2, 2012, four members of the national technical committee arrived in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte to evaluate and look into notable accomplishments of the CAFC of Surigao thru the leadership of its Chairperson Perfecto Lisondra that may bring them one step ahead of the other contenders vying for the prestigious award.

The four national evaluators were Cristina Parado of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics; Marilu Peralta, NAFC Area Coordinator for Caraga Region; Rosylyn Punongbayan of Livestock Development Council and Cyril Soliaban, NAFC Executive Assistant. They were accompanied and assisted by the DA Caraga Team headed by OIC Regional Executive Director Edna Mabeza.

Major criteria for judging were based on Organizational Structure, Regular Activities for the past two years covering 2010 to 2011 and Sustainability.

The other three finalists were Municipal Agriculture and Fishery Council (MAFC) of La Trinidad, Benguet; MAFC of Villa Verde, Nueva Viscaya; and MAFC of Siblayan, Occidental Mindoro.
It was learned from Cyril Soliaban that winners will received P200,000.00 worth of projects and P50,000.00 cash prize while its LGU coordinator will received P25,000.00 cash.

Awarding will be done tentatively on October 16 or 17, 2012 in Malacañan Palace in time with the celebration of the World Food Day and National AFC Anniversary.

Undertaken thru the National Agriculture and Fishery Council  (NAFC), the Gawad Saka Search for Outstanding Agriculture and Fishery Achievers basically aim to give incentives and recognize the group or individuals who excel in their field and served as role model in the agricultural sector. (Aurell P. Arais/RAFID DA-CARAGA)

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