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(L-R;
Top-Bottom) : Recipients of PHP program in Brgy. Miluya, Castilla,
Sorsogon; DAR and DSWD representatives with the Brazilian Consultant on the way
to Vegetable Production area in Brgy. Miluya; DAR and DSWD representatives at
the Vegetable area owned by Vicente Matamorosa; and Gemma Matabuena, day care
center teacher in Brgy. Poblacion, Castilla, Sorsogon having a conversation
with Flavio Luiz Fretas, Brazilian Consultant.
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Castilla, Sorsogon – after series of consultation meetings to thirty four barangays, Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries’ Organizations (ARBOs) are now preparing nutritious food for the Day Care Centers through the establishment of Vegetable Production Area which was visited by Flavio Luis M. Fretas, a Brazilian Consultant for the Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (PHP) program. This PHP is a partnership program of Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Department of Agriculture (DA) which aims to continue the feeding program of DSWD while patronizing the products of ARBOs who in turn will produce nutritious vegetables that are free of chemicals.
“It would be beneficial for us because there’s no need for us to spend money for transportation in going to the commercial center to purchase out needed vegetable. The ARBOs will be the one to deliver it to us,” said Gemma B. Matabuena, a 20-year Day Care Center Teacher.
This visitation unfold the actual situation of Day Care Centers to Fretas wherein he saw that aside from nutritious food, the centers also needed more learning materials such as educational toys, story books to lengthen the children’s attention span; ceilings and electric fans to protect them from severe heat. However, according to Joli J. Greigo, OIC MSWDO, the situation of Day Care Centers in the Costal areas are more pathetic because there are no chairs, tables, and the whole center is made up of light materials, while the children just sit on the sandy ground. Aside from that, there are places in the costal areas which are rocky that no foliage can ever grow due to the absence of soil.
“That’s why the Department of Agriculture is our partner here because DAR’s coverage is for CARP areas only. Whereas, the real face of poverty can be seen in costal areas, which are no longer covered by DAR. It is where DA will work out,” said Herman Ongkiko of ARCP II.
“The success of this program relies more on the ARBOs because with or without them, the DSWD’s feeding program will go on. If the ARBOs have no produce, we will buy our needed raw food to others,” said Griego.
“It would be beneficial for us because there’s no need for us to spend money for transportation in going to the commercial center to purchase out needed vegetable. The ARBOs will be the one to deliver it to us,” said Gemma B. Matabuena, a 20-year Day Care Center Teacher.
This visitation unfold the actual situation of Day Care Centers to Fretas wherein he saw that aside from nutritious food, the centers also needed more learning materials such as educational toys, story books to lengthen the children’s attention span; ceilings and electric fans to protect them from severe heat. However, according to Joli J. Greigo, OIC MSWDO, the situation of Day Care Centers in the Costal areas are more pathetic because there are no chairs, tables, and the whole center is made up of light materials, while the children just sit on the sandy ground. Aside from that, there are places in the costal areas which are rocky that no foliage can ever grow due to the absence of soil.
“That’s why the Department of Agriculture is our partner here because DAR’s coverage is for CARP areas only. Whereas, the real face of poverty can be seen in costal areas, which are no longer covered by DAR. It is where DA will work out,” said Herman Ongkiko of ARCP II.
“The success of this program relies more on the ARBOs because with or without them, the DSWD’s feeding program will go on. If the ARBOs have no produce, we will buy our needed raw food to others,” said Griego.
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