Policy Making for APCP Recipients

Representatives of Mayon Farmers’ Association (MAFA), Bangate Multipurpose Cooperative (BAMUCO), Capuy Basud Multipurpose Cooperative (CABAMUCO), Monbon Farmers’ Association (MONFA), A. Bonifacio Farmers and Irrigators’ Association (ABFIA), Bigkis can mga Paraoma sa Bulan, Bigkis Cooperative in Irosin, Bagacay Contod Irrigators’ Assocition (BACIA), Ariman Tabi Buenavista Irrigators’ Association (ATABIA), DAR and SIDECO Personnel.

NINE Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries’ Organizations (ARBOs) successfully finished the 3-day training on Policy Making conducted by DAR Sorsogon under the Agrarian Production Credit Program (APCP). “This is just a continuation of the previous trainings under APCP which you have attended to strengthen and enlighten your organization,” Leonito M. Gaveria, OIC Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II said.

In this training, Lucia S. Vitug, the resource speaker taught them the role of policies and policy formulation in the organization; the factors to be considered and principles of good policy formulation; and other things about policies which ends with the participant’s practicum.

On the last day of the training, the participants express their appreciation to the effort of DAR Sorsogon. According to Ruel Estabile, Chairperson of ABFIA, while their organization is doing their best to learn, DAR is doing it possible for them. According to Carlos Felices and Leonora Lajota, officers of ATABIA and BACIA the training facilitated by Maribel Lubiano did not just give them additional knowledge but it also give them opportunity to know each other and to be united for one purpose.

“Camaraderie is so alive. We truly feel the love of DAR,” Pedro Lopez, BOD member of MAFA said.

Witnessing the three days performance of ARBs in the training, Samuel R. Oncal, Jr. , OIC PARPO I was impressed. “The participants are all smart. You are very participative, and alive. The policies that you make have a very good objective. You know how to explain your output because you are sincere to strengthen your organization,” he said during the trainees’ graduation.