GSARCFA – Newly created ARBO

Gubat, Sorsogon – a new Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries’ Organization (ARBO) was born in Bentuco, Gubat, Sorsogon as Nelson F. Espaldon, Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer (MARPO) met the ARBs and their households on August 10, 2016. The newly organized ARBO was named GSARCFA (Gubat Special ARC Farmers’ Association) with an initial membership of twenty-nine (29) ARBs and farmers, covering five (5) barangays of Gubat, Sorsogon which are Bentuco, Tigkiw, Naagtan, Bulacao, and Tugawe.

Last August 24-26, 2016 they have attended their very first training on Capacity Development Program of DAR which is Entrepreneurship and Basic Management under the Agrarian Production Credit Program (APCP). According to Julie L. Encinas, Technical Assistant in Gubat, the training was very timely for GSARCFA which is starting Tocino and Longganisa Business. ###