Iloilo prov'l government to award top achievers today
Iloilo Province will award its agriculture achievers, clean and green top performers and the Department of Interior and Local Government(DILG) Barangay Achievers today as part of the 107th Semana Sang Iloilo celebration.
The Agriculture Achievers includes the National Awardees, Regional Awardees for the Gawad Saka and the Provincial Awardees all in the different fields of agricultural production and agricultural councils. The Clean and Green Awardees are the top performers in two categories, the Poblacion Category and the Rural Barangay Category. While the DILG Barangay Achievers are the awardees in the Outstanding Barangay Tanod Category, Gabay Sa Mamamayan Action Center (GMAC) Urban and Rural Category and the Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa.
The roster of agriculture achievers for the national awardees, Luren Grace S. Arguez – 1st Prize for Meat Processing 2007 and Aries S. Salolog – Young Filipino Farmers Training in Japan 2007. For the Regional Awardees – Gawad Saka, Lawrenz C. Alimongking – Outstanding Young Farmer, Myrna S. Reyes – Outstanding Corn Farmer, Abilay Sur, Oton Modified Farmers Association – Outstanding Small Farmers/Fisherfolk Organization and MAFC, Leon, Iloilo – Outstanding Municipal Agricultural and Fishery Council (MAFC). For the Provincial Awardees: Eusebio T. Tumasis – Outstanding Rice Farmer (Tigbauan, Iloilo); Wilhelm L. Leonida – Outstanding Rice Farmer Scientist (Calinog); Ananias G. Gamosa – Outstanding Dairy Cattle Raiser (Guimbal); Reynaldo A. Acap- Oustanding Hatchery Operator (Oton); and Domingo Sobremisana – Outstanding Organic Vegetable Farmer (Lambunao).
The top performers in the 2007 Clean and Green Contest comes from two categories Poblacion and Rural Barangay. Topping the top performers in the Poblacion category is the Municipality of New Lucena followed by the Municipality of San Joaquin at 2nd place, third place is the Municipality of Balasan, fourth place is the Municipality of Lambunao and the fifth place is the Municipality of Dingle. For the Rural Barangay Category, Barangay Nueva Invencion, Barotac Viejo topping the list at first place, Barangay Badiang, New Lucena won 2nd place, 3rd place is Barangay Siwaragan, San Joaquin, 4th place is Barangay Astorga, Badiangan and Barangay Quinaringan Grande of Passi City took the fifth place.
The DILG Barangay Achievers for Outstanding Barangay Tanod Group Category goes to Barangay Aganan, Pavia, Iloilo, for Gabay Sa Mamamayan Action Center (GMAC) Urban Category: 2nd Place – Barangay Zone 1, Tubungan, Iloilo, 1st Place – Barangay South Poblacion, Oton, Iloilo and the Outstanding is Barangay Ungka 1, Pavia, Iloilo. For GMAC rural Category: 2nd Place – Barangay Cabasi, Guimbal, Iloilo, 1st Place – Barangay Amiroy, Mina, Iloilo and the Outstanding is Barangay Camambugan, Dingle, Iloilo. Barangay Cabugao Sur of Pavia, Iloilo has the Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa.
All awardees will be given plaques and trophies to immortalize their outstanding and meritorious achievements in the various fields and categories. (Capitol News)