Ermalinda B. Cayago

PWDs learn organic agriculture

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 8:22am by Ermalinda B. Cayago

Borongan City, Eastern Samar. Fifteen persons with disabilities or PWDs gained knowledge on organic agriculture during the training designed for those who are physically-challenged on May 15-17, 2013 at ATI-RTC 8 Satellte Center in Borongan City. The participants came from the city of Borongan and from its neighboring town, San Julian and from San Policarpo, which is almost 100 kilometers from the City.

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SOA on DIFS graduation held

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 12:49pm by Ermalinda B. Cayago

Borongan City, Eastern Samar. Of the 285 enrolees in the School On the Air on Diversified Integrated Farming Systems, 178 made it to the graduation ceremony on March 25, 2013 at the Capitol Multipurpose Gymnasium, Borongan City. The farmer-graduates were from the municipalities of Can-avid, San Policarpo, Dolores, Sulat, Maydolong, Balangkayan, Llorente, and Hernani and the city of Borongan.

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Farmers learn nature farming inputs formulations

Tue, 09/25/2012 - 3:03pm by Ermalinda B. Cayago

Eastern Samar. Thirty-one (31) agricultural extension workers, farmers and teachers attended the training on Organic Agriculture at the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-Arteche National Agricultural School in Arteche, Eastern Samar on September 17-21, 2012. The training was speardheaded by ATI-RTC 8 in coordination with the local government of Arteche.

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25 graduate off-season vege production

Sat, 12/17/2011 - 12:00am by Ermalinda B. Cayago

Twenty-five (25) farmers, housewives and out-of-school youths of barangays San Miguel and San Julian in Eastern Samar received their certificates of participation in the Season-Long Farmers Field School (FFS) on Off-Season Vegetable Production on December 17, 2011. The four-month FFS started in July 2011 in partnership with the local government units and provincial government of Eastern Samar.

The activity was done in response to the clamor of the farmers for knowledge on improved system on vegetable production, especially off-season vegetable production.

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Embracing Farming

Wed, 05/05/2010 - 6:38pm by Ermalinda B. Cayago

Fifty-year old Jessie Gunda Globio is the pride of Poblacion 2 in Balangkayan, Eastern Samar who takes farming as his bread and butter. He went into farming because he saw the great potential of the land entrusted to him by his parents and in-laws. These agricultural lands became his "classrooms" where he often stays from sunrise to dusk. They were witnesses of his passion to learn by doing and in striving for more.

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ATI @ Visca staff in Malapascua Island

Mon, 06/29/2009 - 11:06am by Ermalinda B. Cayago

"All work and no play makes John a dull boy". Indeed, John should take a respite and energize himself, so that when tomorrow comes, he is again ready to face the challenges of his work or of his life.

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ATI 8 Spearheads FIELDS Info Caravan

Tue, 11/11/2008 - 9:16am by Ermalinda B. Cayago

Three (3) series of FIELDS Information Caravan and Techno Clinic were conducted in Eastern Visayas. The first of the series was held at the Samar Provincial Gymnasium in Catbalogan City, Samar. This was followed at the People's Center in Tacloban City and then at the University of Eastern Philippines’ gymnatorium in Catarman, Northern Samar on October 22, 24, and 28, respectively. Close to 2,980 FIELDS stakeholders, mostly farmers attended the activities in this region.