The provincial government of Cagayan celebrates the 430th founding anniversary of its civil government this year from June 26-30 (Wednesday-Sunday) and one of the major highlights of which is the AGRI-TRADE SHOW/EXHIBIT where products from the different municipalities are on display and sale (Click on the photo to enlarge or right click photo and open in new page for a bigger view).
Booth of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist
TUGUEGARAO
CITY- Once again, one of the most anticipated activity in the province of
Cagayan is the Agri-Trade Fair during the annual AGGAW NAC CAGAYAN celebration. The local government units (LGUs) in
the province have constructed their individual unique booths at the Cagayan
Sports Complex and loaded them with goods/products from their municipalities.
From booths shaped like giant fruits to some mimicking caves, boats, bridges
and church buildings, the trade fair booths do not fail to surprise and amuse
people trooping into the trade show grounds.
The provincial government of Cagayan
celebrates the 430th founding anniversary of its civil government this
year from June 26-30 (Wednesday-Sunday) and one of the major highlights of
which is the AGRI-TRADE SHOW/EXHIBIT where products from the different
municipalities are on display and sale. There are lots of things to buy in
these trade shows such as candies made from native fruits, there are also assorted
dried fish such as eel, live fat crabs from downstream Cagayan, home-spun
fabrics, hand-woven bags made from indigenous materials, the famous carabao
skin Chicharabao cracklings and the equally favourite kinds bibingka, etc. Just
bring some money and you will go home happy.
Also found in some LGU booths are
products from the various Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) in the province,
such as the In-Shell Roasted Peanut of EASTERN ALCALA ARC; the sweet Bucayu of LABDABES ARC in Allacapan; Carabao
Milk Candy from SOUTHCAG ARC in Tuguegarao City; the Kabarangay Sugar Cane Vinegar
of MADOVILLA ARC in Piat; and the crisp and glazed sweet Banana Chips of
ESTEMARCONBAGA ARC in Amulung, Cagayan. These products are the result of the
development trainings provided to agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations
under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).
The Aggaw Nac Cagayan Agri-Trade Show is
an exhibition organized by the provincial government so that micro/small entrepreneurs
in various municipalities can showcase and demonstrate their latest products
and services with the assistance of their LGUs. They can also study activities
of their competitors so they can improve their products or services and observe
recent market trends and spot opportunities. Agriculture is still the major industry
in the province of Cagayan. /christiandsales
TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN-The
Department of Agrarian Reform Provincial Office of Cagayan (DAR-Cagayan) is now
an accredited Cooperative Training Provider after it has complied with the qualifications
and requirements of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA).
A Certificate of Accreditation
was personally delivered and handed over by CDA-Region 02 Regional Director
Angelito U. Sacro to DARPO-Cagayan represented
by Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) Virgilio M. Acasili on June 19,
2013 at the latter’s office in Tuguegarao City.
Prior to DARPO-Cagayan’s
accreditation, there are no accredited cooperative training provider the
Cagayan province.
The CDA’s accreditation program is
mandated under the Cooperative Code of 2008 (Republic Act No. 9520) which aims to
institutionalize the conduct of coordinated, rationalized, and
standardized education and training for the cooperative and its officers and
members. The law requires cooperative officers to attend and complete trainings from accredited training providers as mandatory requirement to
develop their competencies in effectively performing their functions
in the management of cooperatives.
These mandatory trainings involve
all cooperative officers (board member, general manager, secretary, treasurer
and member of audit/election/mediation committee) to attend and complete a
series of training courses within two years. The members of the Board of
Directors are required to complete nine courses; general managers are required
to complete eleven courses; secretaries, treasurers and members of the audit,
election and mediation committees must complete four to seven trainings.
Failure to complete the mandatory
trainings will result to the coop’s being declared as non-compliant and it will lose certification of good standing (CGS). Without the CGS, a cooperative
cannot secure tax exemption privileges from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
as it is one of the requirements in order be given tax exemption.
The accreditation of
DARPO-Cagayan as a cooperative training provider shall primarily benefit thousands
of agrarian reform beneficiaries who are members of agrarian reform cooperatives throughout the province of
Cagayan. /cds
