Duterte Legacy caravan

gipahigayon sa Loay, Lila

TAGBILARAN CITY, November 8 (PIA)--Gipahigayon ang unang adlaw sa Duterte Legacy Campaign sa lalawigan sa Bohol nga nagdala sa tema nga “Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery” sa lungsod sa Loay ug Lila Lunes, Nobyembre 8.

Gipangunahan kini sa Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) pinaagi sa Office of the Global Media and Public Affairs (OGMPA) nga nagtinguha sa pagpasundayag sa tinuod nga estorya gikan sa mga benepisyaryo mismo ug maglarawan sa whole-of-nation approach nga pagdumala ug serbisyo publiko ni Presidente Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

Gisalmotan kini sa nagkalain-laing ahensya sa gobyerno nga nagtanyag sa ilang mga serbisyo sama sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Technical Educations and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Philippine National Police (PNP) ug Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).

Ang mga benepisyaryo sa nagkalain-laing programa ug serbisyo sa gobyerno gigahinan og oras sa paghatag og mensahe ug testimonya ngadto kang Presidente Duterte atol sa gipahigayong hamubong programa.

Gipahayag ni PCOO Asst. Secretary Jusan Vincent “JV” Arcena nga ang mga programa nga gipatuman sa administrasyong Duterte sa tumong nga mahimong mas haruhay ang pagpanginabuhi sa katawhan, sama sa UniFAST nga libreng pagskwela sa kolehiyo; Build, Build, Build o ang pagtukod sa mga imprastraktura nga gikinahanglan kaayo alang sa paglambo; ang Malasakit Center, nga nag-ayuda sa mga tawo nga anaay panginahanglanon sa pagpanambal; ug uban pa.

“Because of the Build Build Build program, 3.5 kilometers Montaña-San Juan-Buena ventura Road sa Baclayon ang nahimo. Gihimo ang inyong Bohol Capitol Building ug gi-inaugurate ang seven seaport projects worth about P900 million for expansion, rehabilitation, and modernization. Kabilang dyan iyong Port of Maribojoc, Port of Ubay, Tagbilaran, Talibon, Jagna, Tapal and Loon,” matud pa ni Arcena.

Si Loay Mayor Hilario L. Ayuban mipadayag sa iyang pasalamat kang Presidente Duterte sa tanang proyekto nga gihatag sa ilang lungsod.

“The Municipality of Loay is so happy. Mapasalamaton ‘ta kanunay sa atong halangdon nga si Presidente Rodrigo Roa Duterte sa mga proyekto nga kanunay niyang gihatag sa lungsod. Since 2016, several millions have already been poured in sa atong lungsod sa Loay. In behalf of the people of Loay, we would like to express our outmost gratitude to President Duterte,” matud pa ni Ayuban.

Sa iyang bahin, si Lila Mayor Arturo A. Piollo II midayeg sa maayong pagpangulo sa administrasyong Duterte.

“Ang mga proyekto nga natagamtam sa among lungsod sa Lila gikan sa 2016 hangtod karon nakita sa tanang mga tawo diri sa among lungsod ug among nabati kung unsa ka maayo ang pagpadagan sa administrasyon ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte,” matud pa ni Piollo.

Ang ikaduhang adlaw sa Duterte Legacy Caravan sa Bohol ipahigayon sa lungsod sa Garcia Hernandez ug Jagna sa Martes, Nobyembre 9.

Sa ikatulong adlaw, ipahigayon kini sa mga lungsod sa Ubay, Trinidad ug San Miguel.

Samtang sa katapusang adlaw sa Duterte Legacy Caravan, ipahigayon kini sa mga lungsod sa Tubigon, Panglao ug syudad sa Tagbilaran sa Huwebes, Nobyembre 11, 2021. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)

Si PCOO Asst. Secretary Jusan Vincent “JV” Arcena inubanan nilang Lila Mayor Arturo Piollo II ug Vice Mayor Regina Salazar atoll sa unang adlaw sa Duterte Legacy Campaign sa lalawigan sa Bohol nga nagdala sa tema nga “Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery” sa lungsod sa Lila Lunes, Nobyembre 8. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)

Bohol cacao beans now sail

Under Karakoa choco brand

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov 5 (PIA) –From Bohol, a new brand of chocolates would stream, beans from a barn in Hacienda Buenavista in Loboc, to the worlds chocolate lovers.

And the more inspiring thing from that is not the 30+ hectares of cacao plantation in the hills of Buenavista, not the livelihood that is made available to the farm workers whose incomes could potentially increase in the agri-business profit, but in the man and women who have this unflinching focus in processing the cacao beans into world-class chocolate bars.

Karakoa Chocolate, from the chocolate factory manned by the differently-abled high school students of Bohol Deaf Academy (BDA), is a dream which International Deaf Education Association (IDEA) Philippine founder and George Dennis Drake shared to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), shared Bohol Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) Director Vina Antopina.

Partnering with BDA to help the academy for the differently-abled students in their technical vocational strands, the DOST learned that aside from empowering his deaf students, Drake also wants to capacitate the kids into be independently striving for brighter future.

Seeing the factory as a venue to train and employ the deaf community of Bohol, Drake talked with the DOST about it.

Herself a chocolatier and an expert in chocolate processing, Antopina saw the inherent focus and attention to detail exhibited by the deaf learners, something that would be extremely useful in chocolate making.

Well into their preparations for the realization of that dream, Drake died, but that did not dampen the kids’ spirits. His death in fact pushed DOST and the school officials to advance the Drake legacy.

In 2021, with the DOST’s desire to bring the Drake legacy to fruition, the DOST extended a grant of a full package of a chocolate processing training and equipment to BDA.

They were quick to learn, their focus and attention to detail is incomparable, Antopina, who has to personally handle the training aided by teachers communicating by sign language said.

On the second day of training, they were on their own, running the process and operating the equipment, she added.

Using cacao beans solely from Hacienda Buenavista in the hills of Loboc, the beginnings of going into the whole value chain processes of the chocolate industry took its initial form.

DOST said even if the BDA now knows and can produce chocolate from the beans, there is that standard for chocolates that the farmers in the estate has to keep to maintain the highest quality of cacao beans that could deliver the finest chocolates.

That was when Hacienda Buenavista sealed a deal with BDA, for the farm’s quality beans to supply the needs of BDA’s chocolate factory.

Adopting karakoa, the giant double outrigger boats which people in the Pacific islands use to bring warriors to battle and goods to trade, and with Drake’s infatuation with paddle boats, DBA decided to name their brand and company name, shares Clessa Magdales, BDA administrator.

Just like the karakoa, Karakoa Chocolates is a vessel built to empower and transport future generations of the deaf community of Bohol through their vocational training and jobs creation to a brighter and more equitable future they can navigate on, Magdales said.

In all of these, we have Drake and the DOT partnership, that perfect match made in heaven for this sailing success, she added. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)