Davao de Oro --- The Provincial office of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) conducted skills training on "Squash Delight and Pickle Production" and "Packaging and Labeling of Products" to over 50 Mandaya scholars on September 16, 2021 at Sitio Macopa, Barangay Manurigao, New Bataan, Davao de Oro.
The program is a joint effort of the two agency with the end goal of helping the residents to generate income amid the pandemic and enable them to participate in local economic development activities.
TESDA Regional Director Engr. Lorenzo G. Macapili thanked the participants for expressing their eagerness to learn on how to make foods from vegetables and emphasized the role of both agencies in uplifting communities especially those identified as conflict-affected barangays.
"This activity is part of the poverty reduction programs of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) which aims to empower the residents of far-flung communities through various skills training", Macapili said.
In a statement, DTI Provincial Director Atty. Lucky Seigfred M. Balleque explained the importance of packaging and labelling of products in promoting their unique and quality of products in the market. At the end of the activity, each participant received food packs and training kits.
Present during the activity were TESDA Provincial Director Jasmin J. Neri, DNAS Administrator Nobernia O. Magpatoc, DTI Division Chief Patrick Kim D. Evangelio, TESDA-DdO EO Focal Person Mafel Joan N. Gamale, Barangay Captain Marcos Lino, and personnel from Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines. (Rheafe Hortizano - Provincial Information Office of Davao de Oro)
