SLP Participants Embark on Poultry and Swine Production Projects

The participants of Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare in Region 7 has embarked on poultry and swine production projects.

These beneficiaries are members of the two (2) associations in four (4) towns of Siquijor, Siquijor.

In 2016, the DSWD granted the livelihood assistance to the qualified participants of barangays Cang-asa, Cang-atuyom, Canghunoghunog and Cang-inte. These associations received a total amount of Php 779,000.00 for integrated farming business operations.

Cang-asa and Cang-atuyom SLP Association (SLPA)

The Cang-asa and Cang-atuyom SLPA in the municipality of Siquijor is composed of 46 program participants, all are Pantawid members. It has 5 male and 41 female members who run their poultry livelihood project.

The group was organized in September 2015 and received a 3-day training on Integrated Farming in December of the same year through the assistance of Jave Yurong, the SLP Implementing Project Development Officer (IPDO) and Hyah Josefa Jeliene Ventolero, Municipal Link (ML) of the area.

In 2016, the Department through the SLP granted the amount of Php 437,000 to the association for their business project under the skill training of Micro-enterprise Development (MD) track.

The SLPA officially started their poultry business with 532 ready-to-lay Lohman chickens. The group is renting a 500 square meter lot for Php 500 every quarter under usufruct agreement with a private individual within 10 years. Aside from that, the local government of Siquijor showed support to the association by giving them 9 rolls of barbed wires worth Php 15,000.

The association’s set of officers are: Remily M. Daniel, President (Cang-asa); Maribeth Banguiao, Vice President (Cang-atuyom); Angelita Balud, Treasurer (Cang-asa); Nelee Cabaong, Secretary (Cang-asa) and Susan Looc, Auditor (Cang-asa).

Now, the Cang-asa SLPA has regular customers from Villa Marmarine and Gold View resorts in the municipality.

Canghunoghunog and Cang-inte (CATINOG) SLP Association

The Cang-asa ang Cang-atuyom SLPA, CATINOG SLPA was organized in February 2016 and were trained in Integrated Farming for 3 days in December 2016 by the same workers assigned in the area.

The SLPA is composed of 36 Pantawid beneficiaries with 4 male and 30 female members running the swine production livelihood project.

On April 28, 2016, the Department through the SLP granted the amount of Php 342,000 to CATINOG SLP Association for their swine production business project under the skill training of Micro-enterprise Development (MD) track. The business started with 9 piglets.

The group is renting a 250-square-meter lot for Php 2,000 every quarter under usufruct agreement with a private individual within 10 years. Also, the local government of Siquijor gave 12 rolls of barbed wires at Php 14,400 to CATINOG SLPA.

The business management is headed by the following officers: Vilma Apiag, President (Cang-inte); Warlito Apiag, Vice President (Canghunoghunog); Rinefy Lumactod, Treasurer; Vinalyn Bation, Secretary; Mary Ann Balos, Auditor (they are from Cang-inte).

The participants together with the PDO were trained a simple bookkeeping, financial literary and record keeping during their Family Development Session (FDS) for them to be more guided on the business operations.