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CHARMP2 pilots PMET training
The Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project (HARMP2) pilots the Barangay Project Monitoring and Evaluation Training for PMET members in Sagada on Novermber 12-13, 2012.
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Financial Literacy appreciated
Why do we find so easy to give a peso than a hundred? This was a question posted by Ms. Rona Bunda, one of the speakers to the participants during the Financial Literacy Appreciation Course for key Project implementers held at Winaca Eco-Cultural Village
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School-on-Air launched
Four provinces in the region are now set to commence with the CHARM2 Project’s School-on-Air early this February. The School-on-Air is a program of the Project’s Information and Knowledge Management Unit (IKMU) which aims to inform, educate, and help mobilize
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Tambobong – Masalin FMR groundbreaking
"Diay dawat yo nga maimprove daytoy kalsada yo ket haanen nga tagtagin ep ta natungpalen, (Your desires/wishes had come true and it's not a dream anymore)" says Municipal Mayor Marcelo B. Contada during the Capsule Laying of the improvement of
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The long and winding Cal-owan road
Balbalan has four zones. Zone 1 is comprised of the PADABAMA barangays, Zone 2, occupied by the Ibanao; Zone 3, the Salegseg Tribe; and Zone 4 otherwise known as the Cal-owan. There are two routes to reach the Cal-owan zone.
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TACELA takes the lead
The Taripan Council of Elders and Leaders Association Incorporation (TACELA), the people’s Organization of Brgy. Taripan, Malibcong, Abra has successfully completed its nursery. They are now potting and growing their seedlings for planting
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Re-greening the kaingin areas of Lacub
Kaingin is a common practice for every Itnegs to produce food. The practice contributes to the continued deterioration of the localities forest cover. Through the years, people grow their commodities such as corn, rice, gabi, cassava, squash and others
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Reforesting Labaan: LASADA's first move makes it possible
There were two friends, Fredrick and Jose. One day, while they were walking along the riverbank, they saw a woman drowning and frantically waving her hands. Because of the distance that they could not recognize her but clearly she needed help.
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Not to get rid of CHARMP2 RID
The Municipality of Lubuagan is one of the municipalities under the coverage of the Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project (CHARMP2) in the province of Kalinga.
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MP Refo Comm Conducts Reforestation Validation and Survey
Mountain Province has 19 reforestation barangays with on-going activities. At present, reforestation activities are nursery plantations and nursery seedling plantations.
To complete the reforestation activities, the Reforestation Committee of Mountain Province
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Luzong is BPMET training pilot area
Luzong, Luba, ABRA – This barangay served as the pilot area for Barangay Project Monitoring and Evaluation Team (BPMET) training held on October 29 – 30, 2012.
The first day was allotted for orientation on roles and functions of BPMET,
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Kabayan where are we now?
Lack of manpower has continuously hindered project activities in Kabayan, Benguet. It has affected the submission of project proposals, reports and other requirements. Also, the high cost sharing arrangement under component 4 Rural Infrastructure Development delayed
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Finding ways: the feat of Ganap system
The Ganap System of the Maeng tribe in Tubo, Abra is marking another milestone of its worth as an indigenous community mechanism for development.
Under the Ganap System, the municipality of Tubo work together to attain goals
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CWCFMA fires up reforestation project implementation
The Community Watershed Conservation, Forest Management and Agro-forestry (CWCFMA) component of the CHARM2 Project is set to complete its targets in reforestation projects. An estimate of 60% has already been completed as of July this year
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Covenant vs. contract: it's more than a paper
The success of a certain endeavour or project can only be determined not only on the processes being undertaken but also on how the community participate, and how the existing culture affects such venture.
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CHARMP 2 Revitalizing Sugarcane Production
Tambingan, Sabangan- Did you know that Sugarcane or the “unas” is not new to this locality? In the early part of 1960’s, sugarcane is planted and processed as muscovado, commonly called the “lokalok or ente” using the “baliwes” driven by the carabao
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CHARMP2 bridges Apayao's Economic Development
Economic growth is necessary for human development. But the purpose of development is to help people live a more productive and more fulfilling life.
This simple, but powerful truth are the strong words binding the working partnership
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CHARM-on-Air launched in 3 more provinces
The Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management (CHARM2) Project completed the launching of its Charm-on-Air program in the four provinces of Cordillera. After its first launching in Kalinga last August, Charm-on-air was
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Better late than never
Three years after the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Agriculture- CHARMP2 Project and the Provincial Government of Ifugao in 2009, the expected blessings from the project just started.
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Benefiting from partnerships
"Today’s thorn is tomorrow’s flower”, says Dr. Digna O. Manzanilla, Associate CURE Coordinator during the Participatory Process Documentation/Systematization training workshop conducted by the Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resources
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Bayyo, Bontoc-Viewpoint Banaue seals an agreement
The century old ancestral domain boundary conflict between the AD of view point Banaue, Ifugao and Bayyo Bontoc,Mountain Province was finally resolved and laid to rest. It ushers in a bond of friendship among the tribes involved in the conflict.
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LGU staff undergoes FS Training for CHARMP2
The Second Cordillera Highland Agriculture Resource Management Project (CHARMP2) conducts a two-batch refresher course cum Hands-on Workshop in the Preparation of Feasibility Study Report to Local Government Unit staff in the Cordillera region
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Meeting in Sagada to Discuss the Livelihood Assistance Fund
In the serene mountain town of Sagada, Dr. Leonora Verzola and her staff lead an educational workshop to discuss the Livelihood Assistance Fund (LAF), a sub-component sponsored by the Agriculture, Agribusiness and Income Generating Activities (AAIGA)
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49 AGFFS completed;5 more to go
The Community Watershed Conservation, Forest Management and Agro-forestry (CWCFMA) component of the CHARM2 Project is now completing the 51 target Agroforestry Farmers Field School (AGFFS) activities
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A Week with the CHARMP2-CWCFMA
I spent four days last week with the CHARMP2 Community Watershed Conservation, Forest Management and Agro-forestry component. We visited their project sites in the interior not usually visited by government operatives.
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Bauko Submits RID Project Proposals
The municipality of Bauko, Mountain Province submitted 11 identified project proposals under the Rural Infrastructure Development (RID) component. Bauko submitted its project proposals to the Project Support Office (PSO) of CHARMP2.
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CWCFMA helps revive Lacson culture
Senator Panfilo Lacson has a namesake in Tinglayan, Kalinga. I am sure the Kalinga name is older than his. Lacson in Tinglayan, by the way, is not the name of a man but a cultural practice that the local folks are now reviving to protect their watershed.
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CHARMP2 GIS and CRBM training-workshops
CHARMP2 through its Community Watershed Conservation, Forest Management and Agroforestry (CWCFMA) Component; in coordination with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PMEU) starts to consecutively conduct the GIS
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CHARMP2 harmonizes admin, finance & operations
In a bid to successfully fast track implementation of projects and activities, the Second Cordillera Agricultural Resource Management Project (CHARMP2) conducted workshop to harmonize its administrative, and operations procedures
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CHARMP2 holds writeshop on NGO experiences
Tublay, Benguet- The CHARM2 Project's engagement with local Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) ended with a writeshop of lessons learned and field experiences at Winaca Ecological Village, Acop here on May 28- June 1.
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CHARMP2 orients newly hired PS and CMO
BAGUIO CITY - The Second Cordillera Highland Agriculture Resource Management Project (CHARMP2) conducted a two-week long orientation and training for its newly hired provincial supervisors (PSs) and community mobilization officers (CMOs)
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CHARMP 2-on-Air soon to
airCHARMP2-on-Air/School-on-air (SOA) of the Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project (CHARMP2) is set to air live on August in four selected provinces in the Cordillera region
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CMOs and LGU staff trained on Gender ODM
BAGUIO CITY- The first batch of Community Mobilization Officers (CMOs) and Provincial Supervisors (PSs) underwent a three-day long training on Gender-based Organization on Development and Management
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Kalinga convenes provincial planning workshop for CHARMP2
The province convened a three-day provincial planning workshop for CHARMP2 at Tabuk City on July 18-20, to formulate doable work plan and streamline and strengthen the provincial management group (PMG)
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MP holds CHARM provincial planning
Sagada, Mountain Province- CHARMP2 together with its provincial and municipal local government unit partners and the NCIP recently converged here to plan for the Project's activities in the province
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New RID counterparting scheme expected to generate more proposals
More rural infrastructure projects are now expected to be implemented in the CHARMP2 areas after a new 60-30-10% counterpart scheme was pushed through since November last year
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NGO contracts ends-CMOs_PSs hired directly
Contracts of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in the CHARM2 Project has ended last June as a new policy starts on July demanding the direct hiring of Community Mobilization Officers
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Reforestation provides additional income to highland communities
As part of its activities, the Community Watershed Conservation Forest Management and Agro-forestry (CWCFMA) of the Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resources and Management Project (CHARMP2) is promoting reforestation as additional source of income
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Swine Production in Bontoc strengthened
Bontoc, Mountain Province- While swine production is considered as one sources of income and a potential business venue here, the Department of Agriculture (DA) conducts various seminars on hog raising to strengthen this growing enterprise.
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by: Sachiko S. Bulayungan
Delays in special projects like the Second Cordillera Highland Agriculture Resource Management (CHARM2) Project are unwanted occurrences but people who have been with these kinds of projects understand that delays in project implementation can cause more problems.....
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"Dear Partners...Sincerely yours, CMOs"
by: Rowena "Weng" F. Billig
Mrs. Crescencia Lozano and Ms. Janice Bawas, both CMOs of Bakun, scheduled FGDs with some officers and members of the three People’s Organization (POs) in the barangay. The POs concerned were the: KAWLO; KAFFO – Kayapa Agro-Forestry Farmers’ Organization; KASERFAI – Kayapa Sericulture Farmers’ Association, Inc.
SMPIP conducts CMOs assessment
by: NICARDO D. FERMIN
BAGUIO CITY - Instead of conducting the quarterly performance evaluation of CMOs, the Social Mobilization and Participatory Investment Planning (SMPIP) component together with the Project Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PMEU) conducted the assessment of CMOs of Benguet. This was held at Pines View Hotel on October 11, 2012......read more
The conduct of validation of improvement along Oring Farm-to- Market Road(FMR)
by: Sablan-MMG
The validation of the Oring farm-to-market road in Sablan was done by a team from the PSO, MPDO, MEO, and PMG.
The barangay officials, members of the BPMET and community users were instructed to be present at the site. We set the time and place to assemble and where to meet each other for the .....read more
MMG to discuss counterpart issues on Rural Infrastructure Development
by: Florence Ponchinlan, Mayoyao, Ifugao
Last September 2012, the Municipal Management Group members had an emergency meeting to know how much counterpart fund was needed from the municipal LGU to implement the long awaited Chaya and Chumang Farm to Market road (FMR) projects.....read more
CHARM Project 2 progress in the municipality of Tinglayan, Kalinga
by: Hilario Aglayao, MAO
Tinglayan is one of five municipalities under the CHARMP2 coverage in the Kalinga province.
At present, the progress of CHARM implementation for the five components in the four barangays namely; Tulgao east, Butbut proper, Belong-Manubal and Basao are of different status.....read more
Footpath project promotes well-being and livelihood in a remote barangay
by: MMG-Pasil
Like in previous rainy seasons, the foot trails in Pasil are dangerous, scary and slippery. This year was no exception. Everybody threads on muddy trails.
On muddy trails we went – on to Barangay Bagtayan,.....read more
Ups and downs in Project reforestation
by: Connie P. Wangdali PADH-PPDO/MP
As a committed member representative of the Provincial Reforestation Committee, I had gone through the ups and downs in project reforestation especially that all my assignments were located in the far flung barangays from Saclit, Sadanga; Gueday in Besao; and, Maligcong and Dalican in Bontoc. It takes more than much to participate in the community and site validation of proposed refo sites in the CHARMP2-covered municipalities and barangays. One must be committed .....read more