By Franklin P. Gumapon
DIPOLOG CITY – A group of
marginal fishermen from Sirawai town will soon have a fishing boat complete
with accessories after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Zamboanga del Norte has
passed a resolution authorizing Governor Roberto Y. Uy to enter into a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE)-9 through Regional Director Sisinio Cano for the implementation of the
agency’s “Kabuhayan Program.”
Governor Uy earlier sought the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s authority to sign a MOA with DOLE-9 as a requirement
for the granting of a “Kabuhayan” project to a group of poor fishermen in
Sirawai municipality, some 300 kilometers south of this city.
As DOLE’s Integrated Livelihood Program
(DILP), the “Kabuhayan” project seeks to help existing livelihood transform
into viable and sustainable business or community enterprise by maximizing the
community resources and skills.
