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+==1st coconut congress to be held in Davao Oriental==
+*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1591336453307
+*By: Neela Duallo
+*''Wednesday, May 09, 2012''
+MATI, Davao Oriental- The Provincial Coconut Industry Development Council (PCIDC) will conduct the first Davao Oriental Coconut Industry Business Congress in pursuit to the aggressive and collective campaign of the province to develop the industry being one of the leading coconut producers in the country.
+The congress will be held on May 10 to 11 at the Lanes Kita-anan, Bonifacio Street in Mati City.
+Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary Proceso Alcala will grace the activity along with other DA regional and local officials. Also expected to grace the two-day congress would be Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) administrator Euplides Forbes and former senator Wigberto Tanada of the Coconut Industry Investment Fund (CIIF).
+With the most fitting theme “Industriya ng Niyog ay Palaganapin at Pagyamanin Upang Kasaganaan at Kaunlaran ay Makamtan Natin,” the business congress also aims to emphasize on increasing productivity and expanding value-adding to coconut, thus, giving more substance to Davao Oriental as the one of the leading coconut-producing province in the country.
+The activity is an ample venue where the province can formally present the provincial strategic development plan for 2012 to 2016 and mechanisms for the plan implementation, promotion and offer market-driven value adding business opportunities for the coconut farmers and an opportunity also where the province, through the provincial coconut development council, can submit proposals on coconut development related to programs and projects tapping the resources of the Dept. of Agriculture (DA), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), the Coconut Industry Industrialization Fund (CIIDF), and present resolutions and proposals for policy action.
+This came after the creation of the Provincial Coconut Industry Development Council was approved recently by the 13th Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Davao Oriental.
+The council started as an Executive Order of governor Corazon Malanyaon, Executive Order 08-A series of 2011, issued on March 4, 2011, after the Provincial Agriculture and Fishereis (PAF-C) came up with a resolution for the establishment of the council.
+For the implementation and operation of the Council, Board Member Eric Rabat authored the Provincial Ordinance 13-2 series of 2012, an ordinance creating the Davao Oriental Provincial Coconut Industry Development Council, and appropriating funds thereof.
+“Our main task is to strengthen the different farmer organizations in the province. We could not pursue our aggressive effort towards the development of the coconut industry if we do not start with them, if they remain fragmented. This is the reason why often times, they are at the mercy of the middlemen and the traders, so we have to get them out from such plight. Remember that the economic indicator of the province is anchored on agriculture, particularly the coconut industry,” explained Mr. Armando Angsinco, Chairman of the Davao Oriental PAF-C.
+Angsinco reiterated the importance of maintaining the coconut productivity level of the province so it can go further with the development plan. He furthered that the 2 billion nuts annual production of the province in the 80’s can still be achieved. And one way is through rehabilitation of former coconut production areas that were lost because of uncontrolled or unregulated cutting of coconut trees.
+“We do not say we are not allowing cutting of coconut trees, we are. I had mentioned this even at the Regional Coconut Industry Development Council (RCIDC). But the cutting has to be regulated, and as such, there has to be replacement with every coconut tree being cut,” added Angsinco who also happens to be the RCIDC Chair.
+The establishment of the coconut industry development council is also designed to generate employment for the people of Davao Oriental.
+"So our people don't have to look for jobs elsewhere. The industry can provide it for them. And the government can now collect revenue from the industry," he furthered.
+Another task of the Council is facilitating the creation of local coconut industry development council in the local government units.
+With the local coconut industry development councils, there can now be venues where coconut farmers and other stakeholders can discuss about the coconut industry, but Angsinco emphasized that they have to get the guidelines from the Provincial Coconut Industry Development Council. As yet, the municipality of Manay and the City of Mati already established their respective local coconut industry development councils, and to follow are the municipalities of Governor Generoso, San Isidro, and the rest of Davao Oriental.
+However, the PCIDC is keen on monitoring the establishment of the local council for Baganga, since Baganga has the biggest coconut production area in the province, followed by the City of Mati, Caraga, Gov. Generoso, and Cateel.
+The council also plan to conduct a coconut data survey.
+It aims to get the clear picture of the coconut industry of the province, since through the survey, a concrete data on the total land area of the province with coconut production and the number of coconut farmers in the province will be accomplished.
+As such, members of the Council plan to have an audience with the Association of Barangay (ABC’s) and explain the coconut data survey, and get the support of the barangays.
+The first stop to the plan was the ABC in the City of Mati in their last meeting, and will soon follow in other parts of the province.
+Participants to the business congress are the coconut industry stakeholders, from coconut farmer organizations, processors, traders, technology, and logistic providers, members of the Council, and City, Municipal and Barangay local government units.
+“We are very grateful to Gov. Malanyaon for the all out support. Honestly, this our fifth attempt in pushing the creation of the Counci. We started the push in 2000, but those attempts did not succeed because we did not get the support of the previous leaderships. The incumbency of Gov. Malanyaon gave what we need, and she even allocated a 4-Million development fund for the Council, all for the development of the coconut industry” Angsinco disclosed.
+He stressed that developing the industry is no longer a big task because it’s been there for years, for generations, and what is needed is the enhancement of the industry, and manage it well.
+The PCIDC is also hopeful that it can access to the coconut levy fund already for downloading. If the province through the PCDIC can get the access, still, it will be geared still, towards the coconut industry development.
+Members of the Council include the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), TESDA, Dept. of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Provincial Agriculture Office (PAGRI), Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology (DOSCST), and the Coconut Industry Reform Movement (COIR).
+“Our potential investors will be there at the business congress, after all they are just waiting for us. And hopefully, the wait will soon be finally over. They just want to see our capability, and so what we have to do also is to keep on producing to satisfy their needs,” he concluded.
 ==Another radioman slain in Davao Oriental==
 *Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/190017/another-radioman-slain-in-davao-oriental