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'''COMPLETED MY TRIP TO CEBU-BOHOL-DUMAGUETE LAST AUGUST 9-15,2009 AND AUGUST 15-22, 2009. I had great learning and worthwhile experiences during the trips. My eyes feasted on the beauty and grandeur of nature ( I'm a nature lover) both in Dumaguete (Antalang, Balanan Resort and Forest Camp) and Bohol. They say Dumaguete is a "Land of Gentle People" (I'm not so sure about this based on my experienced with the hotel where we were billeted).

As for Bohol, it is indeed a Land of Nature and History. The famous Chocolate Hills look so great and amazingly beautiful. Standing at the Sagbayan Peak gave me a breathtaking view of nature in its splendor. Dining and cruising (floating restaurant) the Loboc river at night (with multi colored neon lights along the riverbanks) was equally wonderful. The stopover at a floating stage where an entertainment playing ukelele and banjo awaits the cruisers made us enjoy with extreme pleasure. The Historic Catholic Church in Loboc, Dauis, and Baclayon manifested the religious nature of Boholanos. I went inside these churches ( tho I'm a Protestant) and was awed at the architectural design of these churches. So magnificent indeed! I did drink a Miracle Water from the Dauis Church. The museum has all the artifacts to complement the history of the church and the priests.

Cebu is a typical urban city with its historic Sto. Nino Church and Magellan Cross. We visited the Shemberg and it was nice to know firsthand how they processed caregeenan of which they supply a great part of the world. Went to Carcar and saw their historic Catholic church too. Ayala center is a nice place to shop...it has nice ground park landscaped with plants, flowers, and fountains. The expository trips indeed was a great learning, fun-filled, enjoyable and remarkable experiences for me. One of the best days of my life!
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Our School On-the-Air (SOA) on Palayamanan ''aired over RGMA's DXGM AM Super Radyo 1125 Khz from 4:00am-4:30am Monday to Saturday launched last April 10 and culminated last July 30, 2011 with a Graduation Ceremony held at Felis Resort Complex, Matina Aplaya, Davao City. A total of 804 farmers regionwide graduated from the said SOA radio program course.

We are again launched last on August 2 , 2012 another course on 'School On-the-Air (SOA)on Palayamanan . The course will end on October. 17, 2012. Our Farmcaster will discuss the modules/topics of the "bahay kubo concept" in details. the mass graduation venue will be held at Felis Resort, Matina Aplaya, Davao City. Anybody interested, just email me i can give u the enrollment forms. The radio program course is free. My contact number can be found in my Facebook profile. Just search my name. Thanks.
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Finally, the much awaited Farmers Contact Center of the Department of Agriculture spearheaded by the Agricultural Training Institute is now available nationwide. http://www.ati.da.gov.ph/rtc11/node/50

This was launched last November 28, 2009 at Bohol Tropics Resort, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.

The unveiling of the Hotline numbers was led by Secretary Arthur C. Yap (SACY) of the Department of Agriculture . He also made the First Ceremonial Call. It was witnessed by Dir. Asterio P. Saliot, CESO III, MNSA , and Asst. Dir. Alberto B. Maningding, CESO IV, MNSA of the Agricultural Training Institute, along with other VIP guests, and the entire audience coming from the different districts of Bohol with their local government executives.

SACY gave a meaningful, challenging, and very substantive keynote speech. He encouraged everyone to avail the services of the FCC, and stressed the importance of e-extension in this IT generation. He emphasized the importance of preparedness in facing climate change which would revert the entry of storms and typhoons from Manila to Visayas and Mindanao.

The Farmers Contact Center hotline numbers are: for Metro Manila call ( 02 )-982-2474 (AGRI.) for FREE CALL or Toll Free Call
  1. 1-800-10982-2474 (AGRI) for the provinces and 0928-4990-965 for mobile users.

For TEXT , Smart & TalkNText subscribers just send your inquiries on agriculture and fisheries to 391-32 (DA), and for non Smart subscribers 0928-4990-965 . The FCC can also be reached through EMAIL : info@e-extension.gov.ph

The launching of the FCC was another milestone in the e-Extension Program implementation nationwide. The e-extension Program has three (3) major components namely: e-Learning, e-Trading and e-Farming. The FCC supports the e-Farming component.

For more information about the e-extension program, you may visit : http://www.e-extension.gov.ph and on ATI programs, activities and services just visit :http://www.ati.da.gov.ph The regional training centers’ nationwide can be accessed through the site link in the main website of ATI.
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