35 MLGUs expected to participate Sandugo Agri-Fair 2023

If we based on the numbers of Municipal Agriculturists/Municipal Agricultural Officers (MAs/MAOs) who
attended the Sandugo Agri-Fair 2023 preparatory meeting last Friday held at the Panda Tea Suite Garden, Dao,
Tagbilaran City, there will be 35 Municipal Local Government Units (MLGUs) who attend the coming Sandugo
Agri-Fair 2023 on July 17-19, 2023 at the Old Tagbilaran City Airport, this city.

It was confirmed that it was a well-attended meeting wherein 35 MAs/MAOs from different municipalities and
eight representatives from agri-line agencies participated which were the following: Tagbilaran City, Antequera,
Maribojoc, Carmen, Getafe, Bilar, Talibon, Dagohoy, Cortes, Balilihan,Loon, Calape, Baclayon, Duero, Ubay, San
Miguel, Corella, Panglao, Bien Unido, Garcia Hernandez, Candijay, Valencia, Catigbian, Dauis, Sevillas, Sikatuna, Batuan, Loboc, Pilar, Dimiao, Lila, Buenavista, Sagbayan, Clarin; while the eight agri-line agencies who were also attended: Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), Department of Agriculture-Bohol Agricultural Promotion Center (B-APC), Department of Education
(DepEd), Bohol Island State University (BISU), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Ubay Stock
Farm (USF), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and Bohol Experimental Station in Ubay.

However, Provincial Agriculturist Liza M. Quirog urged them to inform their respective mayors and asked them
to make confirmation in their participation the soonest possible time.

Executive Assistant for Agriculture Nunila M. Pinat also asked the MAs/MAOs to closely coordinate with chief
executive of their respective municipalities so as to implement smoothly the agriculture programs considering that
mayor has its own priorities.

Pinat told the attendees of the meeting that the provincial government headed by Gov. Erico Aristotle C.
Aumentado is all-out support to agriculture.

The three-day Sandugo Agri-Fair 2023 bringing the theme “ Kayutaan ug Kadagatan Palamboon Subay sa Hagit
sa Panahon” is something unique or different compared to the usual holding of such activity because there will be no
literary-musical and best booth contests.

However, what makes it unique are the Experiential Booth wherein the guests and visitors could experience rice
pounding and winnowing, corn shelling, coconut grating and karomata riding.

Moreover, on the night of the first day there will be an Agri Stakeholders Night to be held at the Bohol Cultural
Center in Tagbilaran City.

This year’s fair contests are: exhibits and product display, motorcade, bangus deboning and net mending; while
contests were not included namely: best booth, kuradang, bugno sa rondalla,rap and jingle, balak and singing
contests.

As of now, it has not known yet on who will be the guest speaker of the three-day fair. By Atoy Cosap
CAPTION: SANDUGO AGRI-FAIR’23 MEETING. Provincial Agriculturist Liza M. Quirog (right standing) and
Executive Assistant for Agriculture Nunila M. Pinat (left standing) during the Sandugo Agri-Fair 2023 preparatory
meeting held at Panda Tea Suite and Garden, Dao. Tagbilaran City urge the Municipal Agriculturists/Municipal
Agricultural Officers (MAs/MAOs) and representatives from agri-line agencies to actively participate the Sandugo
Agri-Fair 2023.which is slated on July 17-19, 2023 at the Old Tagbilaran City Airport, this city.