Bohol has 15 nominees for GawadSaka Search 7

The Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) has 15 nominees for the different categories of the GawadSaka Search at the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office (DA-RFO) 7 for this year.
Dr. Larry M. Pamugas, Officer-in-Charge, OPA said that last Monday the provincial agriculture had respectfully endorsed to Atty. Salvador D. Diputado, Ph.D. LLM, Regional Executive Director DA-RFO7 the list of the provincial nominees of Bohol for the regional level search who are the following: NunelitoVen C. Garrote of Purok 3, Dela Paz, Cortes (Outstanding Small Animal Raiser); Vicente Rosales, Jr., Purok 2, Casate, Ubay (Outstanding Large Animal Raiser); Eulogio C. Galler, Omjon, Valencia (Outstanding Corn Farmer Adoption Integrated Farming System); Canlusong Women’s Association, Canlusong Valencia (Outstanding Rural Improvement Club (RIC); Ubojan Young Dreamers 4-H Club, Sagbayan (Outstanding Young Farmer Association Club);
PoncianoSumampong, Batuan (Outstanding Farmer-Fish Culture); Rodrigo Evardo, Talibon (Outstanding Fish Capture); Ubay Fish Vendor Association, Ubay (Outstanding Fishermen’s Association), Efrenia Holt, Cabayugan, Calape (Outstanding Rural Woman); Canjulao League of Women (CLOW), Canjulao, Jagna (Outstanding Agri-Enterprise for Crop); Cornelio Galamiton, Matin-ao, Sierra Bullones (High-Value Commercial Development Program (HVCDP) Farmer); Jorge M. Pamugas, Dangay, Albur (Coconut Farmer); Vicente and MarcianaLuminarias, Trinidad (Farm Family); AquileoColumnas, Carmen (Rice Farmer Adopting Integrated Farming); and Emerson Añasco, Carmen (Young Farmer category).
Dr. Pamugas explained that the PGBh has abled to summit the nominees for GawadSaka Search at the regional level after the evaluators had completed evaluating all the nominees for the SuhidsaMalampusong Mag-uumang Bola-non 2020 and come-up the winners of the different categories which would automatically be the nominees of the search.
It may be recalled that since February 3, 2020, the SUHID evaluators from National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Bureau of Irrigation Administration (NIA), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources (BFAR); Provincial Field Office, Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Provincial Agricultural Technology Coordinating Office-Department of Agriculture (PATCO-DA), Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPV) and OPA had done the evaluations to the 108 nominees for the 27 categories of the provincial search after they were being asked by Pamugas to fast track the evaluations to come up with the winners for the GawadSaka Search nominees.
The GawadSaka Search is one of three activities of the DA-RFO7 tripled with the Regional Achievers Award (RAA) and Regional Organic Award (ROA) of which the awarding ceremony will be simultaneously conducted.
Helen Igot, section head-Institutional Division Section, Agribusiness Division, OPA said that there are other nominees from Bohol for ROA and RAA. However, their endorsements have not come from OPA but through the Municipal Agricultural Officers (MAOs) or Municipal Agriculturists (MAs).
Last year GawadSaka Search, RAA and ROA, the nominees from Bohol bagged 18 of the close to 30 categories.
Pamugas is expecting that more categories would still be garnered by Boholano nominees besting other provinces in Central Visayas; Cebu, Negros Oriental and Siquijor. (Atoy Cosap)