That is from the news “Four Fisherfolk Cooperatives In LDN
Earn More Than Php 3M From Bangus Production[1]” written by Jennifer A Valcobero (07
June 2021, SAAD.da.gov.ph). The gross of P3,032,480 was from a total of 22.77 tons of bangus harvested.
SAAD is a national program of the Department of Agriculture
(DA). The Lanao Del Norte cooperatives & number of their members are the Baroy
Stakeholders & Fishermen Cooperative with 62, Lala Fishermen’s Cooperative with
63, Simbuco Aqua Marine Multi-Purpose Cooperative with 207, and Tangueguiron
Seaweed Grower & Fishermen Cooperative with 67 – for a total of 399 fisher
beneficiaries of the DA program in that Northern Mindanao province.
The 4 fishers’ groups had held synchronous stockings in
December 2020 and harvests in May 2021.
Teodolo Bueno Jr, Chair
of the Lala fishers coop, happily shared:
Wala kaayo naapektohan
ang kooperatiba sa pandemic tungod sa SAAD Project. Pagsulod sa Covid sa
Pilipinas, nag lockdown man pud mi diri, pero mura mig wala ga lockdown kay
busy kaayo mi sa among SAAD Project. Gitukod ang among fish pen, naglockdown
diri dapita, pero nakakuha mi og mga permit, nakakuha mig mga travel pass kay
naa man mi kaugalingon nga truck. Ang mga materyales gipalit namo sa Cagayan,
naglahos lahos lang mi. Mura mig walay pandemic diri tungod sa SAAD.
(“Our cooperative was not affected by the pandemic because
of the SAAD Project. When Covid-19 infiltrated the Philippines, this place was put
on lockdown, but it seemed like we were not on lockdown because we were too
busy with our SAAD Project like installing our fish pens. We got permits from
the LGU and we even had our travel pass since we had our own truck. We travelled
to and from Cagayan De Oro City to buy the materials for our fish pen. As if
there was no pandemic because of SAAD.” – Translated by Ms Jennifer, with a
little editing)
The bangus grower groups sold their fish harvests within
their communities and outside the province like Iligan and Pagadian City.
Al Jun Barbon Magamano,
Provincial Focal Person for the Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources,
said:
We acknowledge the
responsiveness, efforts, and dedication of our project partners in the
implementation of our SAAD Program in Lanao del Norte, which led to the
successful production of more than 20 tons of milkfish, with income generated
of more than (3) million pesos.
Noel Saldajeno,
Provincial Fishery Officer in Lanao Del Norte, said:
Truly, the SAAD
program is (more than) promising. It does not just give hope to the fisherfolk
but it is the hope that we have been looking and longing for, for quite a long
time. We have been looking forward to fulfilling the promise because we know
that the Philippine Government is a Promise Keeper.
So,
I’m happy to proclaim: “Long live SAAD!” Promise.@517
[1]http://saad.da.gov.ph/2021/06/four-fisherfolk-cooperatives-in-ldn-earn-more-than-php-3m-from-bangus-production/
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