LGU Tagum City aims not only to promote local
products but also preserve the culture of the different tribal groups in the
city through the establishment of an OTOP Tribal Display Center at the Tagum City Cultural and Trade Center
where they can showcase their crafts and food products. The store shall be
locally known as "Balay Sang Pamilyanan", a local phrase which means “a
house to make purchases”.
The funding for the project is part of the Php2.4
million handed over by Department of Trade and Industry-Davao del Norte Officer
in Charge Romeo L. Castanaga to Tagum City Mayor Allan L. Rellon during the
City Employees' Convocation Ceremony on August 24, 2015 at the Tagum City Hall
grounds. The said amount represents the total fund to be used in the
implementation of various projects under the Bottom up Budgeting (BuB) Program
2015.
“Five sub-projects are to be implemented in the
city under this fund. Aside from the OTOP Tribal Display Center, other sub-projects
include Safe Food Handling for Tagum City Night Market Vendors, Productivity
Enhancement for the Food Processors Association of Davao del Norte, Capacity
Building for IP Micro-enterprises, and Indigenous Product Development (Yaman
Pinoy)”, Castañaga disclosed.
At least 100 night market vendors, 16 food
processors, and 100 indigenous women are expected to benefit from these
projects.
BuB is a program of the national government
which aims to achieve inclusive growth through provision of sustainable
livelihood projects coming from the communities and LGUs.
Since the city is also known for its night
market, several activities such as Good Customer Relations Training and
Entrepreneurship Seminars will be conducted for the night market vendors. Trainings
on Safe Food Handling shall also be given to improve food quality while
safeguarding public health.
A manualization on Good Manufacturing Practices is
also scheduled for the food processors in Tagum City as initial step for them
to acquire a License to Operate (LTO) from the Food and Drugs Administration
(FDA).
DTI-Davao del Norte also has ongoing BuB projects
in Talaingod, Panabo, San Isidro, Kapalong and Island Garden City of Samal. The
agency is also set to implement the said program in the municipality of Carmen
later this year.
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