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PROGRESS AND PROCESS
MONITORING OF ARCCESS REGION VIII
An Inception Report covering 12 sub-projects of the Agrarian Reform
Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) for
Region VIII.
INCEPTION REPORT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Information about the Consultant Organization 2
Information about the Professional Service Providers to be Monitored 3
East West Seed Company, Inc. 3
Visayas State University 4
Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development, Inc. 5
Sugar Regulatory Administration 6
Background and Context of the Sub-Project/s Being Covered 7
Objectives of the Progress and Process Monitoring 9
Purpose and Scope of the Inception Report 11
Preliminary Findings 13
East West Seed Company, Inc. 13
Visayas State University 30
Sugar Regulatory Administration 31
Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development, Inc. 34
Monitoring Issues/Concerns Raised and Recommendations 35
Workplan 41
Annex 1 – List of key informants interviewed 49
Annex 2 – Documentation of Field Work 52
Annex 3 – List of Farmer Technicians for Vegetable Production Validated by
East West Seed Company
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I. Information about the Consultant Organization
Name of Consultant Organization Colegio de Sta. Lourdes of Leyte Foundation, Inc.
Contact Person and Designation Dr. Rustico B. Balderian
Team Leader
Mailing Address Brgy. 1-Quezon
Tabontabon, Leyte
Telephone No(s) +639173261139
(053) 332-7824
Fax (053) 332-7826
E-mail csllfi@yahoo.com
rustybalderian@gmail.com
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II. Information about the Professional Service Providers to be Monitored
Name of Organization East West Seed Company, Inc.
Type of Professional Service
Provided
Market-oriented Agri-technology and Agri-extension
Services
Subproject/s Covered
Leyte District I – Vegetable Production
Leyte District III – Vegetable Production
Samar District II – Organic Vegetable Production
Type of Crop Vegetables
ARBO/s Assisted
Leyte District I
Palanog Farmer
Beneficiaries Association
Baculanad Farmers
Association
San Vicente Integrated
Farmers Association
Canhidoc Farmer
Beneficiaries Association
Capirawan Triple C
Farmers Irrigators Service
Cooperatives
Salvacion Farmer
Beneficiaries Association
Calbiga, Samar
Bulao Farmers Association
Canbagtic Farmers
Association
Leyte District III
Omaganhan Farmers MPC, Inc.
Petrolio Farmers MPC
Casili-on Agricultural Business
Livelihood Enterprise
Daja Integrated Primary
Agribusiness Marketing
Cooperative
Tigbawan ARBs Credit
Cooperative
Macaalan Farmers Association
Panayuran Farmers Association
Literon Farmers Association
Location
Leyte District I
Sta. Fe
Palo
Tacloban City
Alangalang
Leyte District III
Tabango
San Isidro
Calubian
Leyte
Villaba
CALPINSET ARC
Calbiga, Samar
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Name of Organization Visayas State University
Type of Professional
Service Provided Market-oriented Agri-technology and Agri-extension Services
Subproject/s Covered
Biliran Lone District –
Rice Productivity Enhancement Project Cum Market Support
System
Leyte District II –
Rice Production, Warehousing, and Marketing
Leyte District V –
Cassava and Sweet Potato Production Processing for Food and
Feeds
Southern Leyte Lone District –
Enhanced Palay Production and Marketing
Type of Crop Rice and Rootcrops
ARBO/s
Assisted
Biliran Lone District
Imelda ARBs MPC
Imelda Farmers Assc.
Lico ARBs MPC
Talustusan MPC
Talustusan Irrig. Assc.
Larrazabal ARBs MPC
Kawayan-Cogon-Naval
Irrig. Assc.
Caray-Caray MPC
Yarac-Yarac Irrig. Assc.
P.S. Eamiguel Irrig. Assc.
Federation of Cooperatives
in ARC Biliran
Leyte District V
Zaragoza Agrarian Reform
Cooperative
San Salvador Farmers
Association
Sta. Paz Farmers Assc.
Liberty Concepcion Multi-
Purpose Cooperative
Cabulisan Upland Farmers
Assc.
Hinabay Upland Farmers
Assc.
Southern Leyte Lone District
Hingatungan ARBs
Cooperative
Laguma Irrigators Assc.
Salvacion Irrigators Assc.
Hingatungan Irrig. Assc.
Leyte District II
Tolosahay Upland Farmers
MPC
St. Isidore MPC
Lamrrags Farmers-Irrig.
Bonifacio Farmers Assc.
Bagacay East Farmers and
Irrig.
Location
Biliran Lone District
Naval
So. Leyte Lone District
Silago
Leyte District II
Dulag
Mayorga
Julita
La Paz
MacArthur
Leyte District V
Inopacan
Hilongos
Matalom
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Name of Organization Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development
(EVPRD), Inc.
Type of Professional Service
Provided
Market-oriented Agri-technology and Agri-extension
Services
Subproject/s Covered
Eastern Samar Lone District –
Establishment of Rice Pre- and Post-harvest Facilities
Northern Samar District I –
Rice Production and Marketing Project
Northern Samar District II –
Rice Production Enhancement Project
Samar District I –
Rice Production and Marketing
Type of Crop Rice
ARBO/s
Assisted
Eastern Samar Lone District
Camagting Agricultural MPC
St. Vincent Farmers MPC
Guinmaayohan Irrig. Assc, Inc.
Samar District I
Mabagdoc Farmers MPC
Cag-anibong Farmers MPC
Northern Samar District I
Macagtas IA
Balat-Balud Irrg. Assc.
Northern Samar District II
Oleras Multi-Purpose
Development Cooperative
Sagudsuron Irrig. Assc.
Cagmanaba Farmers MPC
Irawahan Irrig.Assc.
Location
Eastern Samar Lone District
Balangiga
Samar District I
Calbayog
Northern Samar District I
Catarman
Bobon
Northern Samar District II
Catubig
Laoang
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Name of Organization Sugar Regulatory Adminstration
Type of Professional Service Provided Market-oriented Agri-technology and Agri-
extension Services
Subproject/s Covered Leyte District IV – Sugarcane Block Farming
Type of Crop Sugarcane
ARBO/s Assisted
Leyte District IV
Boroc Agricultural Primary Multipurpose
Cooperative
Buroc-Ipil ARB Multipurpose Cooperative
Libongao DAR Farmer Beneficiaries
Association
Location
Leyte District IV
Ormoc City
Kananga
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III. Background and Context of the Sub-project/s being covered
The Agrarian Reform Communities and Connectivity and Economic Support
Services (ARCCESS) project was initiated by the Department of Agrarian Reform to
aid farmers in uplifting themselves from poverty and maximizing the productivity
of their lands. The ARCCESS project supports the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program, which distributed land to agrarian reform beneficiaries. Together they are
organized into Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBOs). In addition to
the distribution of land, the program calls for ARBOs to be provided with support
services in managing and improving the productivity of the lands they receive.
ARCCESS is also a crucial part of the Philippine Development Plan as a strategy for
sustainable agriculture. The Philippine Development Plan calls for farmers to
become more entrepreneurial as a key driver for development.
A major problem of land reform is the tendency of cash-strapped beneficiaries to sell
or mortgage the land they receive. The goal of the Department of Agrarian Reform
through ARCCESS is to combat this problem with sustainable support services such
as common service facilities, technology services, and business development. These
support services improve productivity maximization of awarded lands and
monetization of agricultural resources through agricultural related enterprises. An
additional goal of ARCCESS is capacity building and consolidation of production,
post-harvest, and processing activities of farmer beneficiaries to achieve economies
of scale. Economies of scale allow agrarian reform beneficiaries to command better
prices, reduce costs, and more easily access credit facilities. The Department of
Agrarian Reform contracts with professional service providers from state college
and universities, non-government organizations, civil society organizations, private
academic and research institutions, and private institutions to provide such services.
To implement the ARCCESS project, areas covered under the Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Program were divided into sub-projects, with at least one sub-
project per covered congressional district. These sub-projects were developed by the
Department of Agrarian Reform Provincial Offices, which hired third parties to
create a Needs Analysis and Design Analysis report for each sub-project. Based
upon the findings, results, and recommendations of the Needs Analysis and Design
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Analysis reports, interventions were designed and professional service providers
were contracted to address the needs of each respective sub-project.
Of the 233 eligible sub-projects spread across sixteen regions, this Inception Report
covers twelve sub-projects all located within Region VIII. Each of these sub-projects
is being serviced by one of four professional service providers: East West Seed
Company, Inc., Visayas State University, Sugar Regulatory Administration, and
Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development, Inc. East West Seed Company is
engaged in providing support and services for vegetable production in selected sub-
projects. Visayas State University has been contracted to provide support and
services for enhanced rice production. The Sugar Regulatory Administration was
tasked with training farmers in Sugarcane Block Farm techniques. Meanwhile,
Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development has been awarded a project but
has not yet signed a contract or received a notice to proceed as of the time of the
writing of this report.
The Needs Analysis and Design Analysis reports done in Leyte District I, Leyte
District III, and Calbiga, Samar identified lack of technology and technical skills and
knowledge in vegetable production as a major need. Because of this, East West Seed
Company was contracted to work with ARBOs in the three sub-projects that are in
need of training in vegetable production. The ARBOs were already engaged in
vegetable production but needed to enhance various aspects of the endeavor.
Production skills and technology, post-harvest technology, and storage skills and
technology, among others, were identified as the deficient knowledge areas among
vegetable farmers. In addition, the Needs Analysis and Design Analysis reports of
two of the sub-projects, Leyte District I and Leyte District III, found the lack of water
supply was a major obstacle in the production of vegetables. These sub-projects
were given water pumps as part of their common service facility. East West’s
contract includes training the ARBOs in the use, operation, and maintenance of
water pumps and also tractors which were provided as a common service facility.
East West is also tasked with creating operation and management manuals for the
common service facility.
Enhancement of rice production was the topic of the Needs and Design Analysis for
Silago, Southern Leyte; Biliran; and Leyte District II. All three reports found that
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ARBOs lacked training in new rice farming techniques and the use of modern
farming technology. Visayas State University has been contracted as the professional
service provider for these sub-projects as well as for Leyte District V. The Needs
Analysis and Design Analysis report for Leyte District V discussed cassava growing
and chips processing and found that farmers needed training in the operation of
common service facilities as a business enterprise. A contract was signed on
September 17, 2013, and a Notice to Proceed was issued the same day.
Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development has a scheduled contract signing
with the Department of Agrarian Reform Regional Office VIII on October 30, 2013.
The sub-projects awarded include Balangiga, Eastern Samar; Northern Samar
District I; Northern Samar District II; and Samar District I. The Needs Analysis and
Design Analysis of these sub-projects concluded that the ARBOs needed training in
the use of modern rice farming technology and business development training.
IV. Objectives of the Progress and Process Monitoring
The progress and process monitoring phase of the ARCCESS project aims to ensure
the successful implementation of projects awarded by the Department of Agrarian
Reform. These projects have been designed to achieve tangible improvements in the
lives of the agrarian reform beneficiaries. The progress and process monitoring will
qualify and quantify these results, identify any failures, and provide further
recommendations among other functions. Specifically, the objectives of the progress
and process monitoring are described as follows:
1. Monitor the progress and process of support service delivery to ARBOs in terms
of the following:
a. Achievement of results (outputs versus targets);
b. Quality of results (outputs);
c. Methods and processes of delivery that lead to the delivery of results; and
d. Performance of PSPs determined by ARBO level of satisfaction
Having these standards allows for a more objective monitoring process.
Professional service providers are aware of what they are expected to
accomplish, and agrarian reform beneficiaries know what to expect in terms of
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service and trainings. With these measures in place, there is a greater sense of
accountability and transparency for all stakeholders involved. The real success of
the project heavily depends on the ARBOs, so issues and concerns are actively
monitored to ensure ARBO satisfaction with professional service provider
performance.
2. Monitor performance in terms of cost-effectiveness of results; relevance of
results; sustainability of results; partnership approach; appropriateness of
design; appropriateness of utilization; and informed and timely action
Projects implemented under ARCCESS must be relevant and have a tangible and
meaningful impact on beneficiary livelihood. Sustainability is vital in these
particular projects to ensure independence on the part of the beneficiary.
However, these results should not come at extreme costs to the project
implementers, the Department of Agrarian Reform, or the agrarian reform
beneficiaries to ensure efficient allocation of resources and the creation of
maximum possible benefit for beneficiaries. Therefore, the results of these
projects must be compared to the input costs.
3. Identify lessons learned, good practices, and any particular challenges in the
implementation of the project.
It is important to record lessons learned, good practices, and other notable
experiences so that future projects will be better able to anticipate problems that
will be encountered. Future projects will no longer have to go through the same
learning process and can even use project monitoring and evaluation as a point
of reference.
4. Provide recommendations for successful ARCCESS implementation or for
replication/scaling up/future programming of the DAR and other government
agencies on rural enterprise development and poverty reduction.
Recommendations made in this monitoring activity will benefit the
implementation of future projects. Future programs will integrate past project
monitoring and evaluation recommendations in their replication and/or scaling
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up of programs. The success, failures, and lessons learned will help to streamline
future projects and allow these projects to be more responsive to the needs and
situations of beneficiaries.
V. Purpose and Scope of the Inception Report
Due to the rationalization plan of personnel of the Department of Agrarian Reform,
the monitoring consultant has had difficulty communicating with and gathering
information from the Region VIII office. Specifically, information regarding the
Sugar Regulatory Administration and their scope of work was not obtained from
their office. Also, Visayas State University has not submitted reports to the
Department of Agrarian Reform regarding the project they are implementing, and
the Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development has yet to sign a contract.
Therefore, this Inception Report is largely limited to the information which could be
obtained within the time frame to submit the Inception Report – namely, the work
plan of East West Seed Company, data obtained from interviews with ARBOs, and a
project overview obtained from the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s website. A
supplemental report will be submitted once complete information is available
regarding the other professional service providers.
This Inception Report communicates the current status of the sub-projects and the
accomplishments and achievements of the professional service providers contracted
by the Department of Agrarian Reform. The consultant’s assessment of the current
progress and future prospects of the respective projects as well as its eventual
sustainability is also included. The report also increases the situational awareness of
the consultant prior to intensive monitoring and field work. The monitoring
consultant must establish the progress and current status of participatory ARBOs
and professional service providers, as well as support agencies in relation to overall
program goals and objectives. The inception report also helps to establish the
respective roles of actual individuals in stakeholder groups.
This report will discuss in detail the preliminary findings, monitoring
issues/concerns raised, recommendations, as well as the work plan for the duration
of the project. Preliminary findings include the background of the professional
service providers, any updates of professional services rendered, and an assessment
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of the methods and processes being used by the Professional Service Providers in
implementing the project.
In preparation for this report, the monitoring consultants reviewed Needs Analysis
and Design Analysis reports to understand the situation of the ARBO’s pre-
ARCCESS. Then, the work plans of professional service providers were reviewed to
gain an understanding of the scope of the concerned projects and the relation to the
Needs and Design Analysis. If no work plan was available for a certain district, the
monitoring consultants dispatched field assistants to each sub-project. Field
assistants were tasked with making a courtesy call to each Municipal Agrarian
Reform Officer to introduce themselves and to get initial information about overall
ARCCESS activity within their municipality. They were asked about common
service facilities that have been delivered and accomplishments of professional
service providers, if any. Afterwards, field assistants proceeded to each ARBO to
conduct site interviews with available representatives. The representatives were
asked about the organization, member activity, and initial accomplishments and
interaction with professional service providers. During the interview, respondents
filled out interview sheets and showed field assistants common service facilities
equipment when available, which field assistants documented.
To provide an avenue to raise concerns, field assistants asked members about any
problems or issues with professional service providers and/or common service
facilities related to the ARCCESS project. These issues and concerns along with data
gathered during interviews with professional service providers were compiled and
analyzed by the technical/managerial staff, comprised of the team leader and
research associates to find patterns, common concerns, and any discrepancies. The
technical/managerial staff’s findings and recommendations are presented in the
report.
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VI. Preliminary Findings
East West Seed Company
East West Seed Company was contracted by the Department of Agrarian Reform
Regional Office VIII to train selected Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations
in the production of high-valued vegetables in three sub-projects of Region VIII.
In addition, two of the sub-projects, namely Leyte District I and Leyte District III,
include training in the use of common service facilities procured by the
Department of Agrarian Reform for the ARBOs. Based on the interview of the
Project Coordinator and the work plan submitted by East West Seed Company,
the monitoring consultant’s findings are as follows:
Leyte District I
a. Description of Professional Service Providers’ scope of work and expected outputs
Within Leyte District I, East West Seed will conduct training on vegetable
production and training on operation of the common service facilities
provided by the Department of Agrarian Reform. The scope of their
activities is summarized below:
1) Conducting centralized reorientation on the ARCCESS program to all
concerned Municipal Agrarian Reform Officers and Development
Facilitators of Leyte District I
2) Conduct orientation and consultation meeting with the ARBOs in
Tacloban, Palo, and Sta. Fe
3) Finalize list of Farmer Technicians based on the result of area
validation
4) Provide common service facility operation and management plan per
ARBO
5) Prepare common service facility implementation reports to be
submitted as annex in quarterly progress reports
6) Develop common service facility operation and management manuals
for cultivator and water pump
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7) Prepare training design, modules, and manuals for specific
technologies
8) Implement the training on vegetable production and agricultural
technologies per ARBO
9) Develop a phase out plan for lead ARBO and hub ARBOs of District I
10) Prepare, publish, and submit reports and documents for each sub-
project implemented
a. Assessment and Recommendations of the Private Service
Provider to sustain and replicate sub-project operation
b. Technoguides
c. Five-Year Farm Production, Business and Management Plan &
Budget Training Design, Modules and Manuals for Specific
Technologies
d. Report on Training of Farmer Technicians from the lead ARBO
11) Prepare an submit final terminal report
12) Prepare Farm Production and Management Plan per crop
13) Monitor adoption and implementation of the Farm Production &
Management Plan by farmers on their farms
14) Conduct evaluation on the level of adoption of farm production and
management plan
15) Develop crop production technoguides
With the implementation of the Vegetables Project in Leyte District I, East
West Seed Company expects to have tangible outputs which will help the
ARBOs continue vegetable production and operation of the common
service facilities after the project has been completed. These include:
1) Common Service Facility implementation and management reports for
Leyte Districts I
2) Creation of Common Service Facility Management Manual
3) Training Modules and Manuals developed
4) Training on Agricultural Technology conducted and completed
5) Training completed
6) Operational Farm Production and Management Plan
7) Crop Production Technoguides
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b. Status/updates on provision of professional services
East West Seed Company is currently one quarter done with their
operational plan. They have conducted orientations with farmer
beneficiaries as well as consultation meetings with the Municipal
Agrarian Reform Officers, Development Facilitators, and ARBOs in their
assigned areas as per items 1 and 2 listed in the scope above. These
activities and meetings were conducted from July 11 to August 2, 2013,
according to their operational plan.
In accordance with item 3 of the project scope enumerated above, East
West Seed Company has also finalized the list of farmer technicians. As
stated in the East West Seed Company operational plan, the areas of
potential farmer technicians were validated from August 5 to August 9,
2013, and the final list of farmer technicians was made on August 9.
Attached in Annex 3 is a copy of the list of identified farmer technicians.
With regard to the common service facility operation and management
plan listed in item 4 of the scope, the company has conducted planting
calendar workshops with outputs created discussing crop preference,
planting schedule, and program farm activities for farmer technicians.
These outputs, which were created during the month of August, were
used to draft a preliminary common service facility operation and
management plan, which the ARBOs were consulted for the plan’s
feasibility and any revisions. However, the plan has not been finalized as
the ARBOs have not agreed on the minutiae such as rental fees,
operational and maintenance costs, and warehousing of facilities. A
monthly meeting is scheduled for October 30, 2013, for Leyte District I to
settle the details so that East West Seed Company may finalize the plans.
The company has improved upon and modified the supplier’s manual for
the common service facilities. They have, however, expressed concerns
that the manual only gives instructions about the engine of the tractor and
not the accessories which are necessary to fully utilize it.
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After it conducted a technical needs assessment through focus group
dialogues and farmer profiling, East West Seed Company created a
training design with implementation plan. They compiled a list of chosen
modules, topics, training approaches, and session schedules with input
from the ARBO members. A draft of the training manual for Leyte District
I is currently available at the time of writing. East West Seed Company is
also currently working on drafts of the farm operational production and
management plan. These documents will be finalized and submitted with
the second quarterly report in January 2014. Once the training manuals
have been finalized, East West Seed Company will begin training the
ARBO members on Vegetable Production Agri-Technologies.
c. Assessment of the methods/processes being used in the provision of professional
services
As part of the necessary evaluation of quality of service provided, the
consultant requested the curriculum vitae of the personnel assigned to
implement the project and conduct trainings. The curriculum vitae were
submitted just prior to the submission of this report; thus, full of analysis
of the qualifications of the implementing personnel could not be finished
in time. As the project progresses, the monitoring consult will refer to the
curriculum vitae as a guide to the personnel’s qualifications and relevance
to their respective activities.
East West Seed Company is required by the Department of Agrarian to
train a minimum of twenty-five farmer technicians per sub-project. Sixty-
five farmer technicians are listed to be trained in Leyte District I. This is
far beyond the required minimum. As a seed company, East West
presumably wants to train as many farmers as feasible so that they would
continue to purchase seeds from their company. This should be seen as a
positive since East West Seed Company has an incentive for the farmers
to sustain the project long after it is finished.
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After careful assessment of the methods and processes, the consultant
believes that the technical portion of their operational plan is complete
and can provide farmer beneficiaries with valuable knowledge and skills
that would help them to achieve the ARCCESS goal of becoming self-
reliant and financially independent, given that the plan is executed
appropriately. The work plan does raise questions about the need for a re-
orientation meeting with the Municipal Agrarian Reform Officers. Was it
a refresher course in the ARCCESS Project? Was the re-orientation
necessary because East West changed the needs addressed in the project?
If so, did their changes improve the needs assessment? These questions
will have to be answered during the monitoring engagement.
The methods described in the work plan for Leyte District I appear to be
participatory in nature. Several sections of the work plan involve getting
feedback and input through consultations. For example, during the
creation of the common service facility operation and management plan,
East West Seed Company sought the input and feedback from the ARBOs
regarding feasibility and made revisions based on the feedback they
received. Also in their work plan is the gathering of suggestions regarding
the formation of the training manual and crop production technoguides.
Of the fifteen points of the scope of the project listed above, seven contain
actions which involve getting feedback, suggestions, preferences or
comments of the ARBO members. This participatory style of project
implementation can help to ensure sustainability of the project and its
suitability to the needs of the farmer beneficiaries.
In terms of gender inclusivity, the Leyte District I sub-project of the
ARCCESS vegetable production project is successful. Neither males nor
females are to be systematically excluded. Of the farmer technicians set to
be trained by East West in Leyte District I, 52% are female. Of the six
ARBOs included from District I, three have more male farmer technicians
than female farmer technicians, one has more female farmer technicians
than male farmer technicians, and two have equal numbers of male and
female farmer technicians.
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The operational plan includes business development activities with
regard to the common service facility and a five year farm business plan.
These activities and output combined can help ensure the sustainability of
the project after the professional service provider has finished
implementing the training. If done properly, business development
training would allow ARBOs to learn to monetize their technology and
knowledge into consistent and reliable revenue streams. Most farmer
beneficiaries are oriented towards labor and need training in risk-taking
and business management in order to achieve the Philippine Develop
Plan goal of farmers becoming entrepreneurs. Creating a five-year
business plan will help to guide farmers toward becoming more
entrepreneurial, even without the help of the service provider.
Leyte District III
a. Description of Professional Service Providers’ scope of work and expected outputs
Within Leyte District III, East West Seed will conduct training on
vegetable production and training on operation of the common service
facilities provided by the Department of Agrarian Reform. The scope of
their activities is summarized below:
1) Conducting centralized reorientation on the ARCCESS program to all
concerned Municipal Agrarian Reform Officers and Development
Facilitators of Leyte District III
2) Conduct orientation and consultation meeting with the ARBOs in
Tabango, Villaba, San Isidro, Calubian, and Leyte
3) Finalize list of Farmer Technicians based on the result of area
validation
4) Provide common service facility operation and management plan per
ARBO
5) Prepare common service facility implementation reports to be
submitted as annex in quarterly progress reports
6) Develop common service facility operation and management manuals
for cultivator and water pump
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7) Prepare training design, modules, and manuals for specific
technologies
8) Implement the training on vegetable production and agricultural
technologies per ARBO
9) Develop a phase out plan for lead ARBO and hub ARBOs of Leyte
District III
10) Prepare, publish, and submit reports and documents for each sub-
project implemented
a. Assessment and Recommendations of the Private Service
Provider to sustain and replicate sub-project operation
b. Common service facility business plan
c. Technoguides
d. Five-Year Farm Production, Business and Management Plan &
Budget Training Design, Modules and Manuals for Specific
Technologies
e. Training design, modules, and manuals for specific technology
f. Report on Training of Farmer Technicians from the lead ARBO
g. Reports on coaching and consultation sessions
h. Profile of ARBs and non-ARBs for Leyte District III including
landholdings
11) Prepare an submit final terminal report
12) Prepare Farm Production and Management Plan per crop (250-1000
square meters)
13) Monitor adoption and implementation of the Farm Production &
Management Plan by farmers on their farms
14) Conduct evaluation on the level of adoption of farm production and
management plan
15) Develop crop production technoguides
With the implementation of the Vegetables Project in Leyte District III,
East West Seed Company expects to have tangible outputs which will
help the ARBOs continue vegetable production and operation of the
common service facilities after the project has been completed. These
include:
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1) Common Service Facility implementation and management reports for
Leyte District III
2) Creation of Common Service Facility Management Manual
3) Training Modules and Manuals developed
4) Training on Agricultural Technology conducted and completed
5) Training completed
6) Operational Farm Production and Management Plan
7) Crop Production Technoguides
b. Status/updates on provision of professional services
East West Seed Company began executing their work plan in early July of
2013. So far, they have completed their preliminary actions and have
moved on to preparing for the implementation of the training program
proper.
From July 11 to July 19, 2013, East West conducted re-orientation
programs with the Municipal Agrarian Reform Officers and Development
Facilitators of Tabango, Villaba, Calubian, Leyte, and San Isidro.
Afterwards, they conducted orientation and consultation meetings witht
the ARBOs of the district from July 22 to August 2, 2013.
From August 1 to August 9, 2013, East West seed finalized the list of
farmer technicians, as per item 3 in the scope enumerated above. East
West validated the areas of potential farmer technicians from August 5 to
August 9, and the list was finalized on August 9, 2013. The list of farmer
technicians can be found in Annex 3 of this report.
During the month of August, East West took steps in providing the
common service facility operation and management plan, item 4 of the
scope. They conducted workshops with the farmer technicians from
August 12 to August 23, 2013, and have prepared a plan which is for
approval by the ARBOs. The details, such as rental fees and maintenance
schedules, have to be finalized.
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The company has improved upon and modified the supplier’s manual for
the common service facilities. They have, however, expressed concerns
that the manual only gives instructions about the engine of the tractor and
not the accessories which are necessary to fully utilize it.
After it conducted a technical needs assessment through focus group
dialogues and farmer profiling, East West Seed Company created a
training design with implementation plan. They compiled a list of chosen
modules, topics, training approaches, and session schedules with input
from the ARBO members. A draft of the training manual for Leyte District
III is currently available at the time of writing. East West Seed Company
is also currently working on drafts of the farm operational production and
management plan. These documents will be finalized and submitted with
the second quarterly report in January 2014. Once the training manuals
have been finalized, East West Seed Company will begin training the
ARBO members on Vegetable Production Agri-Technologies.
c. Assessment of the methods/processes being used in the provision of professional
services
As part of the necessary evaluation of quality of service provided, the
consultant requested the curriculum vitae of the personnel assigned to
implement the project and conduct trainings. The curriculum vitae were
submitted just prior to the submission of this report; thus, full of analysis
of the qualifications of the implementing personnel could not be finished
in time. As the project progresses, the monitoring consult will refer to the
curriculum vitae as a guide to the personnel’s qualifications and relevance
to their respective activities.
East West Seed Company is required by the Department of Agrarian to
train a minimum of twenty-five farmer technicians per sub-project. Sixty-
nine farmer technicians are listed to be trained in Leyte District III. This is
far beyond the required minimum. As a seed company, East West
presumably wants to train as many farmers as feasible so that they would
continue to purchase seeds from their company. This should be seen as a
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positive since East West Seed Company has an incentive for the farmers
to sustain the project long after it is finished.
After careful assessment of the methods and processes, the consultant
believes that the technical portion of the work plan for Leyte District III to
be complete and capable of providing farmer beneficiaries with valuable
knowledge and skills that would help them to achieve the ARCCESS goal
of becoming self-reliant and financially independent, given that the plan
is executed appropriately. The work plan does raise questions about the
need for a re-orientation meeting with the Municipal Agrarian Reform
Officers. Was it a refresher course in the ARCCESS Project? Was the re-
orientation necessary because East West changed the needs addressed in
the project? If so, did their changes improve the needs assessment? These
questions will have to be answered during the monitoring engagement.
The methods described in the work plan for Leyte District III appear to be
participatory in nature. Several sections of the work plan involve getting
feedback and input through consultations. For example, during the
creation of the common service facility operation and management plan,
East West Seed Company sought the input and feedback from the ARBOs
regarding feasibility and made revisions based on the feedback they
received. Also in their work plan is the gathering of suggestions regarding
the formation of the training manual and crop production technoguides.
Of the fifteen points of the scope of the project listed above, seven contain
actions which involve getting feedback, suggestions, preferences or
comments of the ARBO members. This participatory style of project
implementation can help to ensure sustainability of the project and its
suitability to the needs of the farmer beneficiaries.
In terms of gender inclusivity, the Leyte District III sub-project of the
ARCCESS vegetable production project is successful. Neither males nor
females are to be systematically excluded. Of the farmer technicians set to
be trained by East West in Leyte District III, 43% are female. Of the five
ARBOs included from District III, three have more male farmer
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technicians than female farmer technicians and two have more female
farmer technicians than male farmer technicians.
The work plan includes business development activities with regard to
the common service facility and a five year farm business plan. These
activities and output combined can help ensure the sustainability of the
project after the professional service provider has finished implementing
the training. If done properly, business development training would
allow ARBOs to learn to monetize their technology and knowledge into
consistent and reliable revenue streams. Most farmer beneficiaries are
oriented towards labor and need training in risk-taking and business
management in order to achieve the Philippine Develop Plan goal of
farmers becoming entrepreneurs. Creating a five-year business plan will
help to guide farmers toward becoming more entrepreneurial, even
without the help of the service provider.
CALPINSET ARC, Calbiga Samar
a. Description of Professional Service Providers’ scope of work and expected outputs
Within CALPINSET ARC, East West Seed will conduct training on
vegetable production. The scope of the sub-project in Calbiga, Samar and
the outputs are more limited than those of the sub-projects of Leyte
District I and Leyte District III. Unlike the sub-projects in Leyte District I
and Leyte District III, CALPINSET ARC does not include provisions for
training on the operation of common service facilities as the needs of this
sub-project and the desires of the member ARBOs differ from those of the
other two. The members of the ARBOs did not request for common
service facilities, but rather draft animals and farm tools for vegetable
gardening. The scope of their activities is summarized below:
1) Conducting centralized reorientation on the ARCCESS program to all
concerned Municipal Agrarian Reform Officers and Development
Facilitators of Calbiga, Samar
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2) Conduct orientation and consultation meeting with the ARBOs in
Calbiga, Samar
3) Finalize list of Farmer Technicians based on the result of area
validation
4) Prepare training design, modules, and manuals for specific
technologies
5) Implement the training on vegetable production and agricultural
technologies per ARBO
6) Develop a phase out plan for lead ARBO and hub ARBOs of Calbiga,
Samar
7) Prepare, publish, and submit reports and documents for each sub-
project implemented
a. Assessment and Recommendations of the Private Service
Provider to sustain and replicate sub-project operation
b. Technoguides
c. Five-Year Farm Production, Business and Management Plan &
Budget Training Design, Modules and Manuals for Specific
Technologies
d. Training design, modules, and manuals for specific technology
e. Report on Training of Farmer Technicians from the lead ARBO
f. Reports on coaching and consultation sessions
g. Profile of ARBs and non-ARBs for Calbiga, Samar, including
landholdings
8) Prepare an submit final terminal report
9) Prepare Farm Production and Management Plan per crop (250-1000
square meters)
10) Monitor adoption and implementation of the Farm Production &
Management Plan by farmers on their farms
11) Conduct evaluation on the level of adoption of farm production and
management plan
12) Develop crop production technoguides
With the implementation of the Vegetables Project in CALPINSET ARC,
East West Seed Company expects to have tangible outputs which will
help the ARBOs continue vegetable production and operation of the
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common service facilities after the project has been completed. These
include:
1) Training Modules and Manuals developed
2) Training on Agricultural Technology conducted and completed
3) Training completed
4) Operational Farm Production and Management Plan
5) Crop Production Technoguides
b. Status/updates on provision of professional services
East West Seed Company began their work plan in Calbiga, Samar in
early July of 2013. Thus far, items 1, 2, and 3 of the project scope as listed
above have been completed. Re-orientation meetings were held with
Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer and Development Facilitator of
Calbiga, Samar from July 11 to July 19, 2013, as stated in the operational
plan of East West Seed Company. Orientation and consultation meetings
with the ARBOs in Calbiga were held from July 22 to August 2, 2013. East
West conducted area validations of potential farmer technicians from
August 5 to August 9, 2013, and the final list of farmer technicians was
made on August 9. Annex 3 of this report contains the list of farmer
technicians of Calbiga, Samar.
After it conducted a technical needs assessment through focus group
dialogues and farmer profiling, East West Seed Company created a
training design with implementation plan. They compiled a list of chosen
modules, topics, training approaches, and session schedules with input
from the ARBO members. Unlike in District I and District III of Leyte, no
training manual draft is available at the time of writing. East West Seed
Company is currently working on drafts of the farm operational
production and management plan. These documents will be finalized and
submitted with the second quarterly report in January 2014. Once the
training manuals have been finalized, East West Seed Company will
begin training the ARBO members on Vegetable Production Agri-
Technologies.
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c. Assessment of the methods/processes being used in the provision of professional
services
As part of the necessary evaluation of quality of service provided, the
consultant requested the curriculum vitae of the personnel assigned to
implement the project and conduct trainings. The curriculum vitae were
submitted just prior to the submission of this report; thus, full of analysis
of the qualifications of the implementing personnel could not be finished
in time. As the project progresses, the monitoring consult will refer to the
curriculum vitae as a guide to the personnel’s qualifications and relevance
to their respective activities.
East West Seed Company is required by the Department of Agrarian to
train a minimum of twenty-five farmer technicians per sub-project.
Eighty-five farmer technicians are listed to be trained in Calbiga, Samar.
This is far beyond the required minimum. As a seed company, East West
presumably wants to train as many farmers as feasible so that they would
continue to purchase seeds from their company. This should be seen as a
positive since East West Seed Company has an incentive for the farmers
to sustain the project long after it is finished.
After careful assessment of the methods and processes contained in the
work plan for the ARCCESS Vegetable Production Project for Calbiga,
Samar, the consultant believes that the technical portion of their
operational plan is complete and can provide farmer beneficiaries with
valuable knowledge and skills that would help them to achieve the
ARCCESS goal of becoming self-reliant and financially independent,
given that the plan is executed appropriately. The work plan does raise
questions about the need for a re-orientation meeting with the Municipal
Agrarian Reform Officers. Was it a refresher course in the ARCCESS
Project? Was the re-orientation necessary because East West changed the
needs addressed in the project? If so, did their changes improve the needs
assessment? These questions will have to be answered during the
monitoring engagement.
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The methods described in the work plan for Calbiga, Samar appear to be
participatory in nature. Several sections of the work plan involve getting
feedback and input through consultations. For example, during the
creation of the training plan and manual, East West Seed Company
sought the input and feedback from the ARBOs regarding their
preferences and made a training design based on the feedback they
received. Also in their work plan is the gathering of suggestions regarding
the crop production technoguides. Of the twelve points of the scope of the
project listed above, four contain actions which involve getting feedback,
suggestions, preferences or comments of the ARBO members. This
participatory style of project implementation can help to ensure
sustainability of the project and its suitability to the needs of the farmer
beneficiaries.
In terms of gender inclusivity, the Calbiga, Samar sub-project of the
ARCCESS vegetable production project is not as successful as the projects
in Leyte Districts I and III. Of the farmer technicians set to be trained by
East West in Calbiga, Samar, 34% are female. The monitoring consultant
will further evaluate the cause of this imbalance. Overall, however, East
West does a good job of including women in the three sub-projects
combined. Of the four ARBOs included from Calbiga, Samar, three have
more male farmer technicians than female farmer technicians, and one has
equal numbers of male and female farmer technicians.
The operational plan includes business development activities with
regard to a five year farm business plan. This output can help ensure the
sustainability of the project after the professional service provider has
finished implementing the training. If done properly, business
development training would allow ARBOs to learn to monetize their
technology and knowledge into consistent and reliable revenue streams.
Most farmer beneficiaries are oriented towards labor and need training in
risk-taking and business management in order to achieve the Philippine
Develop Plan goal of farmers becoming entrepreneurs. Creating a five-
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year business plan will help to guide farmers toward becoming more
entrepreneurial, even without the help of the service provider.
The monitoring consultant believes that the work plan for Calbiga, Samar
should include an activity to produce a common service facility operation
and management business plan, even though no common service facility
was requested by the ARBOs. The monitoring consultant suggests this as
an anticipatory need as the ARBOs might discover the need for a common
service facility as they continue to grow. In the future, there might not be
a professional service provider to supply the common service facility
operation and management business plan, so they should be provided
with one now.
A summary of East West Seed Company’s activities in all three sub-projects can be
found in the table below.
Target Outcome/Activities
Actual Status of Activity Performed
Action Plan
1. Preliminary Activities
1.i Conduct orientation, presentation and consultation meetings of all key players of the project including all 15 ARBOs concerned.
1.ii Able to come up a unified criteria on the selection process of FTs
1.ii Validated 216 individual farms of FTs from the 15 ARBOs of the 3 sub-projects (Leyte-Districts 1& 3 and Samar)
1.i During the centralized re-orientation of the project , presentation of both inception & operation plan to all concerned MAROs and DFs, only DFs able to attend while all MAROs didn’t make it due to conflict of schedule.
1.ii There are still
additional interested FTs of some ARBO for validation
1.i Provided e-copy of the presentation, inception report & operational plan
1.ii Schedule of validation is
agreed between the assigned EW- Specialists and farmer
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Target Outcome/Activities
Actual Status of Activity Performed
Action Plan
2. CSF Operation & Management Plan and Reports
2.i Available CSF MOA of the two (2) Leyte-Districts 1 & 3
2.ii Facilitate on the conduct of another operator’s training as a call of the ARBOs
2.iii Conducted planting calendar workshop with output on: crop preference, planting schedule & program of farm activities from sowing to harvesting per FT
2.iii Coaching and mentoring
2.i No CSF business plan yet since all ARBOs have not agreed and settled on the issue of their rental fee, operation/ maintenance cost & whether satellite ARBO has a CSF unit stationed in their org or not ; except lately the OFMPC of Omaganhan
2.ia District 1 will finalize all agreements during their monthly meeting on Oct. 30, 2013.
2.ib Finalization of OFMPC
amendments as agreed during the Sept. 27 Lead & Satellite ARBO monthly meeting
3. CSF Manual 3.i Available improved & modified lay-out of the supplier’s CSF Manual
4. Report on TNA, Training Design and Implementation Plan
4.i Conducted TNA thru FGD and farmer’s profiling with output on: list of chosen modules or topics & training approach, session schedule and came-up a Training design with the implementation plan
5. Draft Training Manual
5.i Available 2 drafts of Training Manual for Leyte Districts and a training design with implementation plan of Samar
5.i Final draft will be submitted on the 2
nd quarterly report
(Jan 2014)
6. Draft Farm Production and Management Plan
6.i Available draft of farm production and management plan
6.1 Final draft will be submitted on the 2
nd
Quarterly report
* From East West Seed Company Initial Coordination Guide
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Visayas State University
After signing their contract on September 17, 2013, with the Department of
Agrarian Reform, the Visayas State University has received a Notice to Proceed.
However, as of this writing, the monitoring consultant has not received the
professional service provider’s workplan or any formal report on which to base
the scope and outcomes. No Inception Report was submitted by Visayas State
Unviersity to the Department of Agrarian Reform. The Visayas State University
is continuing to conduct meetings after which they will prepare their Inception
Report. This will provide a concrete basis for the monitoring consultant in
performing its monitoring responsibilities. While the scope and workplan are
still unofficial, the overall project entails the enhancement of rice production
productivity in selected sub-projects: Leyte District II, Leyte District V, Leyte
District, Southern Leyte, and Biliran.
An initial meeting with Prof. Efren Saz, the person in-charge, informed the
monitoring consultants they have only conducted an initial meeting with the
ARBOs. They have not done other activities due to lack of personnel.
Because there is no operational plan or workplan to base any monitoring and
evaluation, the consultant conducted on-site visits in the sub-projects of the
Visayas States University. The key informants in the ARBOs covered by Visayas
State University indicated during monitoring interviews that VSU has called for
only one meeting and it was only the officers who attended the initial meeting.
The following are the findings of initial site visits:
Biliran
The ARBOs in Biliran received threshers from the Department of Agrarian
reform as part of their common service facility. An initial meeting was
held with representatives from Visayas State University, but no official
report or work plan was submitted after the meeting’s conclusion.
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District II
The Visayas State University has had one meeting with the lead ARBO
and hub ARBOs of District II. The ARBOs have already received part of
their common service facility in the form of seven hand tractors. The hand
tractors are held in the lead ARBO in barangay Tolosahay, Julita. Other
pieces of equipment are still to be delivered.
District V
The ARBOs in District V have yet to receive their common service
facilities, which are supposed hand tractors and threshers.
So. Leyte Lone District
The ARBOs of Silago, Southern Leyte have received their common service
facility consisting of four hand tractors, two threshers, and one flatbed
dryer. They have had meetings with Visayas State Unviersity, but not all
members attended. The location and the result of the meeting are not
known to the monitoring consultant at present time as the key informant
did not attend.
Sugar Regulatory Administration
The Sugar Regulatory Administration has not submitted an official Inception Report
to the Department of Agrarian Reform, and they did not have ready means for
contact. Research conducted by the monitoring consultant found that the Sugar
Regulatory Administration is implementing a project in Ormoc and Kananga of
Leyte District IV. Details about the project were obtained from the administration’s
website and are presented below. Since contact could not be established with the
Sugar Regulatory Administration in time for the Inception Report, the monitoring
consultant could not validate that this project is in fact the ARCCESS project to be
monitored. Below are the details as found in the project description:
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a. Description of Professional Service Providers’ scope of work and expected outputs
The Sugar Regulatory Administration is implementing a project tentatively
titled Sugarcane Block Farming for Sugarcane Farmers in Kananga and Ormoc
City of Leyte District V wherein they consolidate small farms to reach
economies of scale. The project aims to reduce the costs of production of
sugarcane and increase farm productivity while establishing at least on
agribusiness activity per block farm. The list below summarizes the scope of
the project.
1) Conduct of pre-approval meetings
2) Evaluation, validation, and approval of Block Farm
3) GPS survey and mapping of Block Farm
4) Profiling and gathering of baseline info and assessment of Block
Farm
5) Preparation of farm plan
6) Soil sampling and analysis
7) Technical assistance and financing facilitation
8) Farmers’ training on farm and financial management
9) Cross farm visits
10) Coaching and consultations
11) Development of livelihood opportunities
12) Assistance to muscovado production
a. Sugarcane growing and organic farming
b. Muscovado production technology
c. Facilitate access to credit
d. Facilitate financing for muscovado production facilities
e. Facilitate marketing of muscovado
f. Processing of registration documents with FDA, etc.
13) Facilitate access to HYV planting materials
The project includes a set of deliverables which the Sugar Regulatory
Administration will produce by the end of the project. These deliverables will
help to document the project and provide guidance for the beneficiaries once
Sugar Regulatory Administration involvement is finished. These deliverables
include:
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1) List of final and official participants
2) GPS maps
3) Farm profile and baseline data per block farm if possible
4) Soil analysis per block farm if possible
5) Farm plans
6) ARBO block farm trained operations manager
7) Block Farm Operations Manual and Business Plan
8) Common Service Facility Manual
9) Livelihood activity per block farm
10) Progress reports and terminal report
b. Status/updates on provision of professional services
According to Mr. Norman Diaz of the Department of Agrarian Reform
Provincial Office in Leyte, the Sugar Regulatory Administration has
conducted production and management training for Sugar Block Farming
in barangay Boroc, Ormoc City from September 10 to September 13, 2013.
If the monitoring consultant verifies that this activity actually happened,
it would correspond with item 8 of the scope enumerated above. No other
information concerning the other items of the scope was obtained in time
for this Inception Report. Further updates will be included in a
supplemental report when obtained.
c. Assessment of the methods/processes being used in the provision of professional
services
From the limited information which was obtained by the monitoring
consultant, the Sugarcane Block Farming for Sugarcane Farmers project
addresses many needs of the farmer beneficiaries of Leyte District V.
These needs include access to credit, marketing assistance, and technical
training. The monitoring consultant cannot make evaluations regarding
the gender sensitivity of the project nor the participatory nature of the
project based on the information obtained. These evaluations will have to
be included a supplementary report after further monitoring.
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There is one deficiency that can be seen in the project description obtained
from the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s website. The project should
include an output regarding the operation of the common service facility
as a business enterprise. The business development activities of the
project are limited to the operation of the Block Farms as business
enterprises and do not address the need to operate the common service
facility as a business as discussed in the Needs Analysis and Design
Analysis for Leyte District V. This evaluation, however, must be validated
after further monitoring.
Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development, Inc.
The Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development, Inc., has yet to sign their
contract with the Department of Agrarian Reform as of the time of this writing. The
scope of their work and expected outputs are to be determined and finalized. The
Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development has not begun any provision of
professional services due to the timetable of contract signing. The contract signing is
scheduled for October 30, 2013.
Because the Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development Inc. has not
officially started, there is no operational plan or workplan to base any monitoring
and evaluation.
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VII. Monitoring Issues/Concerns raised and recommendations
Consultant Concerns
During the preparation of the Inception Report, the monitoring consultant
encountered minor obstacles that could be cause for concern if not addressed.
At the start of the monitoring activity, the monitoring consultant had trouble
getting in contact with East West Seed Company. The Department of Agrarian
Reform was asked for their local office address, but they had no record of one.
East West Seed Company has no known home office in the project area. Setting a
meeting with the contact person was difficult as she was evasive at first. In
addition, request for information from East West on their completed and current
activities were not answered in a timely manner. The issues however were
resolved, and the monitoring consultant and East West Seed Company have
established a better working relationship.
Some components of East West Seed Company’s work plan are behind schedule.
For example, according to their operational plan, the common service facility
operation and management plan for Leyte District I should have been finished
by September 6, 2013, but they are still finalizing the details for the final draft.
This, however, can be attributed to negotiations among the ARBOs and not to
any lack of effort on the part of East West Seed Company. In addition, the fact
that this step is behind schedule does not hinder the implementation of the
training program of East West Seed Company.
During the courtesy call to the Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer of Calubian,
our field assistant was told that East West Seed Company held only two
meetings in their municipality. The monitoring consultant will validate this with
the ARBO and also seek an explanation from the professional service provider.
East West’s work plan does not specifically mention training in the use of
greenhouses as recommended in the Needs Analysis and Design Analysis of
Leyte District III, but it is possible that such training could be included in the
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training plan which East West has yet to submit. This should be monitored
further as the project progresses.
The Visayas State University has not been active in implementing the rice
production enhancement project. They have submitted no inception report nor
any concrete work plan, which prevents the monitoring consultant from
fulfilling its duties. Granted that the project continues, it appears that it would
not be completed by the end of the monitoring consultant’s contract with the
Department of Agrarian Reform. The monitoring consultant, however, is
committed to fulfilling the terms of its contract and will monitor the project until
completion.
The Eastern Visayas Partnership for Rural Development has yet to sign a contract
as of the writing of this Inception Report. It is more than likely that should
EVPRD sign a contract with the Department of Agrarian Reform, the ARCCESS
projects under such contract would not be completed during the time frame of
the monitoring consultant’s evaluation engagement. Again, the monitoring
consultant is committed to fulfilling the terms of its contract and will monitor the
project until completion.
PSP Concerns
East West Seed Company
1. Training received by ARBOs during the common service facility operation
and management training conducted by the staff of the equipment supplier
was inadequate to fully operate the power cultivators
2. ARBOs lack financial assistance for full adoption of East West Seed
Company’s vegetable production technology package
3. The Agrarian Production Credit Program requires numerous documents for
ARBOs to comply, among which are registration papers with the Department
of Labor and Employment or the Cooperative Development Authority, proof
of no outstanding loans, audited financial statements, and tax identification
numbers. Procurement of these documents, especially the audited financial
statements, can be prohibitively costly.
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4. Only 2 ARBOs of Samar were initially included based on the Needs Analysis
and Design Analysis revalidation result which gave limitations to get the
required twenty-five farmer technicians after the training.
Visayas State University
During a personal interview with Prof. Efren Saz, the following issues and concerns
were raised on behalf of Visayas State University regarding their project:
1. ARBOs have weak leadership, are not mature , and are not organized
effectively
2. Only officers, rather than all members, attended the meeting in Dulag when
called
3. Credit facilities are available, but stringent borrowing requirements prohibit
farmer beneficiaries from qualifying
4. Farmer beneficiaries want to organize ARBOs so they can borrow money but
are uninterested in repaying borrowings
5. Common service facilities are not responsive to the needs of the ARBOs
6. Combined harvesters need to drain rice fields in order to operate and not get
trapped
7. Tractors are supposedly over-sized and unsuitable for rice fields
8. Inadequacy of water supply in Dulag
9. Temporal mismatch of water delivery schedule and availability of funds
10. The harrow of the tractor that was provided to ARBOs as part of common
service facilities is hazardous to the operator
11. The plastic track-type wheels of the thresher of Tolosahay will break if moved
more than five kilometers and therefore must remain in a fixed location
which is a strain on farmers who must bring the harvest to the thresher
ARBO Concerns
Leyte District I
1. When meetings are held with other member ARBOs, the Palanog Farmer
Beneficiaries Association, which acts as the lead ARBO, shoulders the
expenses for food, about 1,500 to 2,000 Philippine Pesos per meeting, which
drains funds for operations
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2. The water pump provided as part of the Common Service Facility is not in
operation because essential components, the hose and coupling, were not
delivered with the pump
3. Member ARBOs such as San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association and
Capirawan Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative, do not use the
Common Service Facilities because the cost to rent and transport them from
the lead ARBO will be prohibitive due to the distance
Leyte District II
1. Member ARBOs find the distance to the common service facilities cost-
ineffective, so they do not avail of the facilities
2. According to the key informants in Bonifacio Farmers Association in
Mayorga, Leyte claimed they were not invited to any meetings and have not
been informed of any plans to implement projects
Southern Leyte Lone District
1. Tractors are only used in the lowland areas
2. Threshers are too large
3. Flatbed dryer is lacking parts
4. No training in use of flatbed dryer
Calbiga, Samar
1. Water supply, for both drinking and agricultural uses, is scarce
2. Existing road infrastructure are not conducive for travel by even light
vehicles
Eastern Samar Lone District
1. Some common service facilities promised to them, a five drum seeder and a
grass cutter, have yet to be delivered
2. A thresher is available, but is located far away which makes transportation
costs a burden
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Recommendations
Introductory Meeting Facilitated by DARRO 8
In order to establish a more productive working relationship between the
professional service providers and the monitoring consultant, the Department of
Agrarian Reform should facilitate an introductory meeting. An introductory
meeting would put the professional service providers at ease that they are not
simply being harassed by the monitoring consultant. In addition, an introductory
meeting would help the monitoring consultant more easily gather information as
they would have a relationship with the contact persons of the professional
service providers.
Credit Facility
A credit facility must be provided to farmer beneficiaries. Training and
technology alone will be ineffective if capital for utilizing such technology and
knowledge is not readily available. Farmer beneficiaries will then be vulnerable
to loan sharks who charge exorbitant rates that drain any increase in income that
the training and technology would provide. This, however, does not mean that
any credit facility provided should provide capital freely with no thought as to
the borrower’s ability to repay. Personnel from Visayas State University touched
upon the fact that some farmer beneficiaries are simply looking for access to free
capital which they will not repay. Good credits must be actively sought and
provided with capital. An accelerating loan facility could be created, where
requirements for new borrowers are less stringent so they may establish a credit
history. As borrowers prove their creditworthiness and ability to repay, the
facility would provide them with more access to capital. This will allow farmer
beneficiaries to continue to use their training and new technology and ensure the
sustainability of any achievements.
One option that will increase available credit is to provide for an arrangement
wherein the rental fee for use of the common service facilities can be paid post-
harvest with reasonable interest. This will allow farmer beneficiaries to time their
cash outflows with their cash inflows from their harvest.
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Common Service Facility Accessibility
Common service facilities should be placed within sub-projects in such a way
that allows each constituent ARBO easy access to the facilities at an admissive
cost. The common service facilities in their present concentrated arrangement
are not utilized optimally as the cost to member ARBOs to rent and transport the
common service facility is greater than renting a similar piece of equipment in
their own locality. This does not allow the project to reach its objective of
providing true common service facilities to which all beneficiaries have ready
access. In order to increase efficiency and achieve desired results in terms of
resource allocation and usage, the common service facilities should be spread
geographically within a sub-project so that each ARBO will be able to utilize
them. ARBOs that are close to one another should share a common service
facility while those that are isolated should be given their own common service
facility to use independently. A less geographically concentrated arrangement
will lower the cost of transportation and lead to greater usage of facilities by
member ARBOs.
Common Service Facility Relevance
Consideration of the needs of each individual ARBO is of the utmost importance.
Common service facilities provided to each sub-projects must not be uniform if
the needs of the constituent ARBO’s do not match. Multiple units of facilities,
such as tractors, have been purchased for use within a sub-project, but sub-
projects consist of a variety of member ARBOs which have different challenges to
address. The facilities purchased only suit the needs of a few of the member
ARBOs while the others do not benefit at all due to inappropriateness to their
needs or due to prohibitive costs of transportation. Either, the common service
facilities that are purchased should provide benefits to all member ARBOs within
a sub-project or each member ARBO should be provided with a service facility
that suits its needs.
One option is for the Department of Agrarian Reform to provide the ARBOs with
a credit to purchase equipment of their choosing, since the beneficiaries
themselves understand their needs. This will help to ensure that the proper type
of equipment will be purchased and that the intended beneficiaries will be able
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to use it. This will also help to prevent price padding from bureaucratic
procurement practices.
VIII. Work Plan
After submission and acceptance of the Inception Report, the monitoring consultants
will dispatch the field assistants to the sub-projects to conduct the baseline survey.
The baseline survey will gather hard data and indicators that will be used to
measure progress in the achievement of expected outcomes. After compilation and
analysis of the baseline surveys, the field assistants will facilitate focus group
dialogues with members of the ARBO’s to verify and validate results.
Activity Work Schedule
PROCESS/ACTIVITIES
MONITORING SCHEDULE/TIMEFRAME
1ST
QUARTER
2nd
QUARTER
3rd
QUARTER
4th
QUARTER
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct.
1. Consolidation/ Summary
of Project plans and
Project Needs Assessment
(turned over by DAR)
2. Inception Report
3. Initial Site Visit
4. Baseline Survey
5. Baseline validation FGD
6. Baseline Report
Preparation
7. Project site visits (direct
observation of PSP
activities)
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PROCESS/ACTIVITIES
MONITORING SCHEDULE/TIMEFRAME
1ST
QUARTER
2nd
QUARTER
3rd
QUARTER
4th
QUARTER
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct.
8. Monthly Progress Report
preparation/submission
9. Field Survey / Interviews
10. Focused Group Dialogue
11. Quarterly Progress
Report
preparation/submission
12. Case Study/Case
Documentation
13. Article/feature
publication
14. Participatory data
Validation and
Feedbacking Assembly
15. Final Evaluation Report
The table which follows this section gives a guide to the personnel responsible for
the accomplishment of each general activity and the approximate hours which will
be required to complete each task. The activities are not fully broken down as the
specific activities for each subproject will vary depending on the scope of the project.
The monitoring consultant will take time to review and analyze the reports of the
professional service providers and comparing it to the scope of the project as well as
desired outcomes.
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In general, the team leader is responsible for communication and coordination with
the Department of Agrarian Reform and the professional service providers. He will
continuously gather information throughout the duration of the project and relay it
to the appropriate assistant team leaders, research assistants, and field assistants.
After field work is completed, he will supervise the consolidation and analysis of
data in preparation for the various reports which he himself will submit to the
Department of Agrarian Reform.
Assistant team leaders are responsible for coordinating and assigning tasks to the
research assistants and field assistants in their respective lots. They will ensure that
the necessary data are gathered and are responsible for data analysis. In addition,
they are tasked with analyzing submissions from the professional service providers
to the Department of Agriculture as well as relevant publications. The y will create
the various reports under the supervision of the team leader.
Research assistants are responsible for coordinating the field assistants and ensuring
that observation, surveying, and monitoring activities are accomplished in the
appropriate time frame. They will help to conduct the field work, but are more
engaged in a supervisory role over the field work. Their main function is to assist the
team leaders in analyzing and evaluating data gathered from field work.
Field assistants are responsible for carrying out the monitoring activities and are
mainly tasked in a observational and data-gathering role. They will observe
interactions, meetings, and trainings between the professional service providers and
the ARBOs. These activities are to be documented using both photographs and
video for inclusion with reports. It is the field assistants’ responsibility to be aware
of the on-goings in their assigned sub-projects and informing research assistants and
team leaders of relevant findings in the form of observational reports. In addition
they are tasked with conducting focus group dialogues and field surveys.
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Professional Personnel Activity Schedule
Name Position
Assigned
Activities/Tasks (Man-
hours)
Monitoring Schedule
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
O N D J F M A M J J A S O
Dr. Rustico B. Balderian
Team Leader (12 sub-projects)
Consolidation/ Summary of Project plans and Project Needs Assessment for 12 sub-projects (48hrs)
Monthly coordination meetings with DAR and PSPs (32hrs/month)
Inception Report (40hrs) Baseline Report Preparation (40hrs)
Progress Report Meeting with Assistant Team Leaders and Research Assistants (16hrs/month)
Monthly Progress Report preparation/submission (40hrs/month)
Field assistant update meeting (24hrs/qtr)
On-site visits (32hrs/qtr) Quarterly Progress Report preparation/submission (32hrs/qtr)
Final Evaluation Report (20hrs)
Susana G. Bencio
Asst. Team Leader - Lot A (7 sub-project)
Consolidation/ Summary of Project plans and Project Needs Assessment with in-depth analysis and validation for 7 sub-projects (48hrs)
Monthly coordination meetings with PSPs (8hrs/month)
Monthly coordination meetings with research and field assistants (24hrs/month)
Inception Report (40hrs) Baseline Report Preparation (40hrs)
Review of Progress and Process of CSF Operation (8hrs/month)
Progress Report Meeting with Team Leader (16hrs/month)
Monthly Progress Report preparation/submission (40hrs/month)
Quarterly Progress Report preparation/submission (32hrs/qtr)
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Name Position
Assigned
Activities/Tasks (Man-
hours)
Monitoring Schedule
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
O N D J F M A M J J A S O
On-site visits (32hrs/qtr) Case Study/Case Documentation (40hrs)
Article/feature publication (40hrs)
Final Evaluation Report (20hrs)
Engr. Manuel S. Tumalad
Asst. Team Leader - Lot B (5 sub-projects)
Consolidation/ Summary of Project plans and Project Needs Assessment with in-depth analysis and validation for 7 sub-projects (48hrs)
Monthly coordination meetings with PSPs (8hrs/month)
Monthly coordination meetings with research and field assistants (24hrs/month)
Inception Report (40hrs)
Baseline Report Preparation (40hrs)
Review of Progress and Process of CSF Operation (8hrs/month)
Progress Report Meeting with Team Leader (16hrs/month)
Monthly Progress Report preparation/submission (40hrs/month)
Quarterly Progress Report preparation/submission (32hrs/qtr)
On-site visits (32hrs/qtr) Case Study/Case Documentation (40hrs)
Article/feature publication (40hrs)
Final Evaluation Report (20hrs)
Ryan E. Balderian
Research Assistant - Lot A (7 sub-projects)
Initial Site Visit (32hrs)
Baseline Survey (32hrs) Consolidation of Baseline Survey (32hrs)
Baseline validation FGD (32hrs) Monthly coordination meetings with Asst. Team Leader (12hrs/month)
Project site visits (direct observation of PSP activities) (80hrs/month)
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Name Position
Assigned
Activities/Tasks (Man-
hours)
Monitoring Schedule
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
O N D J F M A M J J A S O
Review of Progress and Process of CSF Operation (8hrs/month)
Progress Report Meeting with Team Leader (16hrs/month)
Consolidation of monthly reports (32hrs/month)
Focused Group Dialogue (32hrs/qtr)
Participatory data Validation and Feedbacking Assembly (32hrs/qtr)
Update meeting with Team Leader (12 hrs/qtr)
Roschelle E. Balderian
Research Assistant - Lot B (5 sub-projects)
Initial Site Visit (32hrs)
Baseline Survey (32hrs) Consolidation of Baseline Survey (32hrs)
Baseline validation FGD (32hrs) Monthly coordination meetings with Asst. Team Leader (12hrs/month)
Project site visits (direct observation of PSP activities) (80hrs/month)
Review of Progress and Process of CSF Operation (8hrs/month)
Progress Report Meeting with Team Leader (16hrs/month)
Consolidation of monthly reports (32hrs/month)
Focused Group Dialogue (32hrs/qtr)
Participatory data Validation and Feedbacking Assembly (32hrs/qtr)
Update meeting with Team Leader (12 hrs/qtr)
Gimmalyn O. Tolibas
Field Assistant
Biliran
Courtesy call to PARO, MARO, MAO, LGU (24hrs)
Initial Site Visit (30hrs)
Baseline Survey (60hrs)
Baseline validation FGD (16hrs) Monthly coordination meetings with Asst. Team Leader (12hrs)
Project site visits (direct observation of PSP activities) (80hrs/month)
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Name Position
Assigned
Activities/Tasks (Man-
hours)
Monitoring Schedule
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
O N D J F M A M J J A S O
Quarterly update, consultation, and coordination meeting with MARO, MAO, LGU (12hrs/qtr)
Update Meeting with Team Leader (24hrs/qtr)
Field Survey / Interviews (40hrs/qtr)
Focused Group Dialogue (24hrs)
Renaldo N. Diaz
Field Assistant
Northern Samar District I
Northern Samar District II
Eastern Samar
Samar District I
Courtesy call to PARO, MARO, MAO, LGU (24hrs)
Initial Site Visit (30hrs)
Baseline Survey (60hrs)
Baseline validation FGD (16hrs) Monthly coordination meetings with Asst. Team Leader (12hrs)
Project site visits (direct observation of PSP activities) (80hrs/month)
Quarterly update, consultation, and coordination meeting with MARO, MAO, LGU (12hrs/qtr)
Update Meeting with Team Leader (24hrs/qtr)
Field Survey / Interviews (40hrs/qtr)
Focused Group Dialogue (24hrs)
Floreen Rose L. Bud-Oy
Field Assistant
Leyte District V
Southern Leyte
Courtesy call to PARO, MARO, MAO, LGU (24hrs)
Initial Site Visit (30hrs)
Baseline Survey (60hrs)
Baseline validation FGD (16hrs) Monthly coordination meetings with Asst. Team Leader (12hrs)
Project site visits (direct observation of PSP activities) (80hrs/month)
Quarterly update, consultation, and coordination meeting with MARO, MAO, LGU (12hrs/qtr)
Update Meeting with Team Leader (24hrs/qtr)
Field Survey / Interviews (40hrs/qtr)
Focused Group Dialogue (24hrs) Henry L. Inopiquez
Field Assistant Courtesy call to PARO, MARO, MAO, LGU (24hrs)
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Name Position
Assigned
Activities/Tasks (Man-
hours)
Monitoring Schedule
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
O N D J F M A M J J A S O
Leyte District III
Leyte District IV Initial Site Visit (30hrs)
Baseline Survey (60hrs)
Baseline validation FGD (16hrs) Monthly coordination meetings with Asst. Team Leader (12hrs)
Project site visits (direct observation of PSP activities) (80hrs/month)
Quarterly update, consultation, and coordination meeting with MARO, MAO, LGU (12hrs/qtr)
Update Meeting with Team Leader (24hrs/qtr)
Field Survey / Interviews (40hrs/qtr)
Focused Group Dialogue (24hrs)
Rosemarie G. Laming
Field Assistant
Calbiga, Samar
Leyte District I
Leyte District II
Courtesy call to PARO, MARO, MAO, LGU (24hrs)
Initial Site Visit (30hrs)
Baseline Survey (60hrs)
Baseline validation FGD (16hrs) Monthly coordination meetings with Asst. Team Leader (12hrs)
Project site visits (direct observation of PSP activities) (80hrs/month)
Quarterly update, consultation, and coordination meeting with MARO, MAO, LGU (12hrs/qtr)
Update Meeting with Team Leader (24hrs/qtr)
Field Survey / Interviews (40hrs/qtr)
Focused Group Dialogue (24hrs)
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ANNEX 1. List of key informants interviewed.
Person Interviewed Position ARBO Address Contact Number
Joesita Tolibas Member Talustusan MPC Talustusan, Naval Biliran
09099134220
Renato Bapuroso
Chairman Talustusan Irrigators Association
Talustusan, Naval Biliran
09099134220
Menard Batuto Member Kawayan-Cogon-Naval Irrigators Association
Larrazabal, Naval Biliran
09071975515
Leopoldo Zabiro Chairman Larrazabal ARBs MPC Larrazabal, Naval Biliran
09399678793
Renato Curso Chairman Naval Farmers Irrigators Association
Caray-caray, Naval Biliran
09055721080
Carmelita Batac
Chairman Imelda Farmers Association Imelda, Naval Biliran
09069306194
Cito Pakulan
Chairman Caray-caray MPC Caray-caray, Naval Biliran
09466424474
Cito Pakulan
Chairman Yarac-yarac Irrigators Association
Caray-caray, Naval Biliran
09466424474
Judy Esperagante Chairman
Libtong Farmers Association Libtong, Naval Biliran
09284884418
Rodulfo B. Sambitan
Chairman Lucsoon-Lico Irrigators Association
Lucsoon, Naval Biliran
09299679586
Nestor Sampilo
Chairman P.S. Eamiguel Farmers Association
P.S. Eamiguel, Naval Biliran
-
Lorenzo Sambitan
Chairman P.S. Eamiguel Farmers Association
P.S. Eamiguel, Naval Biliran
09291058959
Rebecaa V. Payos Chairman Lico ARBs MPC Lico, Naval Biliran
09161265923
Carmelita Batac Chairman Imelda ARBs MPC Imelda, Naval Biliran
09069306194
Felix Tagoctoc
Chairman San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association
Alangalang Leyte
09093861158
Noe Samico Chairman Baculanad Farmers Association
Sta. Fe Leyte
09076830158
Herminia Ranis Secretary Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association
Palanog Tacloban City
-
Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association
Salvacion, #104 Palo
-
Carmelita Carido
Treasurer St. Isidore Multi-Purpose Coop
Macarthur Leyte
09093366906
Teodolfo Manacpo Member Aramyaw Association (Bonifacio Farmers Association)
Bonifacio, Mayorga Leyte
09292263793
Maribel Isaias Secretary Bagacay East Farmers and Irrigators Association.
Bagacay East, La Paz, Leyte
09102712521
Marcela M. Abrera
General Manager
Tolosahay Upland Farmers MPC
Tolosahay, Julita Leyte
09483140641
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Person Interviewed Position ARBO Address Contact Number
Merlou Ocubillo Member Omaganhan Agrarian Reform
Omaganhan, Tabango, Leyte
551-9546
Alejandra Boncales Treasurer Casili-on Agri Business Livelihood Enterprise Association
Casilion, Villaba Leyte
09086975935
Alfred Tapaya
Member Petrolio Farmers Multi-Purpose Coop
Petrolio, Calubian Leyte
09484673570
Leon B. Mabini
Member Daja Integrated Primary Agri Business Coop
Daja Diot, San Isidro Leyte
-
Raymundo R. Delima, Jr.
Treasurer Tigbawan Farmers Association
Tigbawan, Leyte Leyte
09474683722
Judith Demasuhid Member Boroc Agricultural Primary Multipurpose Cooperative Assoc.
Ipil, Ormoc City 561-7411
Alfreda Dejon Treasurer Libongao DAR FB Association
Libongao, Kananga Leyte
09305552731
Lydia B. Balidio Chairman Boroc-Ipil Agrarian Reform Cooperative
Boroc, Ormoc City 09999806109
Julie Balbirona Member Zaragosa Agrarian Reform Coop
Zaragosa, Matalom Leyte
569-9772
Amelita Liam Treasurer Liberty Concepcion Multi Purpose Coop
Concepcion, Hilongos Leyte
09099235417
Dulia Capistrano Treasurer San Salvador Farmers Association
San Salvador, Matalom Leyte
09323734250
Fidela Lanugan Treasurer Sta. Paz Farmers Association Sta. Paz, Matalom Leyte
09324222311
Virgilio Balneg Member Hingatungan ARBs Cooperative
Hingatungan, Silago So. Leyte
09174337246
Rogelio T. Ansale, Sr. Member Hinatungan Irrigators Association
Hingatungan, Silago So. Leyte
09067203934
Bibiano Cadano Treasurer Laguma Irrigators Association Laguma, SIlago So. Leyte
09994439176
Felipe Sumayod Chairman Camagting Multi-Purpose Coop
Sta. Rosa, Balangiga Eastern Samar
09216101560
Eugenia Edradan Chairman Guinmaayohan Balangiga Irrgators Association
San Miguel, Balangiga Eastern Samar
-
Cenon Alvarez Chairman St. Vincent Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Cansumangkay, Balangiga Eastern Samar
09993856089
Peregrina C. Gocuma Member Panayuran Farmers Association
Panayuran, Calbiga Samar
09212155085
Ma. Paz Yangga Secretary Calbiga Vegetables Grower Association
Macaolan, Calbiga Samar
09294809589
Louie D. Tabique Chairman Canbagtic Farmers Assoc Canbagtic, Calbiga Samar
09085171786
Lydia B. Ocasla
Secretary Bulao Farmers Association Bulao, Calbiga Samar
09071502710
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Person Interviewed Position ARBO Address Contact Number
Edilito Merano Chairman Cabulisan Multi-Purpose Upland Farmers Association
Inopacan, Leyte 09167048053
Isaias Secretaria Chairman Hinabay Upland Farmers Association
Inopacan, Leyte 09216301299
Beltran D. Adarayan Chairman Oleras Multi-Purpose Development
Oleras, Laoang Northern Samar
09216723091
Welfredo Serario Chairman Roxas, Calbayog City
09199591331
Engr. Romeo Orca Chairman Macagtas Irrigators Association
Catarman, Northern Samar
09069765912
Marlo L. Cerico Chairman Balat-Balud Irrigators Association
Bobon, Northern Samar
09466510585
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ANNEX 2. Documentation of Field Work.
Figure 1. Interview with Barangay Bonifacio Chairman in Mayorga, Leyte
Figure 3. En route to Zaragosa Agrarian Reform Cooperative in Matalom, Leyte Figure 2. Courtesy call to MARO in Macarthur, Leyte
Figure 4. Flatbed dryer CSF in Silago, Southern Leyte Figure 5. Tractor CSF in Silago, Southern Leyte
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Figure 7. Dulia Capistrano, San Salvador Farmers Association Treasurer
Figure 6. Treasurer of Hingatungan, Leticia Beloy (second from left), and Virgilio Balneg Development Facilitator in Silago (right)
Figure 9. Courtesy Call to MARO in Kananga, Leyte Figure 8. Interview with Kananga ARBO Member
Figure 10. Balangiga Municpal Agriculturalist (Left), MARO (seated)
Figure 11. Felipe Sumayod, Chairman of Camagting
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ANNEX 3. List of Farmer Technicians for Vegetable Production Validated by East West
Seed Company.
Last Name First Name M.I. ARBO Sub-project
1 Blanco Fidelbert P Baculanad Farmer Beneficiary Association Leyte District I
2 Montaño Rolando C Baculanad Farmer Beneficiary Association Leyte District I
3 Morbos Dioreta M Baculanad Farmer Beneficiary Association Leyte District I
4 Morbos Jay M Baculanad Farmer Beneficiary Association Leyte District I
5 Natulla Virginia F Baculanad Farmer Beneficiary Association Leyte District I
6 Ofalia Editha S Baculanad Farmer Beneficiary Association Leyte District I
7 Ofalia Eva T Baculanad Farmer Beneficiary Association Leyte District I
8 Ofalia Ma. Josephine S Baculanad Farmer Beneficiary Association Leyte District I
9 Pontilla Sherwin L Baculanad Farmer Beneficiary Association Leyte District I
10 Salceda Edgardo R Baculanad Farmer Beneficiary Association Leyte District I
11 Alvarado Ma. Adoracion B Canhidoc Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
12 Barbosa Maria Socoro L Canhidoc Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
13 Cuantel Danilo R Canhidoc Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
14 Linde Gerardo M Canhidoc Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
15 Orejola Veronica Canhidoc Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
16 Valera Oliver B Canhidoc Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
17 Villas Edgar C Canhidoc Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
18 Almaden Mateo S Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative Leyte District I
19 Briones Ernesto A Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative Leyte District I
20 Centino Eleonor D Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative Leyte District I
21 Cortez Panchito M Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative Leyte District I
22 Elejeda Virginia L Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative Leyte District I
23 Fornillos Aurora Fe P Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative Leyte District I
24 Gonzaga Lydia C Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative Leyte District I
25 Lacabe Anita L Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative Leyte District I
26 Loyola Rogelio P Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative Leyte District I
27 Ofalia Arnel U Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative Leyte District I
28 Tapales Norma S Triple C Farmers Irrigators Service Cooperative Leyte District I
29 Abello Dante S Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
30 Abello Francisco S Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
31 Alalin Gleceria P Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
32 Betasolo Rowena S Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
33 Dela Cruz Virginia L Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
34 Dupa Wilson T Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
35 Molina Marelita B Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
36 Morados Ramil B Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
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Last Name First Name M.I. ARBO Sub-project
37 Ranes Elizardo D Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
38 Ranes Herminia L Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
39 Sedillo Celso I Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
40 Viscara Zenaida G Palanog Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
41 Agustin Rosalia C Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
42 Basas Leticia Q Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
43 Caillo Nora B Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
44 Cajefe Zenaida C Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
45 Creado Irene S Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
46 De Paz Arturo - Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
47 Delos Angeles Conchita M Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
48 Dosal Alfredo G Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
49 Epil Ronnie D Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
50 Naputo Nicasio M Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
51 Sabila Merlinda D Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
52 Soriano Leonardo P Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
53 Tado Norwena R Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
54 Villalino Adela M Salvacion Farmer Beneficiaries Association Leyte District I
55 Bravo Eduardo R San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association Leyte District I
56 Ilumba Diosdado S San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association Leyte District I
57 Ilumba Maribeth B San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association Leyte District I
58 Morante Salvacion R San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association Leyte District I
59 Niegas Gemma L San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association Leyte District I
60 Novilla Dante L San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association Leyte District I
61 Remitilla Benjamen C San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association Leyte District I
62 Rile Euphemia J San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association Leyte District I
63 Tagoctoc Felix U San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association Leyte District I
64 Versosa Maria Delia C San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association Leyte District I
65 Vicuña Rogelio S San Vicente Integrated Farmers Association Leyte District I
66 Arabes Alicia Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
67 Arabes Leonora P. Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
68 Arabes Wilfredo Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
69 Bayron Lulibeth L. Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
70 Carro Asterio P. Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
71 Dumos Marcelino Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
72 Ignacio Jessica R. Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
73 Manriquez Gina P. Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
74 Manriquez Lucio Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
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Last Name First Name M.I. ARBO Sub-project
75 Mendoza Eldelberto Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
76 Mendoza Gina B. Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
77 Millosa Marites R. Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
78 Nicodemo Rico R. Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
79 Paquibo Mickey Rose Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
80 Pepito Elna Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
81 Retiza Genelie M. Omaganhan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Leyte District III
82 Cabalquinto Andrea O. Petrolio Farmers Association-Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Leyte District III
83 Calusor Pascualita Petrolio Farmers Association-Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Leyte District III
84 Canabe Batolome Petrolio Farmers Association-Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Leyte District III
85 Gulfo Virginia Petrolio Farmers Association-Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Leyte District III
86 Pacala Emma Petrolio Farmers Association-Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Leyte District III
87 Peñones Herminita Petrolio Farmers Association-Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Leyte District III
88 Piamonte Clarita S. Petrolio Farmers Association-Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Leyte District III
89 Tapaya Alfreda Petrolio Farmers Association-Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Leyte District III
90 Tapucao Roberto Petrolio Farmers Association-Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Leyte District III
91 Villacampa Rustica Petrolio Farmers Association-Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Leyte District III
92 Almencion Jovencio Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
93 Almencion Camilo Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
94 Arsolon Wenifredo Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
95 Cajes Ruel Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
96 Cajes Pilino Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
97 Dalut Isagani T. Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
98 Delima Roberto Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
99 Delima Raymundo Jr. R. Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
100 Delima Gregorio R. Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
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101 Dela Peña Eduardo Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
102 Dela Rosa Eugenio Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
103 Maglantong Cesar G. Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
104 Mater Manuela G. Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
105 Satorre Reynalda G. Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
106 Tiamson Emiliano G. Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
107 Troyo Cesar C. Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
108 Troyo Avelino Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
109 Troyo Riza C. Tigbawan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association
Leyte District III
110 Aporbo Rosalyn P. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
111 Aporbo Marife F. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
112 Arriesgado Ardec Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
113 Asong Christopher B. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
114 Baguio Ma. Theresa P. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
115 Baguio Lorena L. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
116 Borracho Celestino C. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
117 Conejos Egnacio E. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
118 Cunag Pedro Jr. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
119 Cunag Rolando Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
120 Luceño Salipa B. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
121 Mabini Leon B. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
122 Pastorpili Nestor C. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
123 Rodaje Ramil C. Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
124 Rosaroso Bambe Daja Primary Agribusiness & Marketing Cooperative
Leyte District III
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125 Armenta Nilo L. Casilion Agricultural Business Livelihood Enterprise
Leyte District III
126 Benitez Marietta Q. Casilion Agricultural Business Livelihood Enterprise
Leyte District III
127 Casoy Roger C. Casilion Agricultural Business Livelihood Enterprise
Leyte District III
128 Casoy Ronilo C. Casilion Agricultural Business Livelihood Enterprise
Leyte District III
129 Iting Margarito Casilion Agricultural Business Livelihood Enterprise
Leyte District III
130 Luchavez Pablo Casilion Agricultural Business Livelihood Enterprise
Leyte District III
131 Pajaron Prescilla Casilion Agricultural Business Livelihood Enterprise
Leyte District III
132 Reyes Lorna R. Casilion Agricultural Business Livelihood Enterprise
Leyte District III
133 Yugo Ramon Casilion Agricultural Business Livelihood Enterprise
Leyte District III
134 Yugo Miguel Casilion Agricultural Business Livelihood Enterprise
Leyte District III
135 Borin Marina D Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
136 Cabornay Lolito S Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
137 Cabueñas Bernardita Q Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
138 Cardeño Ricky Anthony D Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
139 Daclag Allan O Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
140 Daclag Marico N Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
141 Daclag Monico S Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
142 Ocasla Natolio Q Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
143 Ocenar Manuel L Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
144 Ocenar Roque D Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
145 Pacuan Raul Y Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
146 Yanga Teodoro S Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association CALPINSET ARC
147 Aclag Josephine T Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
148 Aclag Yolanda B Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
149 Aclag Zosimo C. Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
150 Baculo Dionesio C Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
151 Dacallos Demetrio P Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
152 Dacallos Emerita L Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
153 Dacallos Sabino S. Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
154 Dacuro Ma. Jelita A Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
155 Dacuro Roberto S Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
156 Dacuro Wilfreda B Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
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157 Llarenas Marcos C Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
158 Ocasla Joseph B Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
159 Ocasla Ma. Corazon S Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
160 Ortiz Maricel D Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
161 Sablawon Marlu C. Bulao Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
162 Avaincia Conrigo C Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
163 Balundo Jesus C Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
164 Cabigayan Mar - Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
165 Cabujat Rebecca O Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
166 Gacuma Allan C Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
167 Gacuma Armando C Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
168 Gacuma Peregrina C Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
169 Gacuma Vilma P Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
170 Jacla Gemma D Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
171 Jacla Merlie G Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
172 Jacla Milagros C Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
173 Jacla Rowena J Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
174 Mahinay Rudy L Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
175 Nablo Bonifacio Q Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
176 Nablo Cheryl J Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
177 Nablo Manuel Q Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
178 Nablo Vilma P Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
179 Nardo Lorna C Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
180 Ocasla Anastacio P Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
181 Ocasla Dolores J Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
182 Ocasla Jefferson P Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
183 Ocasla Roldan J Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
184 Pablijan Pradito P Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
185 Pacayra Angeline U Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
186 Pacayra Evelyn O Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
187 Rafales Gerry M Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
188 Rafales Lydia J Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
189 Sablan Carlito D Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
190 Sablan Clemente, Jr. O Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
191 Sablan Elizabeth A Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
192 Talay Edwin B Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
193 Valundo Maricel R Panayuran Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
194 Abigan Winefredo B. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
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195 Bardaje Felipa Z. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
196 Bautista Roberto S. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
197 Cabtalan Amelito A. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
198 Cabtalan Noel A. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
199 Cabtalan Roy A. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
200 Dacallos Ariel A. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
201 Dacallos Edito T. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
202 Dacuro Demetrio B. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
203 Dacuro Maximiano B. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
204 Jabonete Juan C. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
205 Labalan Lydia L. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
206 Pacayra Elvira O. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
207 Sablan Francisco N. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
208 Sablan Oscar L. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
209 Sablayan Fely G. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
210 Samar Danilo P. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
211 Samar Samuel P. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
212 Tabian Leonardo T. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
213 Tabique Erenio B. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
214 Tabique Danilo C Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
215 Tabique Litoy P. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
216 Tabique Louie D. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
217 Tabique Maximiano C. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
218 Tabique Rodgi L. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC
219 Tabique Roel D. Canbagtic Farmers Association CALPINSET ARC