Barangay Bagsakan of San Miguel, Catanduanes was adjudged as the
National Outstanding Barangay Bagsakan (LGU-Operated Category) in the GAWAD SAKA 2010 Search for Outstanding Achievers in Agriculture and Fisheries, a report of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) provincial office here said Monday.
San Miguel Mayor Edna Bernal is set to receive the presidential award and P350,000 project funding from President Benigno S. Aquino III and top Department of Agriculture (DA) officials during the awarding ceremonies set this week in Manila.
The Barangay Bagsakan is essentially a barangay-based food depot where there is continuous supply of fresh food such as meat, fish, fruits, vegetables and other basic household commodities which are accessible and affordable.
As part of the Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Program of the national government, it aims to establish an agri-based trading depot to service the food needs of the residents.
The DA provided the local government unit (LGU) of San Miguel a chest freezer, chiller, meat showcase and other equipment such as weighing scales (upright, hanging and digital), electric meat grinder, electric coconut grater and others. The LGU was also given NFA rice worth P50,000 for retail at the Barangay Bagsakan. =pna
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