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UPLB GC attends bamboo and ecotourism writeshop

The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Gender Center participated in the research, development and extension writeshop on bamboo and ecotourism last June 26-27, 2013. UPLB Gender Center Director Helen F. Dayo, Gender and Rural Development Office (GRDO) Coordinator Amelia Bello and Ms. Saira Saipudin attended the event. It was spearheaded by the Southern Tagalog Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (STARRDEC) at SM Rolle Hall, CvSU in Indang Cavite.

The aim of the writeshop was to facilitate the drafting of proposals of different local agencies. Dr. Rico Cabangan of FPRDI and Ms. Marilyn Limpiada of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region IV-B facilitated the writeshop proper.

The first day started with registration at eight in the morning and opened at nine with an invocation and the singing of the national anthem.

Dr. Divina Chavez, RRDC Chairperson of STARRDEC, gave the welcoming remarks, as followed by a message from Dr. Edna Vide to the participants.

Afterwards, Ms. Almora Magccawaas, DCO, introduced the participants. RRD Coordinator Dr. Beng Umali discussed the rationale of the activity and writeshop mechanics.

Different outputs were also presented at the even, particularly the approved RDE framework on bamboo by the FPRDI, the approved RDE framework on Ecotourism by DENR IV-B and the RGAD workshop output by STARRDEC-RGAD.

Participants then proceeded to writeshop. It ended at five in the afternoon and was continued the following day. Participants presented their outputs after the writeshop.

The second day was officially ended with action-planning and a closing program at five in the afternoon.

By Loraine Alshifa S. Martinez