 | | DTI
Regional Director Aster Caberte personally observes the barangay residents of
San Jose, Talibon doing their skills training in making "bawjots" during
an on the spot visit yesterday together with Gateway East CEO Cesar Cueto. Foto
DANNY REYES |
The
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched yesterday in the province the
revival of using native woven bags, popularly known as 'bayong' or 'bawjot' as
an avenue for livelihood and in response to the need for environmental protection.
"We
need to take care of the environment by using biodegradable materials in our packaging
as well as provide livelihood in this time of crisis where there is a need to
augment the family income," DTI Region 7 Director Asteria Caberte said in
an interview over dyRD Inyong Alagad yesterday.
The
DTI initially introduced a training program for bayong weavers in barangay San
Jose , Talibon and will open more trainings in the towns of Ubay and Bien Unido,
according to Caberte.
| | | The
board member said he likewise received text messages insulting the Capitol officialdom
while others pointed out that the provincial government may save money if the
BAC adheres to appropriate bidding procedures.
"I
do not question the wisdom of rehabilitating our dilapidating provincial road
network [as] I recognize the need to modernize our fleet of equipment," Lopez
said.
He
urged his fellow lawmakers to act, whether the accusations against the BAC are
unfounded or not, to make sure that its transactions are always "beyond reproach". |
Talibon
Vice Mayor Restituto Auxtero and Barangay San Jose Captain Alejo Balando welcomed
the team from DTI led by Caberte. Together with her was Cesar Cueto, CEO of Gateway
East.
"We
have identified these areas where most of the weavers here are practically idle,"
she added.
Caberte
said the DTI will tap local malls, retail stores and supermarkets, as well as
exporters, to sell the native bags.
"We
are also targeting schoolchildren and encourage them to use bayong as their school
bags," Caberte said.
Bohol
is among targeted pilot areas for the DTI project's implementation due to the
skills of the locales and the availability of materials needed for weaving the
native bags and baskets.
According
to Caberte, the use of "bawjot" will greatly reduce plastic garbage
that has a negative impact on the environment.
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