Negros Occidental Farmers GAP Certification - AFOS

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Issue 1 Volume 5 1 Quarter 2016
Negros Occidental Farmers
GAP Certification Renewed
Inside this Issue
The composite team of PhilGAP inspectors interview farmers from the Iliranan
Tribal Council in Bgy. Codcod, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.
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URFood Farmers in Negros Occidental have
successfully passed the re-certification for Philippine
Good Agricultural Practices (PhilGAP). The Iliranan
Tribal Council (ITC), Bukidnon Organic Farmers’
Association (BOFA) and Patag Farmers’ Integrated
Social Forestry Association (PaFISPA) have been able to
maintain their compliance to GAP standards.
See : “OURFood”, Page 2
Unilever Certifies
OURFood Farmers
as Sustainable
1st OURFood Food Safety
Conference & Exhibits
Set
MOA Inked with
Municipality
of Valencia, Negros
Oriental
Valencia Farmers
Trained on Ube and Red
Bell Pepper Farming
80 Food Vendors Join
Food Safety Awareness
Seminar
In-Company ToT for
Construction and Food
Manufacturing Clusters
Conducted
K to 12 Plus Project
Progress Review Yields
Positive Results
K to 12 Plus Team Join
Workshop on ASEAN
Standard Models for InCompany Trainers
Food Manufacturing
Cluster Pilot Students
Undergo Industry
Immersion
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OURFood
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PhilGAP is primarily a
national food safety standard for
agriculture. A PhilGAP certified
farm adheres to the principles of
food
safety,
environmental
compliance, health and safety of
farmers and farm labor and social
welfare.
The
certification
awarded by the Bureau of
Agriculture and Fishery Standards
(BAFS) and is signed by the
Secretary of Agriculture of the
Philippines.
is
Unilever Certifies OURFood Farmers
as Sustainable
About
400
OURFood
farmer-partners in Negros Oriental
and in Cebu were certified as
Sustainable
by
Unilever
International through Dalisay
Sweets/CBY Foods. These farmers
are certified for Ube (Purple Yam)
and Red Bell Pepper (Sweet
Pepper) production.
Unilever is a multinational
company with various subsidiaries
in food, fiber, cosmetics and other
related
products.
In
the
Philippines, two of its subsidiaries,
Selecta Ice Cream and Knorr
source out their agricultural
products from local farmers with
the global trend in sustainability,
food safety and environmental
compliance, Unilever imposes its
own
sustainability
standards
(ULSAC) for all its suppliers to
comply.
To be able to supply to
Unilever, a company or farmer
must pass the third party
audit. OURFood farmers were
able to meet the requirements
primarily because they are already
PhilGAP compliant. They are
expecting for more market
opportunities to flow in this
year. 2016 is a truly prosperous
beginning for OURFood Farmers in
Negros Oriental and Cebu.
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1st OURFood
Conference on Food Safety Set
The OURFood Project will
be holding its very first Food
Safety Conference in line with the
celebration of the 20th Cebu
Business Month in June this year.
The event is organized jointly by
project partners, Cebu Chamber of
Commerce & Industry (CCCI) and
AFOS
Foundation
for
Entrepreneurial
Development
Cooperation.
The 1st Food Safety
Conference aims to provide
general knowledge on food safety
standards in agriculture, food
processing and food service;
updates on the importance of
compliance to Food Safety
Standards in relation to growth
areas and market opportunities in
the food industry and agriculture;
and, propose concrete actions
responding to the challenges and
opportunities related to food
safety in the value chain.
The
conference
and
exhibit is scheduled on June 16-18,
2016 in two venues. The
conference will be held from June
16-17 while the exhibits will be at
the Robinson’s Galleria Activity
Center, Cebu City from June 1819.
The
Conference
will
feature renowned national and
international speakers on Good
Agricultural Practices and Food
Safety from the World Health
Organization (WHO), Food and
Agricultural Organization (FAO) as
well as experts from both local
and
multinational
food
companies.
Day 1 of the
conference will be a plenary
session that will tackle the status
of compliance to Food Safety
standards, its challenges and
opportunities. Day 2 shall consist
of parallel learning and awareness
sessions intended for HVC farming
and food processing practitioners,
as well as for the general public
wanting to know more about food
safety.
The Exhibits will put on
display the various fresh farm
produce from OURFood farmer
partners in Dalaguete, Cebu,
Negros Oriental and Negros
Occidental.
Farmer-participants
will be engaged in competitive
booth settings of their produce
and put up food stations offering
specially prepared delights from
their farms.
Processed food
products of the various OURFoodassisted companies in Cebu and
Negros will also be showcased.
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Memorandum of Agreement Inked with
Municipality of Valencia, Negros Oriental
government
of
Valencia
recognized the benefits and
positive outcomes of the farmers’
partnership with
OURFood
resulting
into
this
formal
agreement to support the
activities of the project.
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MOA Signing with Mayor Edgar Teves (3 from left)
The
Municipality
of
Valencia in Negros Oriental and
AFOS Foundation formalized a
partnership that will support and
assist farmers in Valencia. The
OURFood project has been
working with the farmers in
Valencia since 2012. The local
The Memorandum of
Agreement was signed by Mayor
Edgar Teves and OURFood Project
Manager Mr. Dietmar Speckmaier.
The agreement stipulates that the
LGU
will
complement
the
assistance of the project to the
farmers to acquire the PhilGAP
certification,
through
the
provision of small infrastructure
and other related support
required for standard compliance.
3rd OURFood Stakeholders Meeting
Held in La Libertad
OURFood farmer groups in
Ayungon,
La
Libertad
and
Valencia, Negros Oriental hold a
Stakeholders
Meeting
every
quarter as a venue for updating
each other on the status of project
implementation and for sharing
their good practices, lessons
learned and experiences. The
OURFood Stakeholders’ Meeting is
strongly supported by the
respective Local Government
Units in the mentioned project
areas. This 3rd meeting, held on 9
December 2015 was hosted by the
Municipality of La Libertad.
The Municipality of La
Libertad
has
consistently
supported the OURFood project
and its activities in the area. The
third Stakeholders meeting was
held at the La Libertad Municipal
Gym where a display of the
farmers products was also done.
Farmers and LGU representatives
from Ayungon and Valencia also
participated in the meeting.
Mr. Albert Guttierez,
Municipal
Planning
and
Development Officer of La
Libertad has combined the
municipality’s
program
on
Conservation Farming Villages
(CFV) with OURFood as the two
projects share the same goals and
objectives. The LGU program is
now called CFV-OURFood. The
marriage of the 2 programs has
also enabled both projects to
reach out to more barangays in La
Libertad and consequently, to
more farmer-groups.
Support to the program
includes hiring of 12 Barangay
Field Agricultural Technicians,
provision of seeds and planting
materials, supply of venue for
meetings, food and meals of
participants
during
training,
provision of transportation, office
supplies and materials and all
other support needed for the
running of the program.
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Valencia Farmers Trained on Ube and
Red Bell Pepper Farming
Valencia farmers as they listened to the procedures on plant
preparation for ube kinampay and bell pepper
production and management
On January 28, 2016, the
techniques for the two crops. Mr.
OURFood
Project’s
Farming
Jovencio Felisilda, MSAg of JCF
Component gathered about 40
Agriculture Development Services
farmers in Valencia, Negros
was the Resource Speaker for ube
Oriental to train them on ube
farming while Mr. Noe de la Paz,
kinampay and red bell pepper
OURFood Agri-technician for
farming. These 2 crops have been
Negros Oriental talked about red
identified by Dalisay Farms, one of
bell pepper production.
Very
the institutional buyers of
fruitful interactions were done
OURFood farm products, as the
during the two lectures enabling
crops that they will buy in volume
the farmers to get greater insights
(estimated
200
metric
on farm production.
tons/season) given the farmers’
compliance to their company
requirements. OURFood farmerpartners
in
Valencia
are
experienced ube and bell pepper
producers so that all they need are
some improvements in farm
In the afternoon of the
same day, the farmers were given
a short course on price
determination of their farm
produce. This was done for the
Agri Project Coordinator, Mr. Adonis Traje (up front) giving the rationale
of the training
primary purpose of enabling them
to do correct pricing since most of
them are just following whatever
is the current/actual price in the
market. Likewise, with a more
scientific approach to price
computation, the farmers are
enabled to get a good price as well
as plan and manage their farm
production for their greater
benefit.
After the training, the farmers
unanimously agreed to venture as
group supplier to Dalisay Farms
for their ube and bell pepper
needs. This shall be undertaken
with full technical and material
support from the LGU Valencia’s
Agriculture Office and the
OURFood project.
In the week that follows,
Resource persons from Dalisay
Sweets will come to meet the
farmers to inform them about the
company’s requirements from its
suppliers. Also, OURFood together
with some farmer-leaders are set
to visit the Visayas State
University in Baybay, Leyte to
gather
more
information,
particularly on farming techniques
and planting materials for ube
and bell pepper farming.
Trainer, Mr. Jovencio Felisilda, MSAg
of JCF Agricultural Development
Services
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GAP Training for 2 New Farmers Groups
in Negros Occidental
The OURFood program is
expanding its activities to cover
more farmers in San Carlos City,
Negros Occidental. A training on
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
was conducted for Nagalao
Farmer’s Assocation and ApogApog Farmer’s Association on
February 11, 2016 in cooperation
with the City Government of San
Carlos and the Association of
Negros Producer (ANP).
the commitment of the Local
Government of San Carlos to
provide the necessary support
such as seeds and small
infrastructure,
PhilGAP
certification is fully ensured.
A total of 50 farmers were
trained on PhilGAP. They are also
being
prepared
for
GAP
Certification within the year. With
Agri Coordinator Adonis Traje (front) introducing the GAP concept to the farmers
Farmers in Talisay, Negros Occidental
Trained on GAP
A total of 17 farmers were trained
on PhilGAP in Talisay City, Negros
Occidental on February 17, 2016.
The farmers came from the
barangays of Campuestuhan,
Concepcion,
Alasigan,
San
Fernando, and Tambara. The
farmers opted to apply for GAP
certification on an individual basis
due to many factors affecting their
PhilGAP Orientation conducted in Talisay for 17 individual farmers
current organization.
The training workshop was
conducted by Idyl Li Valendez,
agri-technician of OURFood. The
workshop on farm documentation
and records was also included to
get them ready for certification.
The advantage of individual
farmer certification compared to
group certification is the absence
of free-riders. A free rider comes
in the form of an irresponsible
member who can affect the
group’s certification goal. For
farmers who are interested to
have their farm certified under
PhilGAP, this option is always
open with the OURFood program.
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80 Food Vendors Join Food Safety
Awareness Seminar
Resource Speaker, Ms. Josie Elli of the Cebu Food Consultancy Group
The Cebu Chamber of
Commerce and Industry and AFOS
Foundation, through the OURFood
Project, , conducted a “Food
Safety Awareness Seminar for
Food Vendors” in cooperation
with the City Government of Cebu
and the Office of the Provincial
Governor on February 18, 2016,
2PM – 6PM at the Cebu Rajah
Park Hotel, Osmena Circle, Cebu
City.
The Food Safety program
ensures that food is safe for
consumption and will not cause
harm to the consumer when it is
prepared and/or eaten according
to its intended use.
Food safety equates to
public health. The knowledge on
sanitation, hygiene, and food
safety is vital to all food service
operations to guarantee that the
Food vendors of Cebu City with the CFCG
Resource Speakers
food being served remains safe to
eat. This was emphasized by Cebu
City Councilor Mary Ann de los
Santos, the Chair of the Health
Committee of the Cebu City Gov’t.
in her opening message to the
participants. Basic Food Safety
measures will ensure public health
and at the same time promote the
local food tourism industry. DOST
7’s Josie Elli, a member of the
Cebu Food Consultancy Group
(CFCG), served as the main
Resource Speaker. CFCG, a pool of
food consultants, was organized
under OURFood with the support
of the Department of Science &
Technology 7.
The event proved the
power of synergy - the
cooperation among OURFood
(CCCI and AFOS), the City
Government of Cebu and the
Office of the Provincial Governor
was fruitful as 80 vendors from
Larsian and Cebu South Bus
Terminal attended the seminar.
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Memorandum of Agreement among
Dalaguete LGU, CCCI & AFOS Signed
of
Cebu.
It
produces
approximately 40-60 MT of fresh
vegetables per day.
All the
produce goes to Cebu City
markets from where it is
redistributed throughout the
Visayas region. This makes the
impact of GAP implementation in
the Municipality of Dalaguete
wide-ranging.
MOA Signing: L-R: Ms. May Ybanez of CCCI, Mayor Ronald Allan
Cesante of Dalaguete, Cebu and Ms. Teresa Pono of AFOS
On March 8, 2016, after 3
years of working with farmers of
Dalaguete, Cebu, the partnership
with the Municipal Government
was formally sealed with the
signing of a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA).
The
Municipality
of
Dalaguete is the vegetable basket
The MOA stipulates that
the LGU agrees to support the
PhilGAP certification of the
OURFood farmers in Dalaguete
through the provision of small
infrastructure, technicians and
other assistance required for
standard compliance.
GAP Training Conducted for Individual
Farms in Negros Occidental
OURFood Program will have its
first batch of individual farmers’
GAP certification. Individual farmpartners include the Peñalosa
Farms owned by Mr. Ramon
Peñalosa and family, Silay Exports
by Ms Reena Peña, 26 Herb
Garden Restaurant by Doc Ana
Salacata and Aboy’s Restaurant
owned by Mr. Nestor Evaristo.
Ms. Marivic Rio discusses the OURFood project with ANP members and
partners.
These are just a few of the
partners who will soon apply for
PhilGAP Certification.
After their training on
GAP,
these
farmers
were
convinced that they need to be
GAP certified for food safety at the
farm level. As a result, Penalosa
Farms ordered vegetables from
OURFood farmers at an average of
500kg per week to supply to SM
Supermarket and SaveMore in
Bacolod.
The training was conducted at the
26Herb Garden Restaurant, 6th
Street, Bacolod City on March 10,
2016.
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Sustainable Livelihood Training
Conducted for Beneficiaries in Maao,
Bago City, Negros Occidental
At the Barangay Hall of Maao, Bago City, Negros Occidental, OURFood Agritech Idyl Li Valendez explains
about GAP to the women farmers
About 30 beneficiaries of
the
Sustainable
Livelihood
Program (SLP) of the Department
of
Social
Welfare
and
Development
attended
the
training on Good Agricultural
Practices (GAP).
SLP is a government program that
aims
to
empower
the
underprivileged to attain a
sustainable flow of income in
order to address the needs of the
family. This program encourages
families to adopt a micro-
enterprise
track
employment track.
or
an
The OURFood Project assisted the
SLP beneficiaries in getting a
sustainable flow of income
through GAP compliance and
market linkage. While waiting for
the El Niño period to subside, the
farmers thought that it was
appropriate to improve their skills
and upgrade their understanding
of farming and agriculture through
trainings. Currently, the group
which is dominated by mothers
and women, have been blessed
with 5,000 square meters of land
as a communal farm through the
DSWD.
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GAP INFO Bites
What are pesticides?
Pesticides are chemicals used to prevent, destroy, or repel pests. Pests can be
insects, mice and other animals, weeds, or microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi
and viruses (US Environmental Protection Agency). In a broader definition of
pesticides, it includes biologics such as enzymes, bio-toxins and biological control
agents also intended to kill pests.
Pesticides more commonly use synthetic chemicals to kill insect pests, weeds and
control plant diseases. However, safety to human consumption must be ensured.
Hence, farmers must know and read labels of pesticides.
Do you know that there is a government agency regulating the distribution, use and
application of pesticides? Do you also know that there is a classification of pesticides
according to toxicity?
The Fertilizers and Pesticides Authority (FPA) of the Philippines is the agency in
charge of regulating the sale and distribution of pesticides as well as their usage.
FPA classified the pesticides according to toxicity (LD50) and required all
manufacturers, importers and distributors to follow the label requirements of the
government. The toxicity levels are classified into color code:
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GMP INFO Bites
What is HACCP?
HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point. HACCP is a
management system in which food safety is addressed through the
analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from raw
material production, procurement and handling, to manufacturing,
distribution and consumption of the finished product.
The 12 Tasks and 7 Principles of HACCP
1
•Assemble the HACCP Team
2
•Describe the Product
3
•Identify Product’s Intended Use
4
•Construct Commodity Flow Diagram
5
•Conduct On-site Confirmation of Flow Diagram
6
•Conduct Hazard Analysis
7
•Determine CCPs
8
•Establish Critical Limits
9 •Establish Monitoring system
10 •Establish Corrective Actions
11 •Establish Verification Procedures
12 •Establish Documentation
Some Facts about HACCP
 Preventive, not reactive
 Not a zero-risk system
 A management tool used to protect food against hazards
 Often gives better product quality when implemented Required by most regulatory bodies
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K to 12 Plus Food Manufacturing Partners
Coached by SES Expert
From December 1, 2015 to
January 20, 2016 thirty (30) pilot
students in Food Manufacturing
underwent a skills upgrade
training with Mrs. Dorothea
Kuhlmann of Germany’s Senior
Experten Service (SES).
The
training was conducted at the
Philippine School of Culinary Arts
with the able support of its
director, Mrs. Libia Chavez and
facilitated by the Cebu Chamber of
Commerce and the K to 12 Plus
Project team.
The training aimed to
improve the teaching methods in
the context of the K to 12 Plus
Cooperation Project. After the
training, Mrs. Kuhlmann made the
following recommendations:
a. Give the students a
chance to think and share their
ideas. This would make them
more independent. This can be
done through group work
involving various tasks, making
use of mind-mapping, giving the
During the first visit, PSCA Director Libia Chavez explains to SES
Dorothea Kuhlmann the present schedules and methodologies
adopted by PSCA in teaching the pilot students of the K to 12 Plus
Project.
students
assignments and
research work (learning by doing);
and the chance to relate with
others;
b. Allow the students to
work in several groups so that
they can develop self-confidence
c.
Improve
their
written/oral
skills
through
individual and group reporting;
d. Use of IT and
instructional materials that can
boost the interest of the students
such as the provision of trusted
website links to research from, use
of computers and electronic
presentation softwares.
Mrs. Kuhlmann noted improvements in the activities and teaching
modalities as an outcome of discussions with Ms. Chavez. Students were
given the opportunity to speak their minds out through class reporting.
Mrs. Dorothea Kuhlmann
emphasized that “the teaching
method is important. This must be
developed by giving more
examples. The teacher should
implement these methods and an
evaluation
must
also
be
conducted.”
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In-Company ToT for Construction and Food
Manufacturing Clusters Conducted
The construction and food
manufacturing clusters
with
special participation from the
tourism cluster conducted a ToT
(training of trainers) - a 4 day
program focused on equipping
the trainees with various
methods for training and delivery
of subject matter.
The Construction cluster
ToT was held on October 10 and
17, 2015; November 21, 2015
and February 6, 2016 at the PLD
Construction Main Yard. On the
other hand, Food Manufacturing
ToT was conducted on February
4, 5, 9 and 10 at the AFOS
Conference Room. Both trainings
were comprised of 4 modules
namely:
1. National TVET
Framework; 2. Development of a
Training Plan; 3. Training; and 4.
Assessment.
Serving
as
resource
persons were Engr. Steve Banzon
and John Paul Briones. The
activities were facilitated by
Bryan Araneta and Yvette Hope
Labus. The five trainees from
PLD Construction were Phoebe D.
Villahermosa, Giovanni L. Satuita,
Dafodyll Montanez, Christian
Barcoma,
and
Aileen
O.
Agravante. The trainees for Food
Manufacturing were Marissa
Ramirez, Aenile Fuentes, Chenni
Alcosero, Gina Roa, Cecil
Gantalao and Elizabeth Francisco.
The training sessions were
staggered because of the nature
of the construction Industry,
where the employees are only
available on Saturdays. It was a
good experience because it
proved that the training can be
conducted in various ways
The trainees with AFOS Master Trainer John Paul Briones as he
discusses the four modules of the training program
depending on the needs of the
client. This experience was
presented as a model during the
Workshop on ASEAN Standard
Models for In-Company Trainers
in Bangkok, Thailand. Training
for the food manufacturing
cluster, on the other hand, was
for four days with a weekend
break in between. During the
weekend, the trainees were given
homework
and
reading
assignments to reinforce their
learning.
As an output, the trainees
were asked to create a training
plan which they executed
through role play. A meeting
with all construction cluster InCT’s
before
the
industry
immersion in June 2016 will be
conducted to formulate the
training plan and rotation plan
for the pilot class students.
Likewise, a meeting with Ms.
Libia Chavez of PSCA and the
Food Manufacturing Cluster InCT’s before the immersion and
deployment will be done to
formulate their students’ training
plan and rotation plan.
Food Manufacturing partner companies including Magic Melt and
Central Seafood train together with the Tourism Cluster’s BMO
HRRAC representatives
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K to 12 Plus Project Progress Review
Yields Positive Results
OPENING MEETING. The K to 12 Plus Project Management Team responds to
questions raised by the evaluators after presenting the initial accomplishments
of the project.
“Relevance is high. TVET
Cluster formation is successful and
implementation is progressing
very well in all aspects. Many
valuable experiences gathered.
Excellent potential for sharing and
influencing policy making.” These
were some of the encouraging
conclusions presented by the K to
12 Plus Project Progress Review
(PPR) Team during the mission’s
debriefing meeting.
The K to 12 Plus PPR was
undertaken from 8 to 19 February
2016 by a team of independent
evaluators composed of Mr. Rolf
Speit
and
Dr.
Lorenzo
Templonuevo accompanied by Mr.
Tarek Abulzahab, sequa Program
Manager. The PPR is a critical and
analytical review of results with a
strategic forecast of future
developments in the project. The
review was conducted based on
the Organization for Economic
Cooperation & Development –
Development
Assistance
Committee
(OECD-DAC)
evaluation criteria, namely :
Relevance,
Effectiveness,
Efficiency,
Impact
and
Sustainability. The PPR Team was
also tasked to provide conclusions
and submit recommendations for
a possible second project phase.
The PPR Team visited the
Cebu Project on 17-18 February as
a last leg of their mission. During
the Cebu visit, the CCCI-AFOS K to
12 Plus Team was joined by AFOS
Managing Director Hans Joachim
Maurer who flew in from Germany
for the occasion.
From the
opening meeting on the 17th to
the final partner visit on the 18th,
the
PPR
Team
gathered
information and was provided
with actual exposure to the Cebu
pilots, local partners and related
activities. Aside from the Project
Progress Report, the Cebu Team
also presented the planned
activities for the remaining
months of the first phase and its
ideas for a possible second project
phase.
Among the highlights of
the Cebu presentation was the
planned Chamber Assessment,
Certification
&
Accreditation
System (ACAS) for which a
Conceptual Framework had been
formulated by the Cebu Team.
The ACAS is envisioned to
institutionalize
industry
participation in Dual Tech-Voc
training and in the country’s TVET
system. CCCI shall eventually pilot
system
implementation.
Replication
in
other
local
chambers shall be done by the
Philippine Chamber of Commerce
& Industry with the support of
CCCI.
The
PPR
Debriefing
Meeting conducted in Cebu on the
19th of February was attended by
the Project’s Philippine Steering
Committee. During this meeting,
the PPR Team presented the
preliminary
results
of
the
evaluation.
The participants
heaved a sigh of relief when Mr.
Rolf Speit announced early in his
presentation that the PPR Team
was recommending a second
project phase. Among other
reasons, the recommendation is
based on the fact that project
implementation is progressing
very well in the midst of
challenges and that much still
needs to be accomplished in order
to achieve the goal of a demand
and practice oriented tech-voc
training in the Philippines for the
benefit local industry and the
students and their families.
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K to 12 Plus Team Joins Workshop on
ASEAN Standard Models for
In-Company Trainers
The Philippine delegates during the meeting of national groups for the
progress and updates of the standard implementation of In-Company
Trainer.
The 7th workshop on the
various models of National
Standard
Implementation
in
participating ASEAN countries was
held on March 1-2, 2016 at
Anantara Siam Hotel in Bangkok,
Thailand. Participants to the
workshop were:
Thailand,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines,
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and
Vietnam. For the Philippines
participating delegates from the K
to 12 Plus Project were Mr. Bryan
Araneta
(TVET
CoordinatorConstruction), Mr.
John Paul
Briones
(TVET
CoordinatorTourism) and Ms. Yvette Hope
Labus (TVET Coordinator-Food
Manufacturing). The workshop
was facilitated by the ThaiGerman Cooperation under GIZ.
The
workshop
was
designed to update and share the
progress
of
standard
implementation
among
the
participating countries, where
various models of In-Company
Trainer’s Training were presented.
The participants also discussed
mutual support and request for
assistance among and between
countries, as well as the tangible
regional strategies for moving the
regional standard to the ASEAN
region.
Each of the countrydelegates presented their vision
statements, the progress and
updates
on
standard
implementation in their respective
countries. They reviewed their
standard
implementation
procedures
and
promotions
including the mutual support
provided
and
the
needed
assistance among the member
countries. In a writeshop,
participating countries presented
their respective activities for 2016
declaring their willingness to share
their methods and their need for
mutual support.
A presentation to move
the regional standard to the
ASEAN through a proposed ASEAN
Qualification
Reference
Framework (AQRF) and ASEAN
recognition of In-CT and Master
Trainer Standard was given. In
addition the Quality Management
System for in-company trainer
standard implementation was
discussed.
Delegates of the 7th Workshop on Different Models of National Standard
Implementation in Participating Countries (Standard for In-Company
Trainers Training in Mekong Region).
An 8th Workshop on the
Standard for In-Company Trainers
in ASEAN Countries will be
scheduled soon.
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K to 12 Plus Cebu Participates in AHK
Train the Trainers
A five-day seminar to train
the trainer was conducted by the
AHK
(German
Chambers
Worldwide Network) with the
German–Philippine Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (GPCCI)
on March 7 – 11, 2016 at the Dole
Haus, Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City.
Participants to the training were
representatives from the K to 12
Plus Project partner organizations
(Philippine Chamber of Commerce
& Industry and AFOS Foundation),
K to 12 Manila delegates and
some GPCCI member companies
like Lufthansa and MFI (Meralco),
and Don Bosco Makati. Resource
Person was Meister Edwin Lamke
with facilitators Tobias Bolle and
Kristina Silan of GPCCI.
The objective of the
seminar was to train new InCompany Trainers and update
existing ones using the AHK
standard. The training further
aimed to assess the trainees and
certify them as AHK-recognized InCompany Trainers. Compared to
the ASEAN Standard presently
under development, the training
had a slightly different focus upon
which the assessment was based.
There was more emphasis on the
methods of training and delivery
of instruction. It was a worthwhile
seminar as it enhanced the incompany trainers’ knowledge and
added
the
much
needed
techniques in content delivery and
training methods.
The
5-day
seminar
inspired the Cebu Project to come
up with its own Instructional
Manual on In-Company Trainer’s
Training, which will be shared with
present and future partners of the
K to 12 Plus Project.
SHS Caravan and Fair Conducted
On 17 March 2016 an SHS
(Sr. High School) Caravan and Fair
was conducted for all public
secondary schools that offer
Grade 11 for the scholastic years
2016-2017. This is in compliance
with
the
DepEd
Regional
Memorandum No. 133 s. 2016
entitled, “Firming up Senior High
School Advocacy and Mobilization
for SY 2016-2017,”. The Division of
Cebu City, through Barrio Luz
National High School (BLNHS),
invited AFOS Foundation and the
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (CCCI) as their partners in
the preparation and early
implementation of Sr. High School
for the Food Manufacturing
Cluster, which started in June
2015 under the K to 12 Plus
Project.
Participants were BLNHS
teachers,
students,
parents,
BLNHS stakeholders, CCCI, AFOS,
the Philippine School of Culinary
Arts (PSCA), University of Southern
Philippines Foundation (USPF),
Department of Public Works &
Highways (DPWH), Gonzalodo
Construction and the Department
of EducationEd.
Resource Persons of the
Fair were: Dr. Gemma Bendebel,
BLNHS Principal; Mr. Neil Adrian
Angtud,
BLNHS
Guidance
Counselor; Dr. Faviolito Alberca,
EPS1 ALS PESS; DPWH Personnel;
Gonzalodo Construction, USPF and
Mr. Norbert Weiss, AFOS K to 12
Plus Project Manager.
(L-R) Stakeholders of BLNHS during the SHS Caravan with Norbert Weiss,
K to 12 Plus Project Manager of AFOS and Libia Chavez of PSCA.
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Food Manufacturing Cluster Pilot
Students Undergo Industry Immersion
From 29 February to 30
April 2016 at Magic Melt Foods
Inc. (Bankal, Lapu-lapu) and in
Central Seafoods, Inc. (Pilipog,
Cordova), 30 K to 12 Plus Project
pilot students in the Food
Manufacturing
Cluster
were
deployed for industry immersion.
The immersion phase is
designed to ensure the readiness
of technical-vocational (tech-voc)
graduates for jobs and also to
provide actual hands-on training
in the workplace. The National
Certifications addressed in this
immersion are Food Processing NC
I and Food Processing NC II.
Fifteen students were assigned at
Magic Melt Foods, Inc. while the
other 15 students were deployed
at Central Seafoods, Inc. Each of
the companies has a trained InCompany Trainer (In-CT) to
facilitate the schedules and
learning of the students. The InCTs ensure that students are
assigned
in
the
different
departments of the company by
rotation.
The following are the InCT’s of the companies: Magic Melt
Foods, Inc. - Chenni Alcosero, QA
Head and Aenile Fuentes,
Production Head; and Central
Seafoods, Inc. - Marissa Ramirez,
Production Head. Each student is
required to document the tasks
assigned to them daily in a
Trainee’s Logbook duly signed by
the In-CT and TVI Coordinator.
The
students
are
scheduled for assessment towards
the achievement of both NCs in
May 2016.
Company orientation was conducted by Magic Melt and Central Seafoods on the first day of immersion (29
February 2016)
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UPCOMING ACTIVITIES 2016
Date
Activities
April 1 – May 31, 2016 Academic and Technical Training for Grade 12 Construction Cluster Pilot
Students
April 19
Training on Safe and Judicious use of Fertilizers and Pesticides (Talisay)
April 20
K to 12 Plus Phil. Steering Committee Meeting at PCCI Board Room, Manila
April 20
April 20-22
Training on Safe and Judicious use of Fertilizers and Pesticides (Nagalao)
NOFST HACCP Refresher Training
April 26-27
April 30
April 28-29
Food Safety in Food Service Training (CFCG and NOFST)
Last day of immersion of grade 11 Food Mfg. Cluster students
GAP Training for Argao Farmers
Assessment of Food Mfg. Cluster Pilot Students for Food Processing NC I &
Food Processing NC II
BCPD Tourism Cluster pilot students’ Spiritual Formation
GAP Certification activities of DAVEGA
Food Safety in Food Service Training (NFCG)
Farm visit of Unilever consultant to DAVEGA Farms
Manual for In-Company Trainer’s Training finalized for printing
DOST-FDA GMP Training for Sanitary Inspectors
Start of Classes for Grade 12 Food Manufacturing Cluster
GAP documentation (Bacolod Partners and Talisay farmers)
K to 12 Plus Policy Recommendations Workshop
Food Safety Awareness for SRP Affected Families
Training on the Basics of GMP Documentation
HRRAC to finalize the syllabi of Housekeeping NC II and Front Office NC II
GAP documentation - Valencia farmers
Re-orientation of Pilot Students and Parents in Construction Cluster
CFCG Food Technology Training and Industry Exposure Trip
Food Safety Awareness for Canteen Concessionaires of CIT University
1st Draft of Manual on TVET Cluster Management for BMOs
Submission of ICS Manual of La Libertad and Ayungon farmers
ICS GAP Training Phase 1 in Argao, Cebu
Submission of ICS Manual of Nagalao and Apog apog farmers
Industry Immersion of Construction Pilot Students in Masonry
GAP training in Alcoy
Submission of GAP application – Bago City farmers
CCA & PhilConstruct Visayas Expo 2016
BCPD pilot class to commence the Grade 12 school year, 1st semester
ICS GAP – Alcoy (Phase 2)
1st OURFood Conference on Food Safety with k to 12 Participation
ULSAC Training (Health and Safety) Negros and Cebu
ULSAC Activity (Biodiversity project) Negros Oriental
May 1-31
April – May
May 2-6
May 4-5
May 10-11
May 12
May 11-13
May 16
May 16-18
May 17
May 17
May 18
May 20
May 23-25
May 25
May 25
May 28
End of May
May 30-June 1
June 2-3
June 1 – 30
June 8-9
June 2-4
June 8
June 14-15
June 16-17
June 21-23
June 28-29
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Optimizing & Upscalling Roles in the Food Supply Chain (OURFood) is a market-oriented Training &
Qualification program for the different players in the food supply chain of Negros Island and Cebu
that aims to improve the income situation of MSMEs in the food sector. It is a partnership among
AFOS, CCCI, the Association of Negros Producers, Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce & Industry
and Germany’s GFH.
The K to 12 PLUS Project is a multi-stakeholder initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry
of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to assist the ongoing Education and Training
Reform of the Government of the Philippines, with particular focus on piloting innovative dualized
approaches to technical and vocational education and training. Its overall objective is to contribute
to increased employment and income of youth and their families, and to matching the needs of
companies for mid- to high level qualified employees.