Zamboanguita town and the Federation of Daruhan sa Matag Mag-uuma Program won a P200,000 partnership project as first prize winners of the Timbayayong Award for Outstanding Local Government Unit and Non-Government Organization/People’s Organization, a government press release said.

The town and NGO implemented a carabao dispersal project for five years, and more than 1,000 member-farmers now own a farm animal each. Zamboanguita has been recognized as the LGU with the most number of carabaos in Central Visayas.

The Bayawan LGU and the Bayawan Dairy Farmers Cooperative won second place, and received P150,000 worth of project, also from the provincial government of Negros Oriental and the Negros Oriental Network of NGOs Inc., the press release also said.

BADAFCO has been engaged in milk production for more than three years now, and supplies the nutrition program and schools of Bayawan City.

Bindoy town and the Kapunongan sa mga Mag-uuma sa Barangay Danao was third place and receivedP100,000. The LGU provided relocation site to family-victims of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Barangay Danao, and livelihood for food production.

Tanjay City and the Lemon-Azagra-Tugas Famers’ Irrigators Association received a consolation prize of P50,000. The LGU provides agricultural assistance to LATFIA for its irrigation system to produce high-value rice and vegetables, the press release also said.

NEGORNET’sTimbayayong Awards have built strong partnership between NGO/PO and the LGU in working together for local development projects, said Msgr. Merlin Logronio, NEGORNET president, the press release added.*

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