SANTA CRUZ, Laguna –In the interview given by Chief of Staff Carlos F. Dolendo of the Office of the Provincial Governor of Laguna to the leaders of the Seven Lake Press Corps the other Monday evening, he said that to help develop more micro and small entrepreneurs in Laguna, Governor Jeorge ER Ejercito Estregan had instructed the Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator to conduct a comprehensive studies to formulate a program that would facilitate the establishments of facilities that would help local enterpriser easily penetrate supermarkets in the country and selected overseas markets to help create more jobs in the province.
The governor according to his chief of staff, under his K2 Kinse-Kumpleto Serbisyo Publiko Kontra Kahirapan Strategy are seeking the help of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), for the design of a seal that would serve as the iconic symbol of quality of any article of commerce produce within the jurisdiction of the Province of Laguna.
Governor Estregan is optimistic according to Dolendo that the final results of the different surveys conducted by rhe National Statistics Office (NSO) will help update the statistic on the number of micro and small enterprises in Laguna. These data are needed to formulate the comprehensive development plan of the Provincial Government of Laguna, as required by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and as stipulated in the Local Government Code of 1991 or Republic Act No. 7160.
It is fortunate according to Dolendo that major research and development (R & D) institutions, both under the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Agricultures, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources are located in Los Baños, and Governor Estregan believes that the interest of the people must be directed in science and technology, since Science and Technology plays a major role in the formulation and implementation of priority projects.
Governor Estregan encourages the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist and the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian to continue introducing modern farming and animal husbandry technologies to help optimize the remaining agricultural land of the province.
“But the concern of the Governor is not just to have big harvests for our farmers. We must also work to turn our farmers into agricultural entrepreneurs,” Chief of Staff Carlos F. Dolendo concluded. (Ruben E. Taningco)
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