Doon Po Sa Amin

I. Title: Doon Po Sa Amin…Guso Feeds Some Hungry Mouths

II. Introduction:

Doon po sa amin sa Sibunag, we have limited livelihood resources. Not a good number of people are professionals. Many folks rely on the bounty of the land and the sea.

There are people who own hectares of land but most of these pieces of land are rain fed. Usually, people have only two cropping per year but the second cropping usually do not yield best results.

Most of the people near the shorelines get their bread and butter from the sea using fish nets and hooks. But as expected, some go home empty handed. Of course, how can one be so sure to hook a fish everyday?

Planting Guso or seaweeds on the seashore is the answer the economic problem of these fisher folks. With the help of the Local Government Unit of the Municipality of Sibunag, many of them have acquired guso seedlings  and capital. With their hard work in caring these seedlings, some of them are earning more than 30, 000.00 every 3 three months. “A sure source of living”, they proudly say.

II. Team Profile:

Teachers: Mr. Efren B. Barredo Jr., Miss Jenerose T. Togan, Mrs. Rebecca O. Billones

Students:  Julien Jane Barredo, Lou-Ray Mercolino, Gem Rose Cavalida, Richard Barredo Jr. Lenard John Gallego, Esther Ross Escollada, Diana Gallego, Jeddah Belle Senador

III. Methodology:

A. Interview: The team will interview the Mayor of Sibunag and the Municipal Livelihood Coordinator on how the beneficiaries are identified, how the initial capital is distributed and what are the agreement made between the beneficiary and the LGU.

B. Observation: Observation will be made on how the guso seedlings are planted and how to take care of them to have a plenty harvest.

C. Survey: The survey will focus on the generated income of the beneficiaries for one year. The result of the survey will give a comparative data of the income of the fisher folks before and after the implementation of the project.

IV. Expected Outputs:

1. Many stakeholders will continue supporting the Sibunag LGU to extend the project to more beneficiaries.

2. Because guso could not withstand polluted water, many fisher folk would value the importance of clean water. Proper disposal of waste will be practiced.

3. Some fisher folks from other provinces would opt planting guso as an alternative source of living.

4. Because its difficult to transport the dried guso to Cebu, some private entities will be encouraged to put up processing plant  in the locality.