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GMA presents 2001 Gawad Saka awards by Junelyn S. de la Rosa

October-December 2001 Volume 3 No. 4

As the Department of Agriculture (DA) celebrates its 103rd anniversary, 38 Gawad Saka winners were honored by her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on October 25 at the Heroes Hall in Malacañang. She was assisted by DA Secretary Leonardo Q. Montemayor in giving the awards.

DA Sec. Leonardo Montemayor (center) poses with the GAWAD Saka winners.

Individual winners for the outstanding farmers and fisherfolk category received P25,000 cash each. They were: Luz Lozada (Outstanding Rice Farmer), Jose Lorenzo (Oustanding Corn Farmer), Joel Laxamana (Outstanding Coconut Farmer), Andres Berongoy (Special Citation), Pablito Sandoval (Outstanding Sugarcane Farmer), Cirila Sanchez (Outstanding HVCC Farmer), Cosme Gunnawa (Outstanding Large Animal Raiser), Albino Antipolo (Outstanding Small Animal Raiser), Domingo La Torre (Outstanding Fisherfolk), Guillermo Amploquio (Special Citation), Erlindo Alcantara (Special Citation), Victor Hortiz (Special Citation), Alberto Tabangay (Outstanding Fishfarmer), Samuel Corpuz (Outstanding Young Farmer/Fisherfolk), Joseph Fernando (Outstanding Young Farmer/Fisherfolk), Ernesto Dongbo (Outstanding Young Farmer/Fisherfolk).

Outstanding farm organizations received project grants from P150,000 to P250,000 pesos. The winners were: Shelmed Cottage Treasures (Outstanding HVCC Processor), Sirawan Foods Corporation (Outstanding HVCC Processor), TUGA 4-H Club (Outstanding Young Farmers' Organization), Saints Peter and Paul Multi-purpose Cooperative (Outstanding Small Farmers'/Fisherfolk's Organization), Candelaria Rural Improvement Club (Outstanding Rural Improvement Club), MAFC of San Francisco, Surigao del Norte (Outstanding Municipal and Fishery Council), PAFC of Baligatan, Ilagan, Isabela (Outstanding Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council).

Dr. Mercedes Umali-Garcia of the National Institute of Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology of the University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) garnered the Outstanding Agricultural Scientist Award for developing the BIO-N and the Biotab fertilizers. The Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) will provide her a research grant of up to P1 million pesos. Dr. Garcia also received the Rizal-Pro Patria medallion.

The Gawad Saka Awards is an annual search for outstanding achievers in agriculture and fisheries that represent the various stakeholders of the community-farmers, fisherfolk, farm communities, scientists and organizations as well as DA and local government employees.

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