Tagbilaran City, Bohol – The binding agreement between AFOS Foundation and its Bohol partners was executed on March 10, 2023 at the Belian Hotel, Tagbilaran City, Bohol.
The MOA provides the framework for collaboration between the partners, recognizing the need for multi-stakeholder partnerships to promote sustainable fisheries & related food value chains in Central Visayas through the FISH Visayas Project. Further, the agreement supports the improvement of the income situation of fisheries-dependent families and MSMEs along the fisheries and related value chains until June 2025. Finally, the partners agreed to cooperate in mutual trust and to exchange information regularly about all major developments, issues, and extraordinary incidents in the FISH Visayas Project.
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Present in the MOA Signing Ceremony are the signatories and witnesses of the FISH Visayas Project Partners:
๐๐ผ๐ต๐ผ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐
Leo Dominico Butalid, President
Rolaine Uy, Executive Director
Jorammy Cadallin, Field Officer โ Bohol
Jannin Vall Miculob, Project Officer
๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ (๐๐๐๐ฅ) โ ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ผ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
Bruna T. Abrenica, Provincial Fishery Officer
Mergie T. Lauren, Aquacultural Technologist
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ โ ๐๐น๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐พ๐๐ฒ
Hon. Don Ritchie P. Buates, Municipal Mayor
Windel Malaran, Municipal Agriculturist
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ โ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ด๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐
Hon. Jane Censoria C. Yap, City Mayor
Dr. Genette Mae D. Egos, CAVO Head
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ โ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฃ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ
Hon. Fernando B. Estavilla, Municipal Mayor
Hon. Wilma Dusal, Vice-Mayor
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ โ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐
Hon. Constantino H. Reyes, Municipal Mayor
Marianito Doydora, Municipal Agriculturist
๐๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Yvette Hope P. Labus, Project Manager and Philippine Resident Representative
Bryan M. Araneta, Bohol Area Coordinator and Focal Person on Skills Development
Mary Ruth I. Ochavillo, Knowledge Management Coordinator
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On September 1, 2022, partner Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) the Bohol Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc., Cebu Chamber of Commerce & Industry and its Bantayan Island Chapter, and Siquijor Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc., National Government Agencies (NGAS) the DA โ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources โ Region 7 (DA โ BFAR 7), the Department of Science & Technology โ Region 7 (DOST โ 7), the Department of Trade & Industry โ Region 7 (DTI โ 7) and the Local Government Units (LGUs) in Alburquerque, Bohol; Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol; Tagbilaran City, Bohol; Ubay, Bohol; Bantayan, Cebu; Cordova, Cebu; La Libertad, Negros Oriental; San Juan, Siquijor; Siquijor, Siquijor entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing to collaborate and coordinate their efforts through programs and activities as may be identified and agreed upon in a common program of action in order to promote Sustainable Fisheries and Related Food Value Chains in selected areas in Central Visayas
