Last year, the Mindanao State University at Naawan started to implement 2 extension projects in Brgy. Balintad, Manticao, Misamis Oriental; the “Community-Based Enterprise Development and Skills Enhancement for Socio-Economic Transformation” funded by The Samdhana Institute and BOTHEnds, and “Responding to COVID 19 Challenges for the AANR Sector: A NOMCAARRD Initiative” funded by DOST.

Earlier today, the Director of Extension Mariefe B. Quiñones, and the project leaders of the two projects; Dr. Aida D. Perpetua and Harry Kenn T. Dela Rosa attended the regular session of the Sangguniang Bayan of LGU Manticao to provide project updates and success stories in the implementation of the two projects. Honorable members of the council applauded MSU at Naawan for its efforts in providing livelihood opportunities to far-flung barangays of Manticao and are eager to support the replication of the initiative to different barangays in the municipality.

Afterward, the group dropped by the Office of the Municipal Mayor, Hon. Stephen Tan for a brief update on the projects in Brgy. Balintad. Mayor Tan is grateful for the initiatives of MSU at Naawan and is enthralled for more collaborations and partnerships with MSU at Naawan, especially in the field of aquaculture.