August 17, 2022 – Province of Benguet

BOOSTING LIVELIHOOD THRU PARTNERSHIP

Governor Dr. Melchor Daguines Diclas and TESDA-Regional Director, Jovencio Ferrer, Jr., together with Provincial Director Jimmicio Daoaten spoke today, August 17, to discuss programs, projects, and other future plans in the improvement and development of services on technical skills for Benguet constituents.

Improvement of the Benguet Technical School (BTS) as possible site in the province for the establishment of TESDAu2019s Cordillera State Institute of Technical Education (CSITE) was among the matters discussed.

House Bill 2141, u201cAn Act Establishing the Cordillera State Institute of Technical Educationu201d authored by Baguio Representative Mark Go, will help in u201cthe creation of an institute that will integrate the regionu2019s TESDA training centers and TESDA-supervised state-run technical vocational institutions (TVIs), collectively called TESDA Technological Institutions (TTIs),u201d stated in a 2019 NEDA article.

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The creation of CSITE is a strategic move that will improve the capacity of public technical institutions in the region to guarantee the delivery of high-quality, relevant, and advanced Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs.

Meanwhile, Governor Diclas mentioned about considering a plan on energization of more remote communities and skills training program in Solar Installation.

Recently, several communities in the province have benefited from the Project SILAW (Solar Installation Among Locals to Advance their Welfare) spearheaded by TESDA-CAR and is chaired by Governor Diclas.

Director Ferrer thanked Governor Diclas for his continued support for TESDA.

In 2021, it can be recalled that Benguet received a national recognition from TESDA through the Kabalikat Awards. The Kabalikat Award is given to the most active and outstanding partners of TESDA who have assisted the agency in developing, enhancing, and implementing training programs that have resulted in better employability of Filipino skilled workers.

4 BENGUET YOUTH AMONG 6 CORDI BETS FOR GREAT MAN OF THE UNIVERSE PH 2022

Four u2018greatu2019 young men from the Province of Benguet will be joining two other candidates from Cordillera in showcasing the regionu2019s culture and tourism in this yearu2019s search for the Great Man of the Universe Philippines.

They are Lucas Empiso from Kapangan, Delefher Comising from Itogon, Miguel Jarre Bas-ilen from La Trinidad, and Stephen Harold Lilley, Jr. from Sablan. The two others are Irvin Tan representing Baguio City and Wendell Bona Guway representing Banaue, Ifugao.

The regionu2019s bets presented themselves to Governor Dr. Melchor Daguines Diclas during their courtesy call at the Governoru2019s Office on August 17, accompanied by their production manager, Joel Noah Quinto, and Great Man of the Universe u2013 Cordillera Regional Director, Paul Paran, who was also Mr. Philippines Runner-Up in 2018.

Governor Diclas expressed support and appreciation to the young men for taking role in promoting Benguet culture and tourism in advocacy pageants such as the Great Man of the Universe.

Not only do the candidates represent and advertise the province through such activity, but they also become empowered and serve as a role model for community involvement and youth leadership among their fellow Benguet youth, the governor said.

The national pageant will be held in Manila by November this year according to Paran, but he said the candidates will start with their u2018online challengesu2019 next week.