ABRAHAM MABIDA Project: Courtesy Visits to LGUs in Davao Provinces
Written by Ralph Raleigh P. Dalig
Uploaded on Sept. 15, 2022
MABINI, DAVAO DE ORO AND SAN ISIDRO, DAVAO ORIENTAL - Representatives from the ABRAHAM MABIDA Project conducted a courtesy visit to the local government units (LGUs) of Mabini, Davao de Oro and San Isidro, Davao Oriental last 15 September 2022.
Mr. Leo Manuel B. Estaña, Project Leader of MABIDA, Dr. Pete A. Alviola IV, Project Staff, and researchers Norjan Charls M. Cabanalan and Ralph Raleigh P. Dalig were present during the visit. The team visited the Office of the Municipal Mayor, Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO), and Municipal Nutrition Action Office (MNAO) in Mabini, Davao de Oro. In San Isidro, Davao Oriental, the team also visited the Office of the Municipal Mayor and Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO).
The courtesy visit aimed to turn over the research output of the recently concluded CHED DARE-TO BEAM Project, where Mr. Estaña and Dr. Alviola were previously involved. They also introduced the current research thrusts and the MABIDA Project for potential collaboration and coordination of future activities.
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