More Mileage, More Coverage

RACG articles published on WESVARRDEC website, Panay News, PCARRD national portal

By the Regional Applied Communications Group

Western Visayas Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium

For the first two quarters of the year, WESVARRDEC’s Regional Applied Communications Group (RACG) produced some 40 articles written by its own staff and the representatives from partner member agencies (PMAs) across the region.

These articles were posted on the WESVARRDEC blog, wesvarrdec.blogspot.com, maintained by the Regional Applied Communications Group (RACG) and uploaded to the consortium’s website, wesvarrdec.org, maintained by the Regional Management Information Systems Group (RMISG).

Most important, PCARRD’s national portal picked up a number of articles in the same period and most of the articles saw print in Panay News, an Iloilo City-based daily broadsheet with national circulation.

January

Title	Author	Designation	Office
Miag-ao FITS Center opens to clients	Moniela dela Cruz	RAC Staff	WESVARRDEC
FITS Bago City is WESVARRDEC’s 48th	Moniela dela Cruz	RACC Staff	WESVARRDEC
FITS center launched in New Washington, Aklan	Sally Villasis	RAC Representative	Aklan State University
WESVARRDEC launches FITS La Castellana	Moniela dela Cruz	RAC Staff	WESVARRDEC
5 FITS centers launched in Capiz in 8 days	Niño Manaog	University Extension Associate	Capiz State University

February

Title	Author	Designation	Office
CapSU development researcher sets high hopes on R&D	Niño Manaog	University Extension Specialist	Capiz State University (CapSU)
Japanese host-farmers visit Negros MS	Vishia Mae Tolcidas	RACG Representative	FITS OPA Negros Occidental
OPA Negros Occidental introduces post-harvest breakthrough	Vishia Mae Tolcidas	RACG Representative	FITS OPA Negros Occidental
FITS Miag-ao nominates Landrino Española for MS	Nino Manaog	University Extension Associate	Capiz State University
CapSU FITS centers on the move	Niño Manaog	University Extension Associate	Capiz State University

March

Title	Author	Designation	Office
Meet the Bamboo Engineer: Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) Randy D. Fancubila of FITS Dumalag	Niño Manaog	University Extension Associate	Capiz State University
CapSU hosts 5th annual students research confab	Niño Manaog	University Extension Associate	Capiz State University
MS Rafael Monfort and farmer pal discover coco sugar	Vishia Mae Tolcidas	RAC Representative	fits opa Negros Occidental
ASU convenes FITS centers	Sally Villasis	RAC Representative	Aklan State University
MS Divinagracia shares pantat hatching technique	Hope G. Patricio	RAC Representative	Central Philippine University
CPUCARES hosts balunggay seminar	Hope G. Patricio	RAC Representative	Central Philippine University
FITS Dao hosts climate change forum	Niño Manaog	University Extension Associate	Capiz State University
Abayon assumes ASU leadership	Sally Villasis	RAC Representative	Aklan State University
MS Tubongbanua's yellow ketchup colors 10th Philfoodex	Moniela G. Dela Cruz	Staff	WESVARRDEC

April

Title	Author	Designation	Office
WESVARRDEC 101: The Rationale, Mandate, and Implications on Development of the Regional R&D Consortium	Geronimo L. Gregorio, Ph.D.	Coordinator, Regional Research & Development Group (RRDG)	WESVARRDEC
Negros Occidental’s biggest crops cited in 2011 Panaad Festival	Vishia Mae Tolcidas	RAC Representative	FITS OPA Negros Occidental
DA 6 shares R.A. 10068 to Dao, Capiz	Niño Manaog	University Extension Associate	Capiz State University
The Magsasaka Siyentista of WESVARRDEC	Staff	Regional Applied Communications Group (RACG)	WESVARRDEC
The Regional One-Stop-Information Shop (OSIS)	Staff	Regional Applied Communications Group (RACG)	WESVARRDEC
Altavas Puto Tostado: A Tradition of Good Taste	Sally Villasis and Jeffrey Gervacio	RAC Representative & FITS Altavas Information Services Specialist	Aklan State University

May

Title	Author	Designation	Office
ICT equipment awarded to FITS Jamindan	Isaac Abello	Regional Applied Communications Group (RACG) Staff	WESVARRDEC
FITS Dumalag’s new facilities launched	Isaac Abello	RAC Staff	WESVARRDEC
International food expo features MS Tubongbanua's mango processed products	Dr. Cora F. Navarra	RAC Coordinator	WESVARRDEC
WESVARRDEC hosts first TG summit	Cora F. Navarra, With reports from Vishia Tolcidas, Niño Manaog & Sally Villasis	Regional Applied Communications Group (RACG)	WESVARRDEC

June

Title	Author	Designation	Office
“Business knowledge key to enterprise development”–PCARRD	Isaac T. Abello	RACG Staff	WESVARRDEC
ASU cited best PMA for 2011; Abayon, Villasis reap awards	Sally Villasis	RACG Representative	Aklan State University
ASU’s info specialists trained on writing IECs	Sally Villasis	RACG Representative	Aklan State University
Be organic agri-preneurs, Western Visayas farmers urged	Vishia Mae Tolcidas	RACG Representative	FITS OPA Negros Occidental
CapSU, Capiz FITS centers’ products showcased in WESVARRDEC’s TG summit	By Niño Manaog	University Extension Associate	Capiz State University
DOST's techno transfer programs back MSMEs	Isaac T. Abello	RACG Staff	WESVARRDEC
Dumalag named WESVARRDEC’s best FITS center	By Niño Manaog	University Extension Associate	Capiz State University
MS Peñalosa, MS Tubongbanua featured in farmers’ forum	Niño Manaog	University Extension Associate	Capiz State University
Organic certification featured at WESVARRDEC techno summit	Vishia Mae Tolcidas	RACG Representative	FITS OPA Negros Occidental
PCARRD promotes PSF at regional TG summit	Isaac T. Abello	RACG Staff	WESVARRDEC
Philfoodex inspires entrepreneurs at WESVARRDEC Technomart	Isaac T. Abello	RACG Staff	WESVARRDEC
Success Stories in the Farms	Jethro B. Dagunan	RACG Representative	Carlos Hilado Memorial State College
TSKI shares product dev’t expertise at WESVARRDEC summit	Isaac T. Abello	RACG Staff	WESVARRDEC