MERCEDES, Camarines Norte- Fishing is the source of livelihood in this town and the most important tool for their source of income is of course – a boat.
Realizing this, the Department of Labor and Employment Provincial Field Office of Camarines Norte (DOLE Cam. Norte) headed by Provincial Field Officer (PFO) Jane Rolda, under the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Program (GPBP), awarded a total of P1,884,115.00 worth of high quality boats, locally known as “banka”, to 100 fisherman-beneficiaries.
The P1.8M boat project was personally turned-over by DOLE-Bicol regional director Nathaniel V. Lacambra to LGU Mercedes, Camarines Norte Mayor Alexander Pajarillo.
The 100 beneficiaries came mostly from the coastal Barangays of Catandunganon, Mandisok and Kulasi of said town. Although there are few who have their own old boats, most of them are fisherfolks either renting boats or working on another man’s boat.
The 100 fishing “banka” is a fusion of both traditional and modern design made by a local craftsman from the same town. The “banka” is said to be better, faster and smoother since it is made of the latest fibber glass technology and an aero dynamic design.
With the specifications of the new “banka”, DOLE-Bicol regional director Nathaniel V. Lacambra, during the turn-over ceremony held last June 5 at the Mercedes Town Hall, said that the fishermen can expect a better “catch”.
“They are actually eyeing to catch twice as much fish compared before. Meaning they will be having twice the income also,” RD Lacambra added.
In DOLE Cam. Norte’s computation, a single beneficiary of the project yields an average of P2,500 income a month. Now, with the project, the projected monthly income will range from P7,000 to P8,000 a month which is three times higher compared to their current income.
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