MIMAROPA

Agri registry system launched in Romblon

By Dinnes Manzo

Tuesday 24th of April 2012

ROMBLON, Romblon, April 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) launched a registry system in Romblon for basic sectors in agriculture through the Good Governance and Anti-Corruption (GGAC) cluster of the national government.

The Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) for basic sectors in agriculture was conceptualized to organize information about the agriculture sector.

One of the priority programs of the good governance cluster is the digitization of basic agricultural information that includes the profile of farmers, farm laborers, fishermen, and their farming and fishing activities.

A total of 223 interviewers were hired to implement the registration process in the province. They were guided by 219 barangay secretaries who acted as their immediate supervisors in the entire registration process.

The Municipal Planning and Development Coordinators served as the over-all supervisors in their respective municipalities. The month-long activity showed the cooperation between the local government units and the registry system partner agencies to ensure the success of the said project.

The province of Romblon was included in the 20 pilot RSBSA provinces considered as disaster-prone local government units. (NSO NEWStat/TBO/DM-PIA4B, Romblon)