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  By: Gideon C. Corgue DUMALINAO, Zamboanga del Sur, Nov, 24—   The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) signed an MOA with Convergence of NGOS, POs in Zamboanga del Sur on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (CONZARRD, Inc. ) to   upgrade   Wine Processing, Bottling, and Labeling on Friday, November 21 at the Agri-Processing Industry in barangay Locuban. The first party, DTI represented by Provincial Director Marlon Alabata and second party, CONZARRD Inc., represented by Joseph L. Butac, Sr., the president, formalized the partnership to manage and use Shared Service Facility (SSF) equipment for the benefit of the CONZARRD, Inc. Alabata said, “With the SSF, it is able to p rovide modern fermentation, labeling and packaging technologies that will help ensure product safety, improved efficiency and bring local wine products up in Manila or abroad.” He further emphasized that the MOA is an essential step toward improving     the taste of wine by using ...

  By: Gideon C. Corgue DUMALINAO, ZamboSur, Nov, 6—As part of their mandate to improve public health, the Municipal Nutrition Action Office (MNAO) of Dumalinao conducted a Two (2) Day Food Handling and Preparation Training at the municipal gym, Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur on Nov. 6-7, 2025. The training was attended by 210 participants consisting of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) and mothers with malnourished children. Nikita Kay Demiar, the Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (MNAO) said that the training was conducted toNikita Kay Demiar, the Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (MNAO) said that the training was conducted to empower mothers with knowledge and skills to properly handle, prepare, and store food so they can improve their children’s nutritional status, promote better health, and prevent further malnutrition. Demiar said that the MNAO has completed distributing nutrient-dense foods to malnourished children in all barangays and is now capacitating mothers to h...