QUEZON CITY, August 10, 2021– The National Program Management Office (NPMO) of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) completed its Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Rapid Appraisal (RBMERA) activity in Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and Samar from July 26 to August 3.

RBMERA includes focused group discussions between the SAAD national staff (Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Information Technology and Database teams) and program beneficiaries.

The activity, led by PME Head Mr. Darwin Pamatmat, aims to assess the implementation and check the validity of data reported on the projects which were executed in the provinces.

In coordination with the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Regional Field Office 8 (RFO 8), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) RFO 8, and the local government units, the team visited 28 SAAD project sites for evaluation.

Table 1. Project areas visited- RBMERA

Province	Municipality	SAAD Beneficiary	Projects
Samar	Marabut	Hilaba Farmers Association	Egg Layer Production Project
	Basey	San Antonio Integrated Farmers Association	Rice Production Project, Goat Production Project (Supplemental), Egg Layer Production Project
	Jiabong	Cantongtong United Youth Association	Egg Layer Production Project
	Jiabong	Jiabong Upland Developers Association	Tilapia in Pond Production
	Paranas	Uswag Pequit Farmers Association	Cassava Production Project, Egg Layer Production Project, Native Chicken Production
	Paranas	Patag Kauswagan Farmers Association	Corn Production Project, Egg Layer Production Project
	Calbiga	Binanggaran Farmers Association	Egg Layer Production Project
	Pinabacdao	Sitio Agimet Upland Farmers Association	Egg Layer Production Project
	Sta. Rita	Individual Beneficiaries	Bangus Culture in Fish Cage
	Gandara	Individual Beneficiaries	Rice Fish Culture
Northern Samar	Allen	Allen Organic Vegetable Raisers	Corn Production
	San Jose	Tubigdanao Farmers Association	Rice-Duck Production
	San Jose	Individual beneficiaries	Bangus Culture in Fish Cage
	Silvino Lobos	Kabalikat sa Tunay na Pagbabago at Kaunlaran (KATUPARAN)	Swine Production
	Pambujan	Cagkawayan-Giparayan Farmers Association	Mallard Duck Production
	Pambujan	Individual beneficiaries	Fishing Gears- Gillnet
	Mondragon	Chitongco FA	Swine Production
	Catarman	Old Rizal Integrated Organic Rural Improvement Club Association (ORIORICA)	Egg Layer Production
	Lope de Vega	Samahan ng Kababaihan sa Barangay (SAMAKABA)	Vegetable Production
Eastern Samar	Arteche	Catumsan SAAD Livestock and Rice Farmers Association	Swine Production, Vegetable Production
	Dolores	Aroganga Rice and Coconut Farmers Association	Vegetable Production
	Borongan City	Maypangdan Fisherfolk’s Association	Capture, Post-processing
	Borongan City	Cagbonga Backyard Swine and Duck Raisers Association	Layer Egg Production, Mallard Duck Production, Swine Production
	Borongan City	Bayobay Livestock and Vegetable Production Association	Swine Production, Mallard Duck Production, Layer Egg Production
	Balangkayan	Tabi Rice Planters Association	Vegetable Production
	General MacArthur	Aguinaldo Livestock Production Raisers Association	Swine Production Beneficiary
	Quinapondan	Brgy. Alang-alang Organic Farmers Association	Integrated Kalamansi and Layer Egg Production Project
	Guiuan	Taytay Fishermen and Fisher Drier Association	Capture Fisheries- Payao

Table 2. Number of projects visited during RBMERA in Samar, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar

Province	No. of project sites visited		Total
	Agriculture	Fishery
Samar	7	3	10
Northern Samar	7	2	9
Eastern Samar	7	2	9
Total number of projects visited	21	7	28

The result will be used to provide policy recommendations to further improve the program as it reaches its final year of implementation in 2022, pushing for its extension from 2023 to 2028.

The national office will continue the activity in the region’s two more SAAD-covered provinces, Leyte and Southern Leyte, in September. ###

 

Writer: Natalianne Marie O. Delos Reyes, PR and Communications Officer- SAAD NPMO