PRRI Participates in Women’s Empowerment Summit

๐๐‘๐‘๐ˆ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌโ€™ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ
Engr. Evangeline P. Garcia’s attendance at the 8th Annual Philippine Women Engineers and Scientists’ Summit in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, from August 22-24, 2024, was a significant milestone for PRRI. The summit’s theme, ‘Trailblazers and Changemakers: Women in Science and Engineering for a Sustainable and Inclusive World,’ resonated deeply with Engr. Garcia’s commitment to advancing her career as an Agricultural Engineer.
PRRI extends its warmest wishes to Engr. Garcia for her continued success and her future endeavors! Kudos!
#WomenScientitsEngineers #PRRI #PalawanSummit

PRRI Conducts Farmer Households Survey Using the Multidimensional Approach

๐——๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ: ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—œ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€
The Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI) is analyzing the complex challenges faced by rubber farming households in the Philippines. This study is titled, โ€œMultidimensional Poverty Analysis of the Rubber Farming Households in the Philippinesโ€, which focuses on various aspects of poverty, including financial factors, education, health, employment, housing, and social inclusion.
To date, the profiling team has surveyed 590 respondents across different regions. However, there are still two major regions to be covered before the project concludes by the end of this year. The team composes the Project Leader, Ms. Jenepher Bade together with her staff Mr. Lourence Romano, Mr. Aljeff Lacaba, Mr. Norjie Posedio, Ms. Lovie Ysulan and Mr. Elvert Simbol.
Stay tuned for more updates on the findings of this research!
#MultiDimensionalPovertyAnalysis #RubbeFarmHouseholds #PRRI #RubberIndustry

PRRI Staff Joins Graduation Ceremony for Completing DOST-PCAARRDโ€™s Technology Promotion Mentorship Series

๐๐‘๐‘๐ˆ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐Ž๐’๐“-๐๐‚๐€๐€๐‘๐‘๐ƒโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ
Among the 90 graduates from various State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Engr. Evangeline Garcia and Ms. Xela Pingol from PRRI-RTESD, graduated from the Technology Promotion Mentorship Series (TPMS) program on August 15, 2024. The graduation ceremony was held at the Royce Hotel and Casino in Clark Freeport, Pampanga.
The TPMS program is facilitated by the Association of PAQE Professions (APP) and supported by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD). This program equips individuals with the skills to promote technology in the agricultural sector.
The PRRI family proudly congratulates Engr. Evangeline Garcia and Ms. Xela Pingol on their achievements para sa GOMA-gaang buhay!
#TPMS #Graduation2024 #DOST-PCAARRD #PRRI

PRRI Enhances Digital Literacy with Google Workspace Training

๐๐‘๐‘๐ˆ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“โ€™๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ . Regular and COS PRRI personnel are all ears listening to lectures by the representatives from the Department of Information and Communication Technology – Zamboanga Sibugay (DICT – ZS), tackling the significance of using Google Workspace in office settings – TODAY, August 22, 2024. This whole-day program aims to enhance the digital skills and know-how among PRRI employees and improve office online and offline work collaborations to become seamless and with less effort.
#PRRI #DigitalLiteracy #GoogleWorkspace #Training

PRRI Technical Staff Attends Rubber Industry Meeting

Mr. Jess Bryan Alvariรฑo represented the Philippine Rubber Research Institute at the Semestral Meeting of Key Players and Stakeholders of the Rubber Industry. The meeting was organized by the Department of Agriculture – Caraga through the High Value Crops Development Program in Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur on August 20, 2024.
Participants of the said event discussed and addressed issues and challenges facing the rubber industry. Mr. Alvariรฑo presented the updates and interventions for the region and its vital role in conducting research and providing technical assistance to the rubber industry stakeholders.
#RubbeIndusrty #RubberKeyPlayers #DACaraga #PRRI #Stakeholders