CLARK FREEPORT – A tribal chieftain has lauded Clark Development Corp. CDC) President and CEO Benigno “Benny” Ricafort for uplifting the lives of Aetas based in Pampanga and Tarlac “through comprehensive livelihood and skills training programs.”
Disclosing this to Punto Central Luzon, Tribal Chieftain Oscar Dizon of Sitio San Martin in Bamban, Tarlac said the CDC’s program would be useful to them as the state-owned firm started developing the Sacobia area, dubbed as the Next Frontier. Dizon is the head of the Association of Tribal Chieftains covered under Certificate of the Ancestral Domain Title (CADT).
“At mabait itong si Ricafort (And Ricafort is kind),” added Dizon.
In a statement, the CDC said they are “thankful too to people and groups for recognizing its efforts in uplifting the welfare of residents — the Aetas included — of local communities.”
“Aside from the training and hiring of Aetas as Clark tour guides and security personnel, the CDC is eyeing possible partnerships with the country’s science and trade departments in the pursuit of projects that are geared in transforming Aetas into self-sufficient entrepreneurs,” the CDC said.
For his part, Ricafort said the state-owned corporation had planned to forge partnerships with government agencies such as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Bureau of Food and Drugs for the implementation of livelihood programs for Aetas in the Next Frontier.
The CDC will be pursuing programs and projects that are geared toward capacity-building, entrepreneurship, and cooperativism, said Ricafort.
“These endeavors are aimed at building self-sufficiency among members of Tribung Ayta,” he added.
“Foremost in the implementation of livelihood programs will be CDC’s assistance in packaging and marketing of various existing products that Aetas are known for like cultural crafts and root crops,” said Ricafort.
“We are making it a point that our activities and projects for the Next Frontier will nurture Aetas into entrepreneurship, and the building of cooperatives to make them self-sufficient.”
Under the Joint Management Agreement (JMA) signed by the CDC with the Bamban Aeta Tribal Association (BATA) and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), the CDC will develop the some 10,000 hectares area at Sacobia.
Disclosing this to Punto Central Luzon, Tribal Chieftain Oscar Dizon of Sitio San Martin in Bamban, Tarlac said the CDC’s program would be useful to them as the state-owned firm started developing the Sacobia area, dubbed as the Next Frontier. Dizon is the head of the Association of Tribal Chieftains covered under Certificate of the Ancestral Domain Title (CADT).
“At mabait itong si Ricafort (And Ricafort is kind),” added Dizon.
In a statement, the CDC said they are “thankful too to people and groups for recognizing its efforts in uplifting the welfare of residents — the Aetas included — of local communities.”
“Aside from the training and hiring of Aetas as Clark tour guides and security personnel, the CDC is eyeing possible partnerships with the country’s science and trade departments in the pursuit of projects that are geared in transforming Aetas into self-sufficient entrepreneurs,” the CDC said.
For his part, Ricafort said the state-owned corporation had planned to forge partnerships with government agencies such as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Bureau of Food and Drugs for the implementation of livelihood programs for Aetas in the Next Frontier.
The CDC will be pursuing programs and projects that are geared toward capacity-building, entrepreneurship, and cooperativism, said Ricafort.
“These endeavors are aimed at building self-sufficiency among members of Tribung Ayta,” he added.
“Foremost in the implementation of livelihood programs will be CDC’s assistance in packaging and marketing of various existing products that Aetas are known for like cultural crafts and root crops,” said Ricafort.
“We are making it a point that our activities and projects for the Next Frontier will nurture Aetas into entrepreneurship, and the building of cooperatives to make them self-sufficient.”
Under the Joint Management Agreement (JMA) signed by the CDC with the Bamban Aeta Tribal Association (BATA) and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), the CDC will develop the some 10,000 hectares area at Sacobia.
