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CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur – Torres Rice Mill, a rice milling firm in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, integrated the latest sorting technology to improve the quality of their milled rice by capacitating four (4) of their workforce on machine operation and maintenance. The training was provided by the Department of Science and Technology through one of its flagship programs, the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program or SETUP, held last month.

Livelihood opportunities to communities in the provinces are very important in driving the economy back to its feet after the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. Realizing this need to build back better, the Department of Science and Technology Region I conducted a training on chicken meat processing for the Palisoc Women’s Association (PWA) of Barangay Palisoc, Bautista, Pangasinan on July 22,2022.

“We need to keep an open mind, make it a part of the solution to meet an increasing energy demand, while meeting low carbon diet.”