BUTUAN CITY & AGUSAN DEL SUR - Over 600 graduates received certificates as proof of completion with the four-month School-on-the-Air (SOA) on Coconut Production conducted by the ATI-RTC 13 in coordination with the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) – 13, and the Provincial Agriculture Offices of Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte from May to September 2023.

The mass graduation was held in two separate gatherings: on October 17, 2023, at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, Butuan City for Agusan del Norte and Butuan City with a total of 320 graduates, and, on October 23, 2023, at the Naliyagan Ground, Government Center, Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur for Agusan del Sur with 290 graduates.

 The participating LGUs are Buenavista, Cabadbaran City, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Las Nieves, Magallanes, RTR, Santiago, Tubay, all of Agusan del Norte,  and Butuan City, and the municipalities of Bunawan, Esperanza, La Paz, Loreto, Prosperidad, Rosario, San Francisco, San Luis, Sibagat, Talacogon, Veruela, and Bayugan City.

The graduates received their certificates of completion, while top-performing graduates per municipality received tokens. Municipal SOA coordinators and resource persons also received certificates of appreciation and tokens.

The SOA commenced on May 25, 2023, and aired every Thursday from 5:00-6:00 am over Hope Radio – Butuan until September 21, 2023, with Ms. Ernalyn Colon as program anchor.