NAVAL, Biliran - Looking back, 2019 was a challenging year for the Philippine swine industry as the dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF) was confirmed to have reached the country. In early 2021, the disease has made its way to Region 8 affecting many municipalities thus compromising the swine population. This prompted National and Local Government agencies to partner up and prevent further
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Biliran BBOs aim to keep province ASF-Free
Friday, February 11, 2022 - 15:01ATI-8 pass ISO 3rd Party Surveillance Audit
Friday, February 11, 2022 - 10:57BAYBAY CITY, Leyte - Following its 35th Anniversary, the Agricultural Training Institute and its network of regional training centers underwent the 3rd party ISO 9001:2015 surveillance audit. This audit aimed to ensure the center’s compliance of the Quality Management System (QMS) with the standards of the ISO 9001.
On February 8, 2022, ATI-RTC 8 underwent the surveillance audit conducted
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Saturday, February 5, 2022 - 09:44BAYBAY CITY, Leyte - One of the many definitions of mental health would be a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential and can cope with the normal stresses of life. Being two (2) years into the pandemic, mental health issues may have affected people, ATI-RTC 8 staff included.
As the ATI Network celebrates 35 years of excellent extension services, it is
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Monday, January 31, 2022 - 08:10TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte –Organic agriculture programs continue to encourage farmer practitioners and AEWs in Eastern Visayas to venture into the natural way of farming. ATI-RTC 8, through its Organic Agriculture focal, Ms. Graciel V. Gacutan, led a two-day training that aims to capacitate the participants in identifying and implementing alternative management of common vegetable insect pests and
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