HIGHLIGHT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Entrepreneurship Division

A. Trainings Conducted
a. PROCEDE Capacitates DOLE Livelihood Beneficiaries

The Department of Labor and Employment awarded livelihood funds to the

Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya amounting to PhP4.9M with
PhP1.9M intended for the TUPAD program and PhP3M for the DKSK catering
to 100 skilled beneficiaries in the province.

Further, fifty (50) skilled beneficiaries also received their certificates of

award for a package of one cart (trike) worth P19,000.00 and a seed capital
of P9,000.00 under the DILP Nego-Kart livelihood fund assistance intended to
enhance their present livelihood undertaking.

DOLE Secretary Silvestre H. Bello, DOTr Secretary Arthur P. Tugade

together with Honorable Governor Carlos M. Padilla awarded livelihood kits to
qualified beneficiaries on 22 January 2021 at the Main Building, Capitol
Compound, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya.

Moreover, the Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development Office

(PROCEDE) office in collaboration with Provincial Employment Service
Division (PESD) conducted a business orientation to fifty (50) beneficiaries of
the Nego Kart Project of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
The aim of said activity is to capacitate beneficiaries on how to start business,
particularly Nego Kart Business.

PROCEDE remains committed in supporting livelihood project key partner

agencies towards creating a more sustainable and resilient business
paradigm in the province.

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b. PROCEDE Inspires would-be-preneurs in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya

The Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya through its Provincial

Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office conducted an
Entrepreneurial Mind-setting cum Basic Financial Management to the
recipients of the Livelihood Program of the PLGU on February 24, 2021 at
Senior Citizen’s Hall, Capitol Compound, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. A
total of fourteen (14) recipients of the Livelihood Assistance Program with
total value of one hundred fifteen thousand pesos (Php115,000.00)
participated in the said activity.

The aim of this orientation is to educate the beneficiaries on how to do or

start a business, manage and value their finances and to inspire them
through sharing of Success Stories of other entrepreneurs which will
encourage their burning desire for success.

Ms. Maricris B. Romero, the resource person of the said activity emphasized
that “Innovation is the specific instrument of Entrepreneurship, the act that
endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth”.

c. PROCEDE Trains NV Irrigators Fed in Business Plan Preparation

Amidst pandemic and towards responsiveness, the Provincial Government of

Nueva Vizcaya through its Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise
Development (PROCEDE) Office conducted a 1-day Business Proposal
Workshop to the officers of Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Federation of Irrigators
Association (NVPFIA) on March 8, 2021 at National Irrigation Administration
(NIA), Capitol Compound, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya.

The aim of the workshop is to capture the overall concept of the proposed
business of the federation to be able to accomplish a proposal that is best
suits to their objectives.

Based on the session, the major constraints identified in the Rice Value
Chain in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya includes high costs of rice within the
market, low cost of palay from buyers/traders and presence of middlemen
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 along the palay value chain. The identified risks of the projects are low-cost
milling services within the area and importation of commercial rice from
neighboring countries.

Thus, in its truest sense, this project can serve as consolidator for the locally
produced palay within the province and it can also create employment for the
community.

d. PROCEDE Orients Food Processors in Food Safety Management &

Registration

The Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya through its Provincial

Cooperative and Entrepreneurship Development (PROCEDE) Office
conducts an eight (8) day training entitled “Training on Food Safety
Procedures for Essential Food” on March 22-29,2021 at Nueva Vizcaya
Livelihood and Pasalubong Center, Magsaysay, Bayombong, Nueva
Vizcaya.

During the training, different phases of quality and safe processing were

discussed to pave the way for the MSME Processors’ FDA eligibility
and eventual licensing and certification.

This Learning Session is customized for the MSME food processors of the
Province of Nueva Vizcaya. It introduces to the participants an Awareness
Course on the International Standard on Food Safety Management Systems
(FS 22000:2018) as a link to other different aspects and standards on food
safety and quality. Its objective is to reinforce the foundation for the
processors’ knowledge and skills in the development of their businesses to
be more competitive in the market.

Current Good Manufacturing Practices is the fundamental Course on Food

Safety and Quality. It comprises the practices required in order to conform to
the guidelines prescribed by the concerned regulatory agencies.

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 At the end of the seminar, as their output, each processor was able to draft
their own Food Safety Policy; Initial framework of their Food Quality
Management System and Food Safety Culture; and, outline their own Good
Manufacturing Practices Quality Manual.

This activity tapped the expertise of Atty. Maria Esperanza Consigna-

Bańares, former DTI Regional Director and Business Consultant.

The series of courses designed for the SME food processors will lead to their
eventual registration with the Food and Drug Administration, both for the
License to Operate FDA-LTO) and Certificate of Product Registration (CPR).

B. Market Events conducted

a. F2C Intensifies its Market

The Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office

through its Entrepreneurship Division successfully conducted twenty-four
Farmers to Consumers (F2C) events during the first quarter of 2021 amidst
the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Farmers to Consumers was an annual activity of the Province of Nueva

Vizcaya to bring the agricultural products of the province closer to its
consumers. For the first quarter of 2021, the market event had generated a
total sales revenue of PhP672,120.00. The event was conducted in three
different areas, namely, (1) Cainta, Rizal, (2) The Provincial Capitol Grounds,
(3) WalterMart, Gapan, Nueva Ecija.

The PROCEDE Office will continue to support the Farmers to Consumers

Program to help assist the local MSMEs in the province to achieve greater
markets.

C. Projects assessed
a. PROCEDE Monitors Livelihood Beneficiaries amidst COVID-19

The Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development Office (PROCEDE)

Office through its Entrepreneurship Division conducted a regular monitoring
and evaluation to the ten (10) livelihood beneficiaries for the period covering
January to March of 2021.
The Entrepreneurship Division conducted monitoring and evaluation to
Livelihood Beneficiaries, to wit:
1. Darapidap Auto Savings Group Food Processors, Inc.

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 2. Bambang Farmers and Irrigators Credit Cooperative
3. Anayo Multi-Purpose Cooperative
4. Canarem Multi-Purpose Cooperative
5. Buliwao Multi-Purpose Cooperative
6. Ibung Multi-Purpose Cooperative
7. Ugnayan Multi-Purpose Cooperative
8. Solano Merchants Multi-Purpose Cooperative
9. Villaverde Multi-Purpose Cooperative
10. Palabotan Multi-Purpose Cooperative
The purpose of the visit to the beneficiaries is to monitor and evaluate the
beneficiaries on their livelihood projects that they have requested to the
Provincial Government.
The monitoring and evaluation to beneficiaries is regularly done by the
Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development Office (PROCEDE) office
in a quarterly basis.

D. NGAs programs complimented/ Facilitated to MLGUs and beneficiaries

a. PROCEDE Supports NV MSMEs Development Convergence Agenda

The Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya through its Provincial

Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office conducted an
eight (8) day training entitled “Training of Food Safety Procedures for
Essential Foods” to eleven (11) participants on March 22-29, 2021 at Nueva
Vizcaya Livelihood and Pasalubong Center, Magsaysay, Bayombong, Nueva
Vizcaya as a support to the NV MSMEs Development Convergence Agenda.

The purpose of the said activity is to assist the Processed Food Sector in the
province in their registration with the Food and Drug Administration, both for
the License to Operate FDA-LTO) and Certificate of Product Registration
(CPR). The training conducted was done through a series of courses to
prepare the participants in the FDA eligibility and eventual licensing and
certification.

As a result of the activity, the participants were capacitated in the FDA

requirements. Each participant was able to draft their own Food Safety Policy;
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 Initial framework of their Food Quality Management System and Food Safety
Culture; and, outline their own Good Manufacturing Practices Quality Manual
as a preparation in processing their FDA licenses.

E. Livelihood Assistance acted upon

a. PROCEDE Facilitates the Awarding of Livelihood Requests

The Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya through its Provincial

Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office facilitated the
awarding of Livelihood Assistance to the fourteen (14) recipients of the
Livelihood Assistance Program of the Office of the Governor receiving a total
value of one hundred fifteen thousand pesos (Php115,000.00) on February
24, 2021 at the Main Building, Capitol Compound, Bayombong, Nueva
Vizcaya.

The Livelihood Assistance Program of the Office of the Governor aims to aid
the small business in the province by providing them additional capital for
their operations. The awarding of the Financial Assistance was personally
attended by the Honorable Governor Carlos M. Padilla.

As a continuous support to the Livelihood Program of the Office of the

Honorable Governor, the PROCEDE Office already submitted a total value of
three hundred thirty thousand (PhP330,000.00) worth of financial assistance,
and was already approved by the Office of the Governor.

F. Proposals prepared for special projects

a. Ambaguio OFW Agri-Business Trading

The Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office

through its Entrepreneurship Division assisted the Ambagiuo OFW Kabayani
Association of Tiblac, Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya in cropping a business plan
for their proposed Agri-Input Trading as a requirement to their request of
Financial Assistance to the Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa Pagunlad ng

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 Samahang OFWs (TULONG PUSO) Program of the Overseas Workers
Welfare Administration (OWWA).

The PROCEDE Office responsively accoutered the finished business proposal

entitled “Ambaguio OFW Agri Business Trading” to the association. The
proposed project has a total cost amounting to Php1,199,500.00. the funding
will be shared through counterpart from the members of the Ambagiuo OFW
Kabayani Association and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
(OWWA).

The proposal was already submitted and has been approved by the Overseas
Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Region 02.

b. A Pre-Feasibility Study on the Establishment on Commercial Rice Hub

The Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office

through its Entrepreneurship Division assisted the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial
Federation of Irrigators Association (NVPFIA) in cropping a business plan for
their proposed Commercial Rice Hub Project as a requirement to their request
for funding to the different agencies concerned.

The PROCEDE Office already furnished a copy of the business proposal

crafted with the title “A Pre-Feasibility Study on the Establishment on
Commercial Rice Hub” to the federation. The proposed project has a total
cost amounting to PhP 40,179,500.00. Its funding will be done through a
counterpart basis by the Federation and other Agencies.

The project proposal has already been distributed to the agencies concern and
is awaiting for the approval.

G. Meeting facilitated/conducted
c. Amendment on the Provincial Branding Ordinance, SP Special
Committee Meeting

The Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office

attended the SP Special Committee Meeting on the Amendment on the

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 Provincial Branding Ordinance on January 19, 2021 at the SP session hall,
Capitol Compound, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya.

It is the duty of the Sanguniang Panlalawigan to assess the implementation of

issued ordinance of the province and during a meeting held on the 19 th day of
January 2021, the Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development
(PROCEDE) Office together with the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) being
the lead implementing office for the Branding Ordinance and other offices
related to this ordinance was invited to attend this meeting.

During the session, the Sanguniang Panlalawigan assessed the performance

of the offices enclosed with this Branding Ordinance towards the realization
and implementation of the ordinance.

PROCEDE being the office mandated for Enterprise Development was

proposed by the Provincial Development Council – Economic Development
(ECODEV) Committee as the Lead Implementing Office for the Branding
Ordinance instead of PAO.

As a result of the meeting, the Sanguniang Panlalawigan adopted the

recommendation of the Provincial Development Council – Economic
Development (ECODEV) Committee that the PROCEDE Office as the most
logical office to implement the said ordinance instead of the Provincial
Agriculture Office. With this, the Sanguniang Panlalawigan agreed to amend
the said branding ordinance.

d. NVAT Fruit and Vegetable Processing Center – TWG Meeting

The NVAT Fruit and Vegetable Processing Center – TWG Meeting convened
on January 22,2021 at the Office of the Honorable Governor Carlos M.
Padilla.

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 The meeting was attended by Manager Cumila of NVAT, Representative/s
from the offices of DA, PLO, PEO, PAO, PROCEDE, and GO personally
represented by the Honorable Governor Carlos M. Padilla.

The Honorable Governor shared to the body that Regional Director Narciso A.
Edillo sent him a letter informing that the project has been approved and
funded under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) of the
Department of Agriculture. In his letter, the Department of Agriculture is giving
NVAT Fruit and Vegetable Processing Center – TWG a go signal for the
procurement activities of the project.

The main agenda of the meeting, is to conform to the timeline set the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The project fund will be
released in three (3) tranches and validity of disbursement is until June 30,
2021 only and unused funds will be reverted. He further distributed task to be
taken by the concerned offices.

The Honorable Governor is anticipating for an initial progress of the

Establishment of the NVAT Fruit and Vegetable Processing Center within six
(6) months period.

e. PROCEDE – DTI Project Collaboration Meeting

The Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office

conducted a meeting with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Nueva
Vizcaya Provincial Office to discuss the different projects to the Provincial
Government for 2021 on January 28, 2021 at the PROCEDE Office, 2 nd Flr.
Agriculture Bldg., Capitol Compound, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya.

During the meeting, the DTI Nueva Vizcaya and PROCEDE Office discussed
the full operationalization of the Nueva Vizcaya OTOP Philippines Hub located
at the Nueva Vizcaya Livelihood and Pasalubong Center, Magsaysay,

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 Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. The Provincial Director Henry O. Conel, Jr. also
discussed about the two (2) Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Projects namely
(1) Nueva Vizcaya Fruit Toll Packaging Center, (2) NV Packaging and
Labelling Services to be put up in Nueva Vizcaya and the Provincial
Government as being the cooperator of the said project.

As a result of the discussion, both parties agreed to hold the signing of the
Memorandum of Agreement between the Provincial Government and the DTI
Region 02 within the first quarter of the year. Both parties also discussed the
list of activities and programs to support the operations of the said projects and
to assist on SME Development.

f. Amendment on the Nueva Vizcaya Investment and Incentives Code,

NVIDC – TWG Meeting

Amidst lingering global and local uncertainties, the Nueva Vizcaya Investment
Development Council – Technical Working Group (NVIDC-TWG) convened a
meeting on February 9, 2021 at the PPDO’s Function Room, Capitol
Compound, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya wherein the Provincial Cooperative
and Enterprise (PROCEDE) Office is the Secretariat.

In the meeting, they discussed their vision of creating an Information and

Communication Technology (ICT) Plan that aims to improve the connectivity of
PLGU with MLGUs within the province. This ICT Plan can contribute a positive
impact in the economy of the province, as this may help in the accurate
reporting of Cities, Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) of MLGUs. A
CMCI ranking is very crucial, an inaccurate and incomplete reporting of such
can set us in the bottom of the ranking which may also affects the ranking of
the province on the Ease of Doing Business.

These two ranking are the bases of investors, whether to invest or not in a
certain province because it can show that a certain location knows its
resources and how it uses these to improve its standard of living.

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 During the meeting, they also tackled about including the PHILFIDA Abaca
Industry Project in the Provincial Investment Commodity Plan (PICP) of the
province. The PHILFIDA will be providing facilities and equipment for the
entrepreneur to process the Abaca and their target is to export it. It is also
mentioned that PHILFIDA will be incorporating semi culture in the processing.

Aside from the agenda of the meeting, they discussed about cropping of
Investment Priority Plan to make our province ready for the opening of our
countries economy by year 2022 after the pandemic, relaxing the economic
provision in the constitution.

g. Toll Packaging Study, A Meeting between the Honorable Governor and

Dayanan International Business Consultancy Services, Inc.

The Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya through its Provincial

Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office is currently
conducting the study entitled “Pre-Feasibility Study for the Nueva Vizcaya
Toll Food Processing and Packaging Center” for the food processors within
the province.

The objective of the study is (1) to prepare a technical and economic pre-
feasibility study to determine the optimum advantage and benefit to be derived
from the proposed facility; (2) to establish initial database and profile of Nueva
Vizcaya MSMEs engaged in the food processing value chain; and, (3) to
consolidate the different food processing procedures and their unique
characteristics.

This study is currently on the marketing and technical aspect.

On February 22-24, 2021, the Dayanan International Consultancy Services,

Inc., a firm that offers a wide array of services, is in the province to assist in
the PLGUs in this pre-feasibility study and an introductory cum courtesy
meeting between the Honorable Governor Carlos M. Padilla, the Dayanan
International Consultancy Services, Inc. and the PROCEDE Office was
conducted on February 22,2021.

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 Henceforward, the Dayanan International Consultancy Services, Inc.
conducted a survey on marketing and technical aspect of the study to the food
processors within our province.

h. Nueva Vizcaya Price Coordinating Council Meeting

No Price Ceiling on Agricultural Commodities!

On March 5, 2021, the Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development

(PROCEDE) performed as the Secretariat during the meeting of Nueva
Vizcaya Price Coordinating Council (NVPCC) which is chaired by the
Honorable Carlos M. Padilla. The meeting was held at Nueva Vizcaya
Livelihood and Pasalubong Center.

The objective of the said meeting is to assessed the prices of Basic

Necessities and Prime Commodities in the province. During the discussion,
the Honorable Governor emphasized that if the price of the commodities is
right, it can attract more farmers to plant, otherwise, they will not. Then he said
that, the priority of the province should not only to protect the consumers but
also to consider the welfare of the farmers.

Moreover, through a consensus of the members, it was agreed not to set a

price ceiling on agricultural commodities in the province because as based on
the discussions, it was raised that there are many disadvantages in setting a
price ceiling.

Some of the stated disadvantages are: when the government set a price
ceiling, the legal traders will ease to comply but black market will boost to
penetrate the market which is very unfair for our legal traders, it may also
result in supply shortage and the set price ceiling of NCR on vegetables is very
low which cannot be imposed in the province because the farmers may suffer.

Based on the preceding, the council came up into a resolution on not setting a
Price Ceiling on Agricultural Commodities in the Province.

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i. Food Safety Pathway for the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, A Meeting
between the Honorable Governor and Atty. Bañares

Services resumes as usual after the five days lockdown of the Capitol
Compound, the Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya through its Provincial
Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office, pursue an 8-
days training entitled “Training on Food Safety Procedures for Essential
Foods” conducted on March 22 – 29, 2021, intended for the food processors
within the province.

Before the start of the first day of the training, an introductory cum courtesy
meeting between the Honorable Governor Carlos M. Padilla, Atty. Maria
Esperanza Consigna-Bańares - resource person for the said training, and the
PROCEDE Office was conducted.

The Honorable Governor, expressed his gratitude towards the bravery and
professionalism of Atty. Bańares despite the high risks of health condition due
to the ascending cases of COVID-19 in the entire region.

j. F2C Exhibitors Meeting

The Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office

through its Entrepreneurship Division attended the Farmers to Consumers
(F2C) Meeting held on March 31,2021 at Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya.

The agenda of the meeting is to plan for the market event of the Farmers to
Consumers (F2C) which is scheduled on the April of 2021 to be held at
Walter Mart, Gapan, Nueva Ecija and to designate a consolidator that will
consolidate each commodity.

The PROCEDE Office committed to assist the market event by providing the
F2C with the necessary supplies needed for the conduct of the activity.

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H. Investors Assisted
a. PROCEDE Assists Potential Investors

The Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE)

through its Entrepreneurship Division assisted two (2) potential investors of
the province for the first quarter of 2021.

The Entrepreneurship Division assisted two (2) organizations within the

province through preparation of a business plan that will be used for their
request for funding on their proposed projects. The proponents of the project
were (1) Ambaguio OFW Kabayani Association with a total project cost of
PhP1,199,500.00 and, (2) Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Federation of Irrigators
Association with a total project cost of PhP40,179,500.00.

Noteworthy to mention that these project proposals were already submitted

to the agencies concerned by the proponent groups. The proponent group is
currently waiting for the approval of their requests.

I. Linkaging and Networking

The Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya through its Provincial

Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office was tapped by
the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in selecting qualified
beneficiaries for their Livelihood Program entitled: DOLE Kabuhayan: Nego
Kart and Starter Kit Project.

The PROCEDE Office was able to identify thirty-two (32) individuals from
different municipalities in the province and was successfully included in the
final listing (i.e., 100 slots) of the said Kabuhayan Project. Hence, he
selection of these qualified beneficiaries went through proper assessment
and validation.

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Noteworthy to mention that this DOLE Kabuhayan: Nego Kart and Starter Kit
Project was already received by the thirty-two (32) selected beneficiaries on
January 22,2021.

Aside from the assistance given by the PROCEDE Office to the DOLE
Livelihood Program, the PROCEDE Office also endorsed Financial
Livelihood requests to concerned national agencies that can appropriately
accommodate their requests.

Out of one hundred seventeen (117) Financial Assistance Requests, fifty (50)
will be accommodated by the PROCEDE Office for assessment and
validation while other Financial Livelihood Request was endorsed to the
different national agencies as follows:

No No. of Endorsed Financial

Name of National Agency
. Assistance Requests
Department of Social Welfare and
1 22
Development
2 Department of Trade and Industry 40
3 Department of Labor and Employment 2
4 Overseas Workers Welfare Administration 1
5 Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 2

The PROCEDE Office will be monitoring the endorsed Livelihood requests to

facilitate the progress of these requests by the different national agencies.

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Approval of Branding Ordinance from PAO to PROCEDE

The Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office now leads
the implementation of the “Nueva Vizcaya Product Accreditation and Branding
System Ordinance” through the SP Ordinance No. 2021-204 issued by the Sangunian
Panlalawigan on February 9, 2021.

The Sanggunian Panlalawigan issued the Ordinance No. 2021-204 entitled “An
Ordinance Amending Section 9 and Section 11 of the Ordinance No. 2014-093
otherwise known as the Nueva Vizcaya Product Accreditation and Branding
System Ordinance”. This amendment was to designate the Provincial Cooperative and
Enterprise Development (PROCEDE) Office as the new Lead Implementing Office for
the Branding Ordinance that was adopted by the recommendation of the Provincial
Development Council – Economic Development (ECODEV) Committee in its Resolution

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No. 17, series of 2020 proposing to designate the PROCEDE Office as the Lead
Implementing Office instead of the Provincial Agriculture Office.

This motion of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan is an initial step towards revival of the
implementation of said ordinance. Henceforward, the PROCEDE Office, as the new
lead implementing office will give emphasize in promoting the Nueva Vizcaya Brand.

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