TESDA's TOTS project to benefit relocation site in Maragondon town

By Ruel B. Francisco August 27, 2020 TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite - The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-C...

By Ruel B. Francisco
August 27, 2020




TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite - The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Cavite will launch the Turn-On-The-Sun (TOTS) project on August 28, 2020 in Maragondon town.

This is a five-day training for Basic Solar (off-grid) Lighting and Charging System for the benefit of the residents of Barangay Sta. Mercedes as well as identified personnel of the local National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Said training will not only provide additional skills for the learners but also working solar lighting and charging system for their personal use.

TESDA, being the PRLEC (Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster) Chair in the national level, under the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte, aims to develop self-reliant, resilient and sustainable communities through harmonized and culturally responsive development programs.





The identified PRLEC priority barangay for the province of Cavite is Barangay Patungan which is now known as Barangay Sta. Mercedes in Maragondon, that was also a priority barangay under the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) in 2019.

A land dispute between the residents and a private corporation caused the relocation of half of the residents with the relocation area lacking in electricity, thus the launching of TOTS project.

Likewise, partner agencies in the PRLEC, such as Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) shall be providing training seminars for Cooperative organization and entrepreneural skills, among others.

There will also be an awarding of the basic/starter tool kits from the previous training, Cut and Sew Leading to Dressmaking. About 20 participants of the training will also given sewing machines, sponsored by the Department of Labor and Employment. (Ruel Francisco/TESDA-Cavite Provincial Office)