Japanese national Masatoshi Koido arrived in Laoag City on April
5 to formally start his volunteer work at the Department of Agrarian Reform
(DAR) in Ilocos Norte.
For two years, Mr. Koido will
help in the implementation of programs for the improvement of rice production
in the different agrarian reform communities in the province.
The JICA volunteer, who hails
from Takasaki City, is a graduate of social and economic sciences at the School
of Science and Engineering of the University of Tsukuba.
Before joining JICA, Mr.
Koido worked as loan consultant at the Joyo Bank, Ltd. and teacher in various
junior and senior high schools in Japan. He was also active in the volunteer
activities of the Social Welfare Research Group in their city.
In 2015, he completed the
JOCV Course on community development and outreach programs where he received
training on the culture and language of the Ilocos provinces.
During his briefing at the
provincial office of DAR, Mr. Koido promised to do all his best to help in the
rice production and other agricultural concerns in Ilocos Norte.
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BARD NOTES: Happy bard-reading to Mayor Chevylle
Farinas, Vice Mayor Michael V. Farinas, Provincial Treasurer Josephine
Calajate, INWD General Manager John Teodoro, Dr. Miramar Bumanglag and PNB
Laoag Branch Manager Metty V. Guerrero.
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