28/08/2026
A HARVEST OF GRATITUDE!
Yesterday, our family received two humbling recognitions at the 50th Gawad Saka Regional Awards:
🏆 Regional Winner – Outstanding Farmer/ Fisherfolk Family
🏆 Advocacy Champion – Obligacion Family–Joross Farm
We receive these honors with deep gratitude and humility, knowing that no achievement is ever the work of one family alone.
To all who worked, walked, struggled, and celebrated with us—our farm workers, farmer-partners, friends, colleagues, and supporters—maraming salamat po.
To our mentors who generously shared their knowledge, wisdom, and encouragement, thank you for helping shape the people and the advocacy we have become.
To our DA PMED family, former Div. Chief Aloha Gigi Bañaria, Division Chief Ted Eleda, Doc AJ Mil-an, Annielyn Baleza, and the entire PMED team.
ATI RTC 5's former Center Director Elsa Ani Parot , Center Director Engr Joey A. Belarmino , and the entire Ati Bicolandia, DA-RFO5 headed by Regional Executive Director Rodel Tornilla.
Ligao City LGU headed by Mayor Fernando Vallejo Gonzalez,
City Agriculture's Office team headed by CAO Cheryl Ann P. Requiza, Noel Porcalla Paz, former Ligao City Mayor BM-Konsi Patty Gonzalez-Alsua, Office of the 3D Cong.@ Adrian Salceda former 2nd Dist Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, now Presidential Legislative Liaison Office Secretary.
Office of the former 3rd District Rep. Fernando Tibor Cabredo.
APAO Albay headed by PA Dha Onrubia Buenconsejo , former PA Cheryll Rebeta, the Provincial Government of Albay, headed by Gov.Noel Ebrega Rosal.
Our TESDA PO Albay's Provincial Director Glo Sese and team, DepEd's Ligao City, Albay and Sorsogon Division Offices, the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture ( CBSUA) family headed by Pres. Dr. Alberto N. Naperi for adopting Joross Farm as part of the Institution.
Mam Bernadette De Los Santos Executive Director PCAF and former RAFC Chair Region 5, Mam Vicky Purisima, Chairman GESI Region 5.
Albay Agriculture Cooperative (AAC) and Mayon Agriculture Learning Sites Corp. (MALESCO).
And to my wife Ross, the first farmer of the family who stood firm with our endeavors, our sons who helped managed our operations, secure the animals to shelter even if its already signal no. 4, harvest and processed our ube for them also to deliver orders, helped us clear the farm just hours after any calamities, shared our ups and downs, with whose love and sacrifices have made this journey possible—this recognition is yours.
The awards may bear our name, but the journey belongs to many.
“Ang ani ng isang bukid ay bunga ng maraming kamay; ang tagumpay ng isang pamilya ay bunga ng maraming pusong naniwala.”
Today, we celebrate not just the awards, but the people who helped us become worthy of them.
From the Obligacion Family–Joross Farm,
maraming salamat, mula sa aming mga puso. ❤️
💐Mabuhay ang magsasakang Pilipino!
