AKLAN FARMERS GET TRAINING HUB
Indian Ambassador Harsh Kumar Jain turns over the new community training hall in Numancia built under India’s grassroots development program.
Photograph courtesy of India in the Philippines
Indian Ambassador Harsh Kumar Jain turns over the new community training hall in Numancia built under India’s grassroots development program.
Photograph courtesy of India in the Philippines
Ambassador of India to the Philippines Shri Harsh Kumar Jain recently handed over a newly constructed Working and Training Hall at Barangay Aliputos, Municipality of Numancia, Aklan.
The project was implemented under the India-Philippines Quick Impact Projects framework, which supports community-level initiatives for socio-economic development.
It is the fourth of six projects under the first cycle of QIPs being implemented through Indian Grant Assistance under the bilateral Agreement on the Implementation of Quick Impact Projects, signed in February 2023.
The facility forms part of Numancia's efforts to strengthen its agri-tourism sector, providing a venue for skills development, training, meetings and community activities. The facility is expected to benefit approximately 5,500 farmers and fisherfolk.
Ambassador Jain highlighted that the project reflects the enduring friendship and Strategic Partnership between India and the Philippines, founded on mutual respect, close cooperation and a shared commitment to inclusive and sustainable development.
Gov. Jose Enrique Miraflores welcomed the facility's potential to strengthen skills, livelihoods and the municipality's agri-tourism initiatives, and appreciated India's continued community-focused development partnership with the Philippines.
The project joins three other QIPs completed earlier this year: a Livelihood Training Center in Bobon, Northern Samar; a Primary Care Facility in Bacolod, Lanao del Norte; and a Barangay Health Station in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, reflecting India's commitment to grassroots development across different regions of the Philippines.
Ambassador Jain also welcomed the resolution adopted by the LGU of Numancia declaring 10 August as “Numancia–India Friendship Day.” He expressed his deep appreciation, noting that the initiative symbolizes the warmth and enduring bonds of friendship between the people of Numancia and India.
The QIP initiative is aligned with the Plan of Action for the India-Philippines Strategic Partnership for 2025-2029, signed during the State Visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to India in August 2025.
India looks forward to further strengthening its development partnership through the next cycle of 10 Quick Impact Projects, currently under consideration by the two sides.
