Filipinos attend meat processing training

TDT | Manama

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More than 30 Filipinos attended the meat processing training sponsored by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in collaboration with Pinay Ikaw Na (PIN) held at the Philippine Embassy. In his welcome address, OWWA Welfare Officer, Dr. Amelito S. Adel, extended his gratitude for the participants for attending the training and encouraged each one of them to actively participate and ask questions to the trainors.

“Your input is invaluable, and together, we can foster a culture of continuous improvement and excellence,’’ he said. OWWA initiated programs to equip the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) with practical knowledge and skills can help them to start their own businesses to secure better employment opportunities.

During the training, Jeffrey Kerr Fredeluces, the trainor and Nicomedes Cordero, Jr., his assistant extended their knowledge to the participants of transforming raw meat into food products through various techniques and processes of making nuggets, siomai, tocino and longganisa (Filipino sausage) ensuring the attendees understood each step.

Participants who come came from various places in Bahrain were also were enthusiastic and happy to learn meat processing techniques and expressed their positive feedback. Dinah Sta Ana, president of Pinay Ikaw Na (PIN), has emphasised that the third batch training of the meat processing is not only about enhancing the technical skills but also about improving the economic capability of the participants.