ROLL-OUT. Agriculture Secretary William Dar says during a press briefer on Wednesday (March 16, 2022) the rollout of the fuel subsidy to farmers and fishers will kick off in Tacloban, Leyte on Thursday (March 17. 2022) during the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dar said there is a possibility for a second tranche of the program with bigger financing. (Screengrab) MANILA - Farmers and fishers in Leyte will be the pioneer recipients of the Department of Agriculture's (DA) Fuel Subsidy Program. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday, the DA said the program will kick off during President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to Tacloban, Leyte on Thursday, March 17. Duterte raised the DA budget with a PHP24-billion top-up early this month. The portion of the additional fund will go to the PHP500-million Fuel Subsidy Program. The subsidy will be divided between the farmers and fishers. In his guesting at the "Laging Handa" briefing, DA Secretary William Dar sa
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Published January 21, 2021, 5:00 PM
A total of 161 corn and coconut farmers from Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte received the cash and food assistance from the government.
Under the government’s Cash and Food Subsidy to Marginal Farmers and Fisherfolk (CFSMFF) program, farm production of these corn and coconut farmers is expected to increase despite the pandemic that struck the country, Department of Agriculture (DA 13) Regional Spokesperson Emmylou T. Presilda told The Manila Bulletin on Tuesday.
The CFSMFF was awarded to the farmers at Cabadbaran City Gymnasium recently, she said.
Breaking down, 41 farmers were present under the corn program, 112 farmers under the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and 8 farmers under the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA).