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CONVERGENCE. Irrigation Administrator Engr. Eddie Guillen delivers updates on irrigation plans for the country in a Palace briefing on Tuesday (Feb. 28, 2023). Guillen said they were instructed to pursue convergence between government agencies to achieve agricultural targets that are beneficial to the economy. (Screengrab) MANILA - The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on Tuesday underscored the need for interagency convergence and annual funding of PHP200 billion for dam projects nationwide to boost the country's agricultural landscapes. In a Palace briefing, NIA Administrator Engr. Eddie Guillen said such investment in dams will produce a good return for the economy, apart from poverty reduction through food security targets. "Kung mag-invest ang ating gobyerno ng worth PHP200 billion na projects sa ating mga dam per year, sa anim na taon ho na pamumuno ng ating pangulo ay malaki ho ang pagbabago ng agricultural landscape natin (If the government invest PHP200 billion
CONVERGENCE PLAN. Various representatives from government line agencies and local government units pose after a meeting to uplift the lives of support farmers in the Soccsksargen region on Thursday (Feb. 2, 2023). At least 113 agrarian reform beneficiaries' organizations in Sarangani province and General Santos City are expected to benefit from the initiative. (Photo courtesy of DAR-12) KORONADAL CITY - Seven government agencies and nine local government units (LGUs) have joined hands to craft a plan that would benefit agrarian reform beneficiary (ARB) members belonging to 113 agrarian reform beneficiaries' organizations (ARBOs) in Sarangani province and General Santos City. Mariannie Lauban-Baunto, the Department of Agrarian Reform - Soccsksargen (DAR-12) director, said they partnered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Environment and Na
MANILA - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill condoning unpaid interests, penalties and surcharges on loans obtained by farmers, fisherfolk and agrarian reform beneficiaries from government agencies. House Bill 5702, or the "Agrarian and Agricultural Loan Restructuring and Condonation Act" was passed with 271 votes, no negative votes and no abstentions. The bill mandates the one-time condonation of unpaid interests, penalties and surcharges of agricultural and agrarian loans secured by farmers, fisherfolk and agrarian reform beneficiaries from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Agriculture (DA), People's Credit and Finance Corporation (PCFC), Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), National Food Authority (NFA), and the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation (QUEDANCOR) prior to the effectivity of the measure. Also covered are cooperatives registered with the CDA, and farmers' and agrarian refor
GREENING ACTIVITY. Personnel of several government agencies on Tuesday (Sept. 13, 2022) plant some 1,000 forest and fruit-bearing tree seedlings in Barangay San Juan Bano, Arayat, Pampanga, one of the identified tree planting sites in Central Luzon. The activity kicked off the nationwide simultaneous tree plantingprogram of the Department of the Interior and Local Government aimed at protecting the environment. (Photo courtesy of the Provincial Government of Pampanga) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - At least 1,000 forest and fruit-bearing tree seedlings were planted on Tuesday in Arayat town, one of the identified tree planting sites in Central Luzon. The activity in Barangay San Juan Bano served as the kick-off ceremony for the nationwide simultaneous tree planting program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) with the theme: "Buhayin ang Pangangalaga ng Kalikasan." The DILG, in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DE