AID TO FARMERS. Farmers in Legazpi City receive PHP5,000 cash assistance each from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday (Feb. 1, 2022). Shiela Nas, City Agriculture Office (CAO) chief, said the beneficiaries are listed with the Registry System for Basic Sector of Agriculture as part of DA's Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund mechanization program. (Photo by Emmanuel Solis) LEGAZPI CITY - At least 2,200 members of the Legazpi City Farmers' Association received PHP5,000 cash assistance each from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on two separate payouts this week. In an interview on Tuesday, Shiela Nas, City Agriculture Office (CAO) chief, said these farmers are enrolled with the Registry System for Basic Sector of Agriculture (RSBSA) as part of DA's Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) mechanization program. RCEF is part of Republic Act 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law aimed at reducing the cost of rice production through the use of an accurate, effect
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 2,200 members of the Legazpi City Farmers' Association received P5,000 cash assistance each from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on two separate payouts this week. In an interview on Tuesday, Feb. 1, Shiela Nas, City Agriculture Office (CAO) chief, said these farmers are