'We should have learned the lesson last week when we were complacent because there was only rain due to the shear line, and there was no typhoon, but it turned out there was extreme flooding,' says Office of Civil Defense Caraga chief Liza Mazo
SOLAR DRYER. Mayor Symond Caguit (center), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Caraga Regional Director Leomides Villareal (right), and DAR Agusan Sur Provincial Officer Jamil Amatonding (3rd from right) formally open the newly-completed solar dryer in Barangay Sayon, Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur on Dec. 9, 2021. The DAR handed over three solar dryers worth PHP2.28 million that will benefit around 292 rice farmers in the town. (Photo courtesy of DAR Caraga) BUTUAN CITY - A total of 292 farmers from two barangays in the town of Sta. Josefa in Agusan del Sur recently received three newly-completed solar dryers through the Convergence on Value Chain Enhancement for Rural Growth and Empowerment (Project ConVERGE) of the Department of Agrarian Reform in Caraga (DAR-13). The solar dryers were formally turned over to the farmers through their organizations on Thursday. "Around 140 of the recipients are agrarian reform beneficiaries or ARBs in the area while 152 are small household farmers
Published December 19, 2020, 9:03 AM
#NasaanAngBisePresidente (where is the vice president)?
So goes the hashtag circulating on social media as parts of Mindanao experienced flash flood due to Tropical Depression “Vicky”.
“Andito po ako. Kanina pa kami nagco-coordinate sa areas na apektado (I’m here. We have been coordinating with the affected areas),” Vice President Leni Robredo gamely responded, citing her office’s efforts to coordinate to disprove claims she’s missing in action amid the flooding in Mindanao.
Andito po ako. Kanina pa kami nag cocoordinate sa areas na apektado.Pagdasal po natin mga kababayan natin sa Agusan del Sur at Surigao del Sur na binabaha ngayon.Posted by Leni Gerona Robredo on Friday, December 18, 2020