Tagum City Mayor Rey T. Uy extended his gratitude to two government agencies based in Region XI for being staunch allies in his administration’s pursuit for development by officially turning over 2.4 million pesos that will be used to fund various programs and projects initiated by this city’s local government.
Regional Director Fatma Idris of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Office XI personally turned over the check amounting to 1.2 million pesos that will be used for the construction of a community-based multi-species hatchery geared towards the vision of increasing the yield of fisherfolks in the coastal areas of the city.
Idris bared her aim of making Tagum as the “Crab Country of the Philippines” through this landmark initiative of the City Government of Tagum.
The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit XI through its Regional Director Constancio Maghanoy, Jr. also turned over 1.2 million pesos on the same day.
The Council of Women of the city will be given 500,000 pesos from the said amount which will be utilized for livelihood training program for its members on meat processing and virgin coconut oil production.
Another 500,000 pesos will also be allocated for the Care for School Chairs Program of Mayor Uy, which was promised by Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala in his visit to the city last May 14, 2012.
In return, agriculture-related information materials such as vegetable and root crops will be painted in kiddie tables and shall be distributed to kindergarten schools in the city.
The Tagum City Agriculture Office under its officer-in-charge Mr. George Grandea also received 200,000 pesos for the purchase of various planting mats such as black pepper, coffee, cacao and rubber, among others, according to Mr. Sonny Manigo of the City Planning and Development Office. [Louie Lapat/CIO Tagum]
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