City Mayor Ronnel Rivera together with the City Agriculturist’s Office (CAO) distributed seedlings to farmers from Barangay Tinagacan and Barangay Batomelong on January 15.
The farmer-beneficiaries’ crops had been destroyed by strong winds commonly known as ipo-ipo in April 2014.
Sixty-one farmers (53 from Tinagacan and eight from Batomelong) identified by the City Agriculturist Office will be able to start again after receiving different varieties of seedlings and fertilizers.
The seedlings are mango (630), coconut (500), and banana (3,012). Aside from that, 100 sacks of organic fertilizers and 100 complete fertilizers were also given to these farmers.
Even with a limited budget of P299,000, CAO head Merlinda Donasco said the city had to maximize its resources in order to help the victims.
“The mayor already asked us to help these affected farmers. For us, enabling them to start again is the best assistance we could give. It is more than money,” Donasco said.
Fishermen from Barangay Bawing and Barangay West also received shallow water fish shelters (locally known as “payao”) with the help of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
Eighty-five fisherfolk (30 from Bawing and 55 from West) became the recipient of the project which has a total cost of around P200,000.
According to Mayor Rivera, the project will ensure rapid restoration of depleted fisheries resources and at the same time provide sustainable livelihood for small fishermen. (Gensan CPIO/ Ian John M. Lagare)
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