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| DA Sec. Manny Piñol congratulating Misamis Occidental for receiving the given projects by the Duterte Admin, photo from Facebook |
Ayon kay Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, ang mga magsasaka at mangingisda ng Misamis Occidental na mas kilala bilang Kuratong Baleleng country ay nakatanggap ng P120 milyon na halaga ng mga proyekto sa agrikultura at pangisdaan at mga makinarya mula sa pamahalaan ni Pres. Rody Duterte.
Ang Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental ay itinuturing bilang sentro ng kilalang kriminal gang na Kuratong Baleleng na naghasik ng kaguluhan sa Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao sa nakalipas na ilang taon.
Sinabi ni Sec. Piñol na ang paghahatid ng mga proyekto at makinarya, kasama ang 152 fiberglass fishing boats sa ilalim ng PB Pagbabago program ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ay dumating limang buwan pagkatapos bumisita ang DA Secretary sa Tangub City noong Hunyo para sa unang Biyaheng Bukid sortie.
Bukod sa P120 milyon na halaga ng mga proyekto, ang mga mamamayan ng Misamis Occidental ay makikinabang din sa P100-Million na pautang mula sa administrasyong Duterte sa ilalim ng programang Production Loan Easy Access (PLEA) ng Agricultural Credit and Policy Council (ACPC) ng Department of Agrikultura.
Ang programa ng PLEA, na ipinatutupad sa buong bansa ngayon, ay naglalayong magbigay ng madaling pag-access ng financing sa mga magsasaka at mangingisda mula P5,000 hanggang P50,000 na walang collateral at 6% lamang na interes bawat taon na pumupunta sa conduit bank o cooperative handling ang programa ng pag-utang.
Narito ang kumpletong ulat ni DA Sec. Manny Piñol:
Duterte Delivers!
KURATONG BALELENG COUNTRY GETS
P120-M IN PROJECTS, P100-M IN LOANS
By Manny Piñol
Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental - Farmers and fisher folks of this province, which for so long carried the stigma of being labeled as the heartland of the notorious criminal gang Kuratong Baleleng, yesterday received some P120-Million worth of agriculture and fisheries projects and machineries from government.
The delivery of the projects and machineries, including 152 fiberglass fishing boats under the FB Pagbabago program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) came five months after I visited Tangub City in June for the first Biyaheng Bukid sortie.
Misamis Occidental Governor Hermie Ramiro and Vice Governor Gigi Almonte led local officials, farmers and fisher folks in the brief turn-over ceremonies held at the provincial capitol compound in Oroquieta City.
During yesterday’s activity, I also made the commitment of making available in 2018 P100-M in loan funds under the Production Loan Easy Access (PLEA) program of the Agricultural Credit and Policy Council (ACPC) of the Department of Agriculture.
The PLEA program, which is being implemented nationwide now, is aimed at providing easy access financing to farmers and fisher folks ranging from P5,000 to P50,000 without collaterals and only 6% interest per annum which goes to the conduit bank or cooperative handling the loaning program.
Each loaning package is supervised by a Project Management Officer (PMO) assigned by the Department of Agriculture to validate the viability of the projects proposed by the loan applicants and to supervise the utilization of the money.
The second Biyaheng Bukid sortie in Misamis Occidental yesterday coincided with the culmination of the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month celebration of the province.
It was also the fulfillment of the commitments I made when I first visited the province in June when agriculture and fisheries stakeholders shared their problems and needs for intervention from government.
In response to the apparent “shock and awe” displayed by the local officials, farmers and fishermen because of the speed in the delivery of the commitments, I explained that President Rody Duterte instructed all government departments to ensure fast delivery of services and to make sure that money allocated to each department is spent effectively and efficiently.
In the short message which I delivered during the turn-over, I apologized for the neglect by government for the people of Misamis Occidental in the past and promised that under the Duterte Administration things will be different.
“Today, Nov. 27, marks the dawning of a new day in your lives. Things will change from hereon because this is the commitment of the President,” I said in ending my message.
#Changeishere! #DuterteDelivers! #PresRodyCares!
(Photos by Alan Jay Jacalan, DA-AFID)
