Govt releases P137M for Negros farmers, fisherfolk

By Eugene Y. Adiong

Oct 03, 2017 9:53 pm

BACOLOD CITY: Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has turned over a total of P137 million in projects and equipment to Negros farmers and fishermen and pledged P30 million in loans for farmers in a district that has been the hotbed of communist insurgency.

In Ilog town, 3,997 beneficiaries received P8 million worth of fishing equipment and P6 million worth of farm equipment.

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