Sun.Star Davao

Comval implements various Pamana livelihood projects

- (grace almedilla/ gilbert m. cabahug, idscomval)

COMPOSTELA VALLEY – With much effort to help and support those typhoon victims in the province along with various government programs, Governor Arturo T. Uy also directs the fast track implementa­tion of the Pamana (Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan) Livelihood Projects of the Opapp (Office of the Presidenti­al Adviser on the Peace Process).

These projects are among the national government support to the Rebuilding and Recovery Program of the province dubbed as Tindog Comval Movement aside from about P50 million assistance given by the Department of Agricultur­e (DA),

In his submitted “Blue Print of Recovery” to the Office of the President, Governor Uy revealed agricultur­e damages in the province due to Typhoon Pablo reaching to more than P14 billion.

High Value Commercial Crops Division Chief Minda Agarano of the Provincial Agricultur­ist Office (Pagro) that Governor Uy has started implementi­ng in the whole province the agricultur­e interventi­ons of Malacañang.

Among these are that of the Pamana Program like the distributi­on of cacao and rubber seedlings to the farmers for free who underwent trainings given by the province.

Agarano further shared that from April up to May 2013, the province has able to distribute about 161,000 seedlings of Cacao and 47,000 seedlings of Rubber in the municipali­ties of Monkayo, Maco, Laak, Mawab, Nabunturan and Compostela.

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