Village groups receive P7.5M MRDP-CFAD assistance

MRDP-CFAD assistance – Representatives from one of the 5 people’s organizations that recently availed monetary assistance from the Department of Agriculture’s MRDP-CFAD, pose for documentation with Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino (5th – R) and local and provincial government officials during the ceremonial turnover of the P2.5M (at P500, 000/group) government aid at the Municipal Hall in Malungon, Sarangani Province. Also in photo are (from 3rd L-R) LGU Agri-flagship coordinator Nelson Sadang, Municipal Councilors Jun Escalada and Teody Padernilla, Mun. Engr. Rodrigo Palec, Mayor Constantino, Provincial Agriculturist Jonathan Duhaylungsod (OPAG), MRDP-CFAD regional coordinator Bobby Lumen, Gensan-Sarangani DA project coordinator Jocelyn Misterio, Marish Emnace (PPDO) and staff. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

Assistance for disparity barangays – Mayor Bong Constantino stress the importance of government-assisted project to representatives of five NGO-beneficiaries, during ceremonial turnover of the P2.5M (P500, 000 per recipient) MRDP-CFAD  assistance dubbed as ““Improving peoples lives, reaching farther and wider”  in Malungon, Sarangani Province. Also in photo are (L-R center in red and blue shirts) Gensan-Sarangani DA project coordinator Jocelyn Misterio, MRDP-CFAD regional coordinator Bobby Lumen and Provincial Agriculturist Jonathan Duhaylungsod. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

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MALUNGON, Sarangani – The Agriculture Department in Region 12, thru the Mindanao Rural Development Program and Community Fund for Agriculture Development (MRDP-CFAD) has released a total of P7.5million assistance to various people’s organizations in a bid to improve the living condition of residents in the impoverish barangays.

Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino said Friday (September 13, 2013) the latest MRDP-CFAD assistance amounting to P2.5million was released through a simple turn-over ceremony dubbed as “Improving peoples lives, reaching farther and wider,” on August 28, 2013.

The people’s organizations that were lately benefited of P500, 000 each were: The Nagkaiusang mag-uuma para sa kalambuan sa Brgy. Tamban (represented by its president Susan Tamulon); Nagkahiusang Kabayen-an ug kabatan-unan sa Brgy. Lutay (Honie Mendoza); Nagkaiusang Katawhan sa Brgy. Panamin (Lorena Cajelo); Upper Lumabat Integrated Farmers Association (Rosemarie Tabialan) and the United People of Barangay San Juan (Jayla Sarmillo).

Constantino said the first MRDP-CFAD releases’ amounting to P2.5M was stressed on January 2012. He said this was followed by another P2.5million for barangays Laurel, Banate, Kawayan, San Miguel and San Roque late last year.

“Kabalo ko nga indi man lipud sa publiko nga ginahimo gid sang aton mga opisyales sa lokal nga pangamhanan ang tanan para magin tayuyon na ang pag-asenso sang aton lugar. Gani, ginatan-aw ko gid ang kadaku sang nabulig sa Malungon sang mga proyekto halin sa MRDP-CFAD, hilabi na sa Departamento sang Agrikultura diri sa rehiyon-12 nga padayon nga mabakod nga nagasuporta sang Agri-flagship program sang munisepyo,” Constantino said in a vernacular.  

Bobby Lumen, MRDP-CFAD region-12 coordinator, said the project was designed to provide farmers and different participating NGOs, with the opportunity to develop their farm produce, equipments, methods, and capital.

Other provincial government officials who attended the turnover ceremony were: CFAD coordinator Victor Baylon, Jonathan Duhaylungsod (OPAG), Gensan-Sarangani DA project coordinator Joy Misterio, Marish Emnace (PPDO) and Eunice Lasalita (PPDO).  (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).