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NegOcc Rice Farmers Receive Financial Aid From DA

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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has released cash assistance of PHP5,000 each to an initial 4,774 small rice farmers in Negros Occidental through the Financial Subsidy to Rice Farmers (FSRF) program.

As of Monday, the total amount disbursed has reached about PHP23.86 million.

Jose Albert Barrogo, DA-Western Visayas team leader for Negros Occidental, said the amount covers qualified farmers from 17 localities since the payout distribution started on May 18.

A total of 25,486 farmers have been registered for Negros Occidental with an allocation of almost PHP128 million.

“The total number of qualified farmers is actually beyond our initial target of 20,488 in Negros Occidental,” Barrogo said.

In Negros Occidental, the DA has already released the subsidy in Victorias City, with 330 recipient-rice farmers; Silay City, 422; Sagay City, 502; Bacolod City, 43; Talisay City, 214; San Carlos City, 783; Bago City, 363; Sipalay City, 326; Cadiz City, 687; Toboso, 50; Pulupandan, 50; Pontevedra, 28; San Enrique, 90; Murcia, 65; Valladolid, 206; Candoni, 527; and Hinoba-an, 88 farmers.

The remaining farmers will receive their financial subsidy this week.

In Silay City, Calatrava and Manapla, the distribution is scheduled on Tuesday, May 26.

On May 27, releasing is scheduled for recipients in La Castellana, Moises Padilla and La Carlota; May 28 in Ilog; May 29, Cauayan; and May 30 in Kabankalan City and Himamaylan City.

The payout for recipients in the towns of Hinigaran, Isabela, and Binalbagan has yet to be scheduled.

“We target to fully distribute the subsidy in the province within this month. The latest is early part of June,” Barrogo said.

He reminded recipient-farmers to bring the necessary documents, including an identification card (ID) when claiming the assistance from the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP).

For rice farmers who are not able to go to the venue of distribution, the LBP allows an authorization letter with the ID card of the authorized representative. (Erwin Nicavera via pna)

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