Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk and Families in Region 7 6/28/2024

Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex, Tagbilaran City, Bohol
June 28, 2024
In a continued effort to help communities recover from the El Niño crisis in Central Visayas, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally visits the Province of Bohol to provide various government assistance to farmers, fisherfolk and families in a program at the Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex in Tagbilaran City on June 28, 2024.
The President hands over agri-fishery assistance packages, including farm machineries, fishing equipment, seeds and fertilizers as part of the Department of Agriculture's (DA) ongoing commitment to boost the agriculture sector amid challenges posed by the crisis.
Following the distribution of support services, President Marcos Jr. provides cash assistance worth PhP10,000 each to 20 select beneficiaries from Bohol and Cebu, as well as PhP100 million in financial aid to the two (2) Provincial Governments.
Furthermore, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributes cash assistance of PhP10,000 each to 10,000 farmers and fisherfolk under its Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) Program.
Other government agencies such as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and the Office of House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez are extending other forms of assistance to identified beneficiaries and attendees of the event.
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