[In the news] President Noynoy Aquino gives P14 million to Pampanga farmers | Sun.Star

President Noynoy Aquino gives P14 million to Pampanga farmers | Sun.Star. By Herbert P. Mapiles March 11, 2012 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — President Benigno Aquino III, through the Department of Agriculture (DA), has given more than P14 million worth of farm machineries to farmers in Pampanga. The Provincial Government has also allocated at least…

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President Noynoy Aquino gives P14 million to Pampanga farmers | Sun.Star.

By Herbert P. Mapiles
March 11, 2012

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — President Benigno Aquino III, through the Department of Agriculture (DA), has given more than P14 million worth of farm machineries to farmers in Pampanga.

The Provincial Government has also allocated at least P2.4 million to further increase farm production for the next harvest season.

Governor Lilia Pineda, who met with DA officials on Saturday in Barangay San Pablo, Lubao town, said the agricultural support is part of the National Government’s Philippine Mechanization (PhilMech) program, which benefits some 53 organized farmers’ groups.

Pineda enjoined the beneficiaries to properly handle and maintain the machineries entrusted to them.

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