Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III, accompanied by Senator Imee Marcos, provided a total of Php105.7-million worth of infrastructure projects and farm machinery and equipment (FME) to uplift the lives of farmer-members from the ten (10) agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) in Eastern Visayas.

Included among the FME distributed is the Sustainable and Resilient ARCs (SURE) and Major Crop-based Block Farm Productivity Enhancement Project, amounting to Php3,716,000, to the farmers of Leyte and Southern Leyte.

A check funded under the agrarian reform fund (ARF) amounting to Php100-million for the construction of farm to market roads (FMRs) and Php2-million worth under the Enhance Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP), Sustainable Livelihood Support for Disaster Affected Areas, Major Crop-based Block Farm Productivity Enhancement Project and CRFPSP were also distributed for the farmers of Eastern Samar.

Mary Ann Nofies, president of Brgy. Agsam Poultry Raiser Association, expressed her gratitude for the provision of support services, which she said would boost the income of the ARBOs and the ARBs.

“I would like to thank God for these never ending grace, mercy and providence which we promise to use properly to improve our lives and income. We accept the challenge to make our lands productive by continuously tilling and cultivating it to increase our production and income,“ she said.

Estrella said the project reflects the commitment of the DAR to the national goal of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to improve farmers’ lives through the provision of various support services.

“These farm implements would make farming easier and faster to improve their yield and increase their income,” he said.

Atty. Robert Anthony Yu, DAR Regional Director of Eastern Visayas said the ten (10) ARBOs are the Brgy. Agutayan Farmers Association, Hilongos Settlement in Hilongos, Leyte; Canmarating-Odiongan Pagsang-an Sulpa Irrigators Association (COPSIA) Inc. in Abuyog Settlement, Abuyog, Leyte; Himay-angan Farmers Association in Himay-angan, Liloan, Southern Leyte; San Gabriel Integrated Farmers Association in Borongan ARC,Borongan; Malaintos Organic Rice Farmers Association in Parik ARC, Dolores; Bangon ARB Association in Balangkayan ARC, Balangkayan; Parina AR Cooperative in Giporlos ARC,Giporlo; San Jose ARB Association in Borongan ARC, Borongan City; Seguinon Farmers Association in Salcedo ARC, Salcedo; and Brgy. Agsam Poultry Raiser Association in ESSP-Oras Side, Oras. 

Namahagi si Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III, kasama si Senator Imee Marcos, ng kabuuang Php105.7-milyong halaga ng proyektong imprastraktura at farm machinery and equipment (FME) para maiangat ang buhay ng mga miyembrong magsasaka mula sa sampung (10) agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations ( ARBOs) sa Eastern Visayas.

Kasama sa mga FME na ipinamahagi ay ang Sustainable and Resilient ARCs (SURE) at Major Crop-based Block Farm Productivity Enhancement Project, na nagkakahalaga ng Php3,716,000, sa mga magsasaka ng Leyte sa Southern Leyte.

Isang tseke na pinondohan sa ilalim ng agrarian reform fund (ARF) na nagkakahalaga ng Php100-million para sa pagtatayo ng farm to market roads (FMRs) at Php2-million na halaga sa ilalim ng Enhance Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP), Sustainable Livelihood Support for Disaster Affected Ang mga lugar, Major Crop-based Block Farm Productivity Enhancement Project at CRFPSP ang ipinamahagi rin para sa mga magsasaka ng Eastern Samar.

Nagpahayag si Mary Ann Nofies, presidente ng Brgy. Ang Agsam Poultry Raiser Association, ng kanyang pasasalamat sa pagkakaloob ng mga suportang serbisyo, na aniya ay magpapalaki sa kita ng mga ARBO at ng mga ARB.

“Nais kong pasalamatan ang Diyos para sa walang katapusang biyaya, awa at pagkakaloob na ito na ipinangangako naming gagamitin nang maayos upang mapabuti ang aming buhay at kita. Tinatanggap namin ang hamon na gawing produktibo ang aming mga lupain sa pamamagitan ng patuloy na pagbubungkal at paglilinang nito para lumaki ang ating produksyon at kita,” aniya.

Sinabi ni Estrella na ang proyekto ay sumasalamin sa pangako ng DAR sa pambansang layunin ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. na mapabuti ang buhay ng mga magsasaka sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng iba't ibang suportang serbisyo.

"Gagawing mas madali at mas mabilis ng mga kagamitan na ito ang pagsasaka upang mapabuti ang kanilang ani at madagdagan ang kanilang kita," aniya.

Sinabi ni Atty. Robert Anthony Yu, DAR Regional Director ng Eastern Visayas, na ang sampung (10) ARBOs ay ang Brgy. Agutayan Farmers Association, Hilongos Settlement ng Hilongos, Leyte; Canmarating-Odiongan Pagsang-an Sulpa Irrigators Association (COPSIA) Inc. ng Abuyog Settlement, Abuyog, Leyte; Himay-angan Farmers Association ng Himay-angan, Liloan, Southern Leyte; San Gabriel Integrated Farmers Association ng Borongan ARC,Borongan; Malaintos Organic Rice Farmers Association sa Parik ARC, Dolores; Bangon ARB Association in Balangkayan ARC, Balangkayan; Parina AR Cooperative sa Giporlos ARC,Giporlo; San Jose ARB Association in Borongan ARC, Borongan City; Samahan ng mga Magsasaka ng Seguinon sa Salcedo ARC, Salcedo; at Brgy. Agsam Poultry Raiser Association sa ESSP-Oras Side, Oras.