Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez, together with the City Agriculture Office, headed by Mae Ann Salomon, led the distribution of Palay Seeds and Fuel Subsidy from the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) to 169 city farmers and fisherfolk held at the City Plaza on Monday morning, May 26.
A total of 139 farmers from Barangays Bolosan, Malued, Mamalingling, Mangin, Salisay and Tebeng received 60 Hybrid Seeds with Biofertilizer and 90 Certified Seeds from the government agency.
Additionally, 30 fishermen from barangays Pugaro, Bonuan Gueset and Bonuan Binloc also acquired cards containing 3,000 pesos worth of fuel to be claimed at accredited gasoline stations.
The issuance of farming supplies and fuels to local farmers and fisherfolk underscores President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s program of empowering and uplifting the agriculture and fisheries sector in the country.
