Clarification LETTER 03/03/2010

Clarification LETTER 03/03/2010 Dear Editor: With regard to the He said, She said columns of Mr. Aldrin Cardona and Ms. Dinah Ventura on the impact of the current dry spell on farmers in Isabela and other provinces, which appeared in the Feb. 15 issue of The Daily Tribune, allow us to point out that Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap has ordered field officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to work with local government units (LGUs) on the speedy distribution of a package of assistance to the affected palay and corn farmers. Last week, Secretary Yap directed officials of the DA’s regional field units (RFUs) to ensure that this aid package that includes seeds, open source pumps and fuel subsidies for water pumps, do reach the intended farmer-beneficiaries soon enough, and to step up their monitoring developments so the Department can get an accurate picture of the situation and carry out all needed intervention programs for the actual number of farmer-victims..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph//commentary/20100303com8.html

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