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 ==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
-'''5 Southern Leyte NGP sites complete tree planting requirements'''
+'''Poor households in So. Leyte to avail of DA’s AKBay Pinoy program'''
-*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=63736
+*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=63842
-*Sunday, November 13, 2011
+*Monday, November 14, 2011
-:by ES Gorne
+:by Bong Pedalino
-MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, November 13 (PIA8) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) based in Maasin City reported that five out of eleven enrolled National Greening Program (NGP) sites have already completed respective tree planting requirements.
+MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Nov. 14 (PIA) -- An initial list of 209 poor families of fishermen from 16 municipalities of Southern Leyte province will receive a livelihood assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA).
-According to CENRO-Maasin City NGP Focal Person Rene Soria reported that two enrolled sites in Sitio Calugok, Brgy. Lunas, Barangay Magtuasi, Ibarra, all of Maasin City, Barangay Danao in Macrohon and Sogod were planted with the required number of trees.
+The said assistance will be under the “Agrikultura: Kaagapay ng Bayang Pinoy” (AKBay Pinoy) Program, an undertaking done in partnership with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
-Soria said the following enrolled sites who have completed the tree planting within the area coverages are: Sitio Canlugok with 80 hectares (50 hectares – NGP and 30 hectares ENR and Barangay Magtuasi – 25 hectares with reforestation).
+Marina Gador, head of the Provincial Agricultural Services Office (PAGSO), told Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in a phone interview this morning that the project was one of the priorities of President Benigno Aquino III under the Accelerated Hunger Mitigation program.
-Another enrolled site still in Sitio Canlugok was also completed, Soria added. The tree planting includes fruit trees, which could become a livelihood program of Young Innovators for Sustainable Environment Association, a people’s organization based in the mentioned community.
+The P4 million intended for Southern Leyte was set aside from the national DA coursed through the regional office. An initial of P2.09 million was set for the first batch which will be released to the 209 beneficiary families, Gador said.
-Danao in Macrohon also completed their required 35 hectares, Soria added.
+She said the recipients who coordinated with the municipal agriculture offices (MAOs) were asked to submit agriculture-related project proposals. Most of the proposals were hog-fattening and vegetable crop production with a P 10,000 budget, set to be repaid interest-free for three years.
-Other NGP enrolled sites with on going tree planting includes the following: Barangay Sto. Nino in Macrohon have already planted 20 out of 25 hectares, Brgy. Kara-atan, Malitbog - 15 out of 40 hectares, Tomas Oppus – 20 out of 30, Libagon – 20 out of 60 hectares, Barangay Salvador, Macrohon – 25 out of 35 hectares.
+Destitute households with many children were selected from 4th to 6th class local government units, and so for this program the 3rd class municipality of Hinunangan, Sogod, and this city were not included, Gador said.
-Soria also said the NGP tree planting commitments for this year should be completed by December 15. By the end of this year, Southern Leyte should have already planted 700,000 trees under the said program. ### (PIA Soleyte/esg)
+Gador was hopeful that initial batch of AKBay Pinoy program will be released as soon as possible so the next batch will follow. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong)
 ==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==