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==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
'''PCA- SoLeyte distributes 4,300 bags of salt fertilizers to coco farmers'''
'''Flooding due to LPA affects 3,642 families in Leyte Island'''
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=69853
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=69962
*Tuesday, December 27, 2011
*Wednesday, December 28, 2011
:by  ES Gorne
:by  PIA Press Release




MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Dec. 27 (PIA) - The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) – Southern Leyte Provincial Office has distributed the 4,300 bags of salt fertilizers among the eighteen municipalities and the City of Maasin in the province.
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Dec. 28 (PIA) –- The intermittent rains brought about by the low pressure area and tail end of a cold front has affected 3,642 families in 108 barangays in the provinces of Leyte and Southern Leyte, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Operations Center informed.
According to PCA Provincial Head Manuel Sembrado, the salt fertilizers coming from the national government were distributed free of charge among the coconut farmers at a minimum of 226 sacks of fertilizers for each f the eighteen municipalities and 232 for the city of Maasin.
RDRRMC chairman and OCD Director Rey Gozon said that the municipality of Javier, Leyte accounted for a total of 1,081 families who were rescued from 9 barangays namely, Batog, Kalsada, Inayopan, Picas, Kasulongan, Bantay, Karanhug, Abuyugay and Malitbogay.
Each coconut farmers will receive a minimum of two sacks of fertilizers, he said.
Dagami in Leyte accounted for 820 families, which were evacuated from its 65 barangays due to the overflowing of the San Benito Bridge. Jassen Bacate, 5 years old male from Barangay Los Martires died of drowning.
Sembrano added that those coconut trees located in the interior barangays, where at least it is found two kilometers away from the coastlines radius, were given priority in the distribution.
Around 697 families were evacuated from the 14 barangays of Abuyog, Leyte, namely, Poblacion 1 to 9, Pagsangan, Can-apurong, Udyungan, Burubudan and Canmarating.
He said the salt fertilizers were found effective and resulted to more production after one year of application according to PCA scientists.
Meanwhile, in the municipality of Palo, 600 families were evacuated from 5 barangays due to flooding. Relief operation is still ongoing as of press time.
Sembrado reported that the salt fertilizers were delivered to the province last December 14, 2011. (PIA SoLeyte/esg)
Other municipalities in Leyte that has reported flooding were Mayorga, Santa Fe, Baybay, MacArthur, Tolosa and Julita.
In Southern Leyte, 74 families from four barangays at Saint Bernard were evacuated on Dec. 26 due to flooding and possible landslides.
Director Gozon cited the cooperation and support of the national government agencies, the local disaster risk reduction and management councils and the 8th Infantry Division. (PIA 8)


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