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==DTI, DAR partner for “Plant a Tree Program”== | |||
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=65342 | |||
*Wednesday, November 23, 2011 | |||
:by Irma A. Guhit | |||
SORSOGON CITY, November 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) have forged partnership for the massive planting of the pili trees here in support to the National Greening Program (NGP) of the government. | |||
Pili, considered as a high value crop of of Sorsogon has been also identified as one of the natural environmental trees to be planted to ensure adaptation and mitigation to the ill effects of climate change. | |||
DTI Sorsogon through the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council (SMEDC), also coordinated with local officials in the propagation of the said high value crop. | |||
Leah Pagao, provincial director of DTI Sorsogon, said that pili has already gained a niche in trade fairs as Bicol's best commodity champion in sales, truly marketable and an export earner for the region. | |||
Under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Program (CARP), beneficiaries here were also trained and tapped to plant throughout the province with seedlings supplied by the Department of Agriculture. | |||
Alleviation of poverty, according to Pagao is one of the main objectives in the massive planting of pili hand in hand with environmental conservation and economic development enterprise. | |||
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) thrusts’ and the provincial government of Sorsogon’s initiative to harmonize efforts in climate change adaptation and mitigation through pili planting will be one of the continuous activities of the province to be undertaken. | |||
Resource speakers from DA have also been tapped to provide more information to CARP beneficiaries in the proper propagation of the pili tree. | |||
Meanwhile, seedlings were also distributed to 100 beneficiaries region-wide and proper validation of areas for pili plantation has been identified already. | |||
The" Plant a Tree Program" has already been recommended by DENR as Secretary Ramon Paje of DENR during his visit here.(MAL/IAG, PIA Sorsogon | |||
==Convicted mayor to be transferred to Bilibid== | ==Convicted mayor to be transferred to Bilibid== | ||
*Source: http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/provincial/17993-convicted-mayor-to-be-transferred-to-bilibid | *Source: http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/provincial/17993-convicted-mayor-to-be-transferred-to-bilibid | ||
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Based on the Anti–Graft court resolution promulgated Aug. 24 and penned by Associate Justice Roland Jurado, So was sentenced to eight years imprisonment and fined P5,000. | Based on the Anti–Graft court resolution promulgated Aug. 24 and penned by Associate Justice Roland Jurado, So was sentenced to eight years imprisonment and fined P5,000. | ||
==Aquamarine project in Casiguran town under National Convergence Initiatives underway== | ==Aquamarine project in Casiguran town under National Convergence Initiatives underway== | ||