PBBM, naghatid ng tulong sa mga magsasaka at mangingisda sa Bohol at Cebu na naapektuhan ng El Niño
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00:00Even though El Nino is over, the government continues to distribute aid to those affected by it.
00:06President Ferdinand and Marcos Jr. even prioritized it.
00:11That's the first thing Kenneth, of course.
00:14Merly's family's main source of income is farming.
00:18That's why El Nino is a big burden to her because her family is affected.
00:22That's why their income is not enough.
00:24We are having a hard time.
00:26In terms of our income, in terms of food, in terms of medicine, everything is really hard.
00:36Merly's family and thousands of other farmers and fishermen are under the government's care.
00:41Because even though El Nino is over, the government continues to distribute aid to those affected by it.
00:47A while ago, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. himself reached out to farmers and fishermen for presidential assistance from the government.
00:56The beneficiaries are from the provinces of Bohol and Cebu with 10,000 individuals.
01:01Each beneficiary received P10,000 from the distributed P50 million each to the provinces of Bohol and Cebu.
01:09I know that more than 13,000 families and more than 14,000 farmers and fishermen in Bohol have been severely affected by El Nino in the past few months.
01:24That's why I hope that the government's programs and the aid that we have provided will help you recover from the calamities that you are going through.
01:36The Executive Board also distributed farm machinery and agricultural equipment, fertilizers, seedlings, and other fishing equipment such as fiberglass boats.
01:46Each beneficiary also received P5,000 and other aid from various government agencies such as DOLE and training funds from TESDA.
01:56Agriculture and fishing are the main industries here in Bohol.
02:03One of the aspirations of my administration is to promote agriculture and fishing in your province so that our economy can prosper.
02:19That's why we are distributing the aid that we have provided to the farmers, fishermen, and their families.
02:31The Executive Board encouraged the LGUs to promise that the aid will reach the beneficiaries.
02:37The President also recognized the efforts of the farmers, fishermen, and the efforts of the government to build programs for them.
02:47I am pleased to inform you that the Mabini Kayakay Small Reservoir Irrigation Project is coming to an end.
02:57Nowa will be able to provide water to more than 500 hectares of rice fields in Mabini and Alicia.
03:15We will not stop and we will not stop striving to provide your needs.
03:27The beneficiaries and the local government are very grateful for the government's help.
03:32Thank you very much, President, because we were able to overcome the difficulties of farming even for a short period of time.
03:38Thank you very, very much.
03:41It's a great thing, sir, because what we are going to use now can no longer be used because there are already buyers.
03:51The President also encouraged the government to be prepared for the unexpected effects of the flood.
03:57Kenneth Paciente for Pambansang TV in Bago, Philippines.