Mga magsasaka at mangingisda sa Leyte, lubos ang pasasalamat sa tulong na natanggap mula kay PBBM

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00:00Aside from Sulu, yesterday, our fellow countrymen, fishermen and farmers in Leyte also received a lot of help.

00:09They are very thankful, especially because El Niño had a huge impact on their livelihoods.

00:16Let's take a look at the center of the news, Kenneth Paciente.

00:23Because of the El Niño phenomenon, Alberto lost a lot of money in farming rice in Leyte.

00:29According to him, it was a huge impact on his livelihood and income.

00:33We lost a lot because we did not harvest.

00:37Some of us harvested, but only a little.

00:41This led to a lack of our daily needs because that was the first source of income we got.

00:52To help people like Alberto, Eastern Visayas became the target of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

00:58for the distribution of presidential assistance to farmers, fisherfolk and their families or PAF program.

01:04El Niño Affected Farmers received 10,000 pesos in cash assistance from the indemnity check received by the provincial government of Leyte.

01:14According to our data, more than 23 million pesos were invested here in Region 8.

01:23More than 500 farmers were affected.

01:28This is not for Region 8. This is for the Leyte Provinces, Biliran, Southern Leyte and Leyte.

01:35At this time, it is good for your government to visit you to provide support for your livelihood.

01:49In total, more than 40 million pesos of financial aid was given by the government to the local government of Leyte,

01:57including Southern Leyte and Biliran.

01:59The government also added 5 kilos of rice to all those affected.

02:0310,000 pesos from the DSWD for 1,000 beneficiaries.

02:076 million pesos of assistance from the DOLE program.

02:11More than 300,000 pesos of training funds for farmers who want to become health care workers were given by TESDA.

02:21For our fishermen, BIFAR will provide 30 demotor boats, materials and feeds for fishing and tilapia,

02:33and some equipment for growing seaweeds.

02:39The President himself also provided farm machinery and equipment for the cooperatives of the farmers,

02:44including tractors that will help in their farming.

02:48The beneficiaries are very grateful to the President.

02:51This is the first step for us to plant again.

03:00I hope that we will be able to provide pyramid-like assistance for our fishermen.

03:13Especially the financial aid that was given.

03:15It's a big help. I have never received that kind of financial aid.

03:21The government of Leyte also acknowledged the efforts of the administration of President Marcos Jr.

03:27He is turning around to face you and pay for the support that you gave in the last election.

03:36His turn is a service.

03:38The Executive Board agreed that the government will continue to focus on strengthening some infrastructure

03:44that will have a big impact on farmers, including farm-to-market roads and irrigation,

03:50including the construction of Tacloban Airport, which is worth two and a half billion pesos.

03:56We hope that by 2026, this will be over.

04:04We will be able to provide better and faster services to our countrymen.

04:10The Executive Board also affirmed the importance of security in the area

04:14through the addition of forces in the hands of the police and military.

04:18Aside from the province of Leyte, President Marcos Jr. also visited the province of Samar.

04:24Kenneth Paciente for Pambansang TV in Bago, Philippines.