DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Sept. 20, 2012) – Members of the San Isidro Abaca Farmers Association in the town of Manay in the southern Philippine province of Davao Oriental have received Abaca twinning and spinning machines as part of the government’s Abaca Comprehensive Development Assistance Project.
Army soldiers helped in the delivery of the machines and provided security during the hand over ceremony. The program was implemented in coordination with the municipal and provincial governments, the Department of Labor and Employment, the Fiber Industry Development Authority, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Agriculture, the 67th Infantry Battalion and village officials.
“The transportation assistance and security to the equipment intended for the livelihood of the farmers in Manay (town) is our simplest gesture of support to the programs of our Government counterparts,” Lt. Col. Krishnamurti Mortela, the battalion commander, said in a statement sent to the Mindanao Examiner.
Albert Degamo, Provincial labor director, said praised the military for its support to the program.
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