Bayambang to receive financial grant from DA

The municipality of Bayambang has been chosen as a recipient of a financial grant from the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 1, this was bared by Municipal Mayor Leocadio "Boy" de Vera Jr. of this town recently.

Mayor Leo Boy, as he is popularly known to his constituents, said that Bayambang has been very lucky as it has been awarded financial aid from the said national agriculture agency.

"Our municipality is indeed blessed to be picked by the DA. Bayambang is one of the five towns in Pangasinan to be given of this financial opportunity" he said.

Bayambang will receive some R1.5 million from the DA as financial assistance to the town’s farmers.

"We will purchase bags of fertilizers which will be distributed free to our farmers here," Mayor De Vera added.

The mayor said that the financial help to the farmers is in line with the beneficial program of President Arroyo on agriculture.

"I believe President Arroyo has a big heart for the farmers,’’ Mayor De Vera added.

He also said that the distribution of free bags of fertilizers to the farmers in the 77 barangays here will be of great help and will lessen the financial burden encountered by the farmers because the cost of fertilizers went high recently.

Mayor De Vera has expressed his full support to all the programs and projects of PGMA.
"She’s a real performing President,’’ he said.

The grant, he added, will enhance productive gains uplifting the livelihood of the farmers in Bayambang.

"Farming will surely get a big boost here,’’ he said. (Manila Bulletin, June 28, 2005)