Soldiers in a new war: Poverty

From Malaya (Jun 3): Soldiers in a new war: Poverty

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija - Elements of 7th Infantry Division (7th ID), Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Army Signal Regiment (ASR) and a number of retired soldiers are on another warpath – a war against poverty.

In the recent five-day seminar on fish cage construction and tilapia culture operations, the participants have completed their course conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Region III, at the Pahingahan Dam here.

Led by Wilfredo M. Cruz, BFAR agricultural center chief, some 30 enlisted personnel were lectured on the benefits of basic fisheries, proper fish handling and medical treatment.

Participants underwent fishnet-weaving and floating bamboo fish cage – making as practical exercises under the supervision of BFAR personnel at Pahingahan Dam where tilapia will be propagated as part of the BFAR III and DND-AFP collaborative livelihood project.

It was learned that fish propagation project is just one of the many livelihood programs being implemented by 7th ID through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of National Defense-Armed Forces of the Philippines (DND-AFP).

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