Kalinaw News: Former rebels, supporter get assorted vegetable seeds and farm tools in Aurora

From the Kalinaw News Website (Jul 16, 2021): Former rebels, supporter get assorted vegetable seeds and farm tools in Aurora



BALER, Aurora – Some 27 former rebels (FRs) and Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs) mass supporters received assorted vegetable seeds and farm tools at Barangay Cozo in the town of Casiguran in this province on Thursday, July 15, 2021.

Lieutenant Colonel Reandrew P Rubio, Battalion Commander of the Philippine Army’s 91st Infantry “Sinagtala” Battalion, 7th Infantry “Kaugnay” Division Philippine Army said in an interview on Friday that personnel of Bravo Company led by Sergeant Ludwig P Guilleno – Civil Military Officer Non – Commissioned Officer under the supervision of 1st Lieutenant Jevie J Sagragao-Officer-in-Charge (OIC) facilitated the successful awarding together with Arnold B. Novicio-Provincial Agriculture, Leonisa T. Curitana-Municipal Agricultural Office of Casiguran, Zenaida S. Castaneda Agricultural Program Coordinating Officer (APCO) and Barangay Captain Emelita Curitana.

Lieutenant Colonel Rubio said that the activity was also part of the “Plant, Plant, Plant” campaign of the government of the municipal and provincial government of Aurora under the Department of Agriculture (DA) as part of the whole-of-nation approach to increase food sufficiency level.

“We encourage others to ensure sustained food production and availability, to encourage home-based gardening and even in their farms to produce fresh and healthy food in their backyard among others,” Lieutenant Colonel Rubio said.

He added that there is a need to ensure food productivity, availability and sufficiency particularly in this covid-19 pandemic.

“We are on the move to establish community gardens in their (surrenderees) respective places with vacant areas so they can plant, propagate, and produce their vegetable needed,” Lieutenant Colonel Rubio said.

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