Pampanga farmers whose chicken, ducks and quails were culled as part of the effort to contain the spread of the Avian Influenza virus in San Luis town will get paid starting Tuesday August 22.
On Friday, following clearance from the Department of Budget and Management, the Agriculture Department Central Office downloaded to DAF Region III P31-M in calamity funds to cover the payment.
The amount will be the first in a series of releases to be made by government through the Agriculture Department to cover the losses of the farmers.
I will personally go to San Luis on Tuesday to hand the first checks to farmers as a proof of President Rody Duterte’s commitment to help poultry, duck and quail raisers recover from the calamity.
An estimated 300,000 birds will be covered by the first tranche of payment.
In addition to the compensation for the birds which were culled, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is also preparing grants and loans through the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) for farm workers who will be jobless because of the closure of the farms.
Loans for farmers to be able to recover will also be granted to the farmers.
(Photos by Mayette Tudlas taken during my visit to San Luis last week.)
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