GMA releases P2B for NLAQ
STO. TOMAS–President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the release of P2-billion for the repair, rehabilitation and restoration of neglected irrigation systems in the North Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle (NLAQ) during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday here.
The President’s instruction was in response to the presentation of Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, an NLAQ Super Region Development champion, who said farmers in the region are in need of logistical support to increase their productivity and boost national food security.
The additional allocation, Yap said, will enable the National Irrigation Administration to rehabilitate irrigation systems servicing 16,726 hectares and restore similar systems irrigating 34,911 hectares within NLAQ.
The amount will also partly fund the ongoing major irrigation projects in the area, including the Agno River Integrated Irrigation Project in Pangasinan.
One of the notable projects already completed in NLAQ is the La Trinidad Minimal Processing Plant, which enables farmers to process about five tons of vegetables per day or 2û3 tons of meat products per day.
This facility ensures the sanitation and freshness of the vegetables and meat products and increases their shelf life to one week.
The Cabinet meeting in Pangasinan was the fifth in a series of Super Region meetings.
The meeting, held at the rest house of Undersecretary Antonio Villar, Presidential Anti-smuggling Group (PASG) chief, in Barangay San Antonio in Sto. Tomas.—LM
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