Thousands of farmers and fisherfolk in Negros Oriental and Siquijor are up for a fresh start from the El Niño onslaught with financial assistance from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
The president led the ceremonial distribution of the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk and their Families (PAFFF) at the Macias Sports Center in Dumaguete City Thursday afternoon, June 28.
He handed over checks of P50 million and P20 million to Negros Oriental Governor Manuel Sagarbarria and Siquijor Governor Jake Vincent Villa, respectively.
Under the PAFFF, each beneficiary will receive P10,000 to help them recoup losses and damage to their livelihood caused by the El Niño-triggered drought.
Both provinces of Negros Oriental and Siquijor are still consolidating their lists of beneficiaries of the PAFFF to be validated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to avoid duplication with those that already received assistance from other national government offices. *PNA