Stir attempt vs Perez on Bible gifts fizzles out Bible translator urges prayer for Perez
San Jose, Antique- Gov. Sally Z. Perez political rival’s attempt to agitate the religious people to rise in protest against the governor’s Christmas message pasted on the Bible gifts she gave to the inmates and barangay officials failed to gain support and die a natural death.
Bea Abadiano, the head of the translation team that translated and spearhead the completion of the complete New Testament in Kinaray-a, urged a united prayer for Gov. Perez among her fellow faithful in the Protestant churches .
Antique to produce tungro resistant rice varieties, intensifies fisherfolk livelihoods
Wednesday, 13 January 2010 18:14
San Jose, Antique – “(These)projects would help develop the knowledge and capacity of the farmers and fisherfolks”, said Antique Governor Salvacion Z. Perez as they turned-over Agri-fishery projects to 44 individuals and organizations from all over the province, yesterday, January 13.
The province, through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist(OPA), turned-over a total of 60 bags of registered seeds to seed growers and farmers. These include three tungro resistant palay varieties, NSIC RC 120, 118 and 158. The tungro infestation last year, which totals to 500 hectares, prompted the OPA to intensify the production of the said rice varieties in the province, according to Antique Provincial Agriculturist Nicolasito Calawag.
Supervising Agriculturist and Crops Division Chief, Josephine Manalo said that the 60 bags of palay that were turned-over are projected to yield 2,400 bags of quality seeds. She also bared that the provincial government funded for the provision of three bags of free 14-14-14 fertilizers to the beneficiaries for every bag of registered seed that they will avail. The registered seeds were sold to the said beneficiaries for P1,600.00 per bag.
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