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BFAR Distributes Equipment to 15 Towns in Antique

The Department of Agriculture (DA), together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region VI and the Antique Provincial Agriculture’s Office, distributed equipment to the 15 coastal municipalities of Antique last August 24, 2017.

The Antique Project Turn Over and Fisherfolk Forum was attended by Regional Director of BFAR 6, Remia A. Appari together with local executives, representatives, and fisherfolks from various municipalities of Antique.

“These projects are still part of the DA-BFAR programs in support of the fisherfolks in Antique and more projects will be coming in the next two months of 2017 onwards,” Appari said.

COMMODITY PRIORITIZATION WORKSHOP CONDUCTED IN ANTIQUE

A consultative workshop on Commodity Prioritization was held last Tuesday by the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the province of Antique.

The said activity aims to identify the existing priority commodities from the 18 municipalities in Antique. Succeeding discussions also tackled target programs, commodity interventions, and crafting of detailed plans based on the given input of the corresponding municipalities.

SAN JOSE DB MPS - BEST MUNICIPAL POLICE STATION

Out of the 1,490 municipalities all over the country, San Jose de Buenavista bagged the title as the Best Municipal Police Station during the Philippine National Police (PNP) awarding ceremony last August 9 in recognition of outstanding individuals and groups in police service.

The awarding was held in Camp Crame as part of the 116th anniversary of Philippine National Police, which replaced the Philippine Constabulary back in 1901.

President Rodrigo Duterte himself, together with Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Officer-In-Charge Catalino Cuy, and PNP Chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa gave the plaque of recognition, formally and officially received by San Jose dB Mayor Elmer C. Untaran, and Sangguniang Bayan members Erech Alocilja and Chris John Banusing.