date:Jul 18, 2012
t General Luna town, attended by more than 1,000 farmers, fisherfolk and local government officials. To date, the island produces more than one-third or 37 per cent of its rice requirements.
To achieve the rice sufficiency target, Secretary Alcala said the DA through the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) will fund this year the construction and rehabilitation of irrigation systems, amounting to P30 million. To complement it, the DA through the national rice program will also construct a