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More than 158K farmers and fishermen will receive P3-K each, according to the Department of Agriculture.

MANILA, Philippines β€” In the face of rising oil prices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday that over 158,000 farmers and fisherfolk have each received PHP3,000 in gasoline subsidies from the PHP1.1 billion subsidy pool.

The subsidy will be available to recipients in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) who use motorized boats and crude-consuming machinery, according to DA Assistant Secretary Noel Reyes, who spoke at the Laging Handa public briefing.

“Iyan po ay ibibigay sa DBP sa pamamagitan ng card… Ipapakita lamang po iyong ID na iyan sa mga gasolinahan ng Department of Energy accredited. Pwede po silang magpakarga at hanggang maubos po iyong PHP3,000 na iyon (This will be distributed via DBP cards, and [they] only need to display [their] ID in gasoline stations recognized by the Department of Energy.) They can get and spend up to PHP3,000),” he explained.

According to Reyes, a PHP500 million budget was set aside for the rollout, with President Rodrigo Duterte later approving a PHP600 million fund.

“Iyong PHP500 million po, ito lang Marso naumpisahan na po iyan sa Tacloban last week.” Noong nakaraang araw nandoon po kami sa Zambales, but tuluy-tuloy na po iyan through our regional offices of the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. We were in Zambales last time, and the deployment is ongoing through the DA and BFAR regional offices),” he noted.

Aside from the PHP3,000 fuel subsidy, the DA had promised rice farmers PHP5,000 in aid under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance.

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