Local Government Unit (LGU) officials and farmer-beneficiaries across Mindanao on Friday expressed their deep gratitude to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for his steadfast and unwavering support to the region’s agricultural sector.
During the regional launch of the Agri-Puhunan at Pantawid Program (APPP) in Mindanao, Sarangani Gov. Rogelio Pacquiao extended his heartfelt thanks to President Marcos for prioritizing the welfare of farmers in Region XII.
Gov. Pacquiao said the APPP reflects not just policy but true compassion and respect for Filipino farmers.
“The region-wide launching of the Agri-Puhunan at Pantawid Program for our 2,000 beneficiaries in Region XII serves as a testament to his commitment, dedication, and compassion for our constituents. Through APPP, we are planting not just seeds in the ground but hope in our communities,” he added.
“This program is for all the farmers with us today and for all the others they represent,” Gov. Pacquiao said.
“Ito ay tulong na may kasamang paggalang sa ating mga kababayan at sa kinabukasan ng ating bansang Pilipinas,” he added.
Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairperson Leo Tereso Magno also expressed his gratitude for President Marcos’s leadership with compassion to the welfare and future of farmers.
“Nais ko pong muling iparating ang aming taos-pusong pasasalamat kay Pangulong Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. sa walang sawang pagsuporta at pagpapalakas sa sektor ng agrikultura—at sa inyong pamumuno, Mr. President, na may malasakit sa kinabukasan ng ating mga magsasaka,” Magno said.
Among the farmer-beneficiaries was Rodin D. Ambrosio, a 68-year-old farmer from Barangay Dagupan, Makilala, Cotabato, who shared how the APPP and mechanization support will make a tangible difference in their lives.
“Iyong mga traktora po sa ngayon ay malaking maitutulong po sa amin dahil medyo mapadali na po iyong pagprepare ng sakahan, pati na rin ang anihan. Malaking tulong po talaga,” Ambrosio said.
“Sa ating mahal na Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, maraming salamat po. Sana po ito ay simula pa lamang at magtuloy-tuloy ang tulong ng gobyerno sa aming mga magsasaka,” the farmer added.
President Marcos led the rollout of APPP in Mindanao. He personally delivered Farm Machinery & Equipment, including 1 unit of rice-combine harvester; 2 units of mini 4-wheel drive tractor with loader ; 1 unit of mini 4-wheel drive tractor with rotavator ; 1 unit of forage chopper; 2 hauling trucks with winged van; 8 units of incubator with hatcher; 4 units of mobile disinfection vehicles; and 5 animal-hauling trucks
On infrastructure and development projects, President Marcos awarded Certificates of No Objection Letter No. 2 (NOL2) for the concreting of farm-to-market roads in the municipalities of Surallah, Polomolok, and President Roxas in South Cotabato; and another NOL2 in Municipality of Tampakan, South Cotabato, for the concreting of a farm-to-market road with bridge.
The President also handed Certificates of Commitment for consolidated farming interventions to farmer cooperatives and associations in Sarangani. | PND
