By DANILDA FUSILERO Davao Today “Gipasulod mi nila sa covenant para maundang ang gubot, pero wala man pud nasunod ang kasabotan (They made us agree to the covenant to resolve the conflict but they did not comply).” -- Lilia Gicana, 54, a CLOA holder from Sitio Lacobe, Malabuan village, Makilala town
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “These oil mills were established using our money and are, therefore, owned by small coconut farmers. The return of all coco levy funds and assets to its rightful owners is long overdue,” says Marbella adding, that the companies must be turned over to the coconut farmers themselves.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today The Italian government granted the country’s PHP 2.5 Billion-worth of soft loan with 0.15 percent interest per annum to develop the 35 agrarian reform communities not only in the ARMM but also in the Soccsksargen region covering 53,000 households and 31,500 agrarian reform beneficiaries.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today The Freshmax Trading Company has now closed its facilities affecting a total of 200 workers who, mostly, have been working for at least five years. It just posted a memo that, Roto, another company, would be taking over.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today “We will use part of the fund to rehabilitate the coconut industry and the welfare of the coconut farmers" -- Euclides Forbes, Philippine Coconut Authority undersecretary