Cañeda cites Rep. Gomez, Gov. Tan for heeding call to subsidize rice seeds

By NINFA B. QUIRANTE
January 6, 2011

CATBALOGAN, Samar  –  Regional Executive Director Leo Cañeda hailed Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan-delos Santos for heeding the call to grant subsidy to certified rice seeds at P300 per bag.

Cañeda was also all praises for Rep. Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez of the 4th District of Leyte for the deed.

“Of the chief executives, only Gov. Ann and Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez responded positively to our invitation about this program,” Cañeda told reporters.

Speaking in front of Samarnons farmers, municipal agriculturists and seed growers, Cañeda praised the two Tans.

Samar governor was accompanied by her brother, Vice-Governor Stephen James Tan. Gov. Tan-delos Santos always drag along her brother in the credits.

“Today’s activity signals a new era for agricultural development in Samar,” the agriculture director said. He also reminded the farmers to use certified seeds to have better yield.

A Samar seed grower, named Emilio Mabingnay of San Vicente, Catbalogan testified that because he used certified seeds and embraced the modern technology in farming, his one hectare rice field yielded 160 bags of palay.

Another farmer from Casab-ahan, Gandara named Boy Bacalawdo said he also harvested 134 bags of palay in his one-hectare rice field.

The certified rice seeds subsidy is right at the very heart of the blue print for agriculture development in Samar, Cañeda noted.