Antique indigenous folks receive coffee, ginger project

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February 8, 2018
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SAN JOSE, Antique – Indigenous folks in Laua-an and Valderrama towns were recipients of the Yolanda Rehabilitation and Establishment of Coffee and Ginger Plantation project of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).

The project, which costs P1,208,832, was turned over to the beneficiaries during the recently concluded Pahinis Festival in Laua-an, according to NCIP-Antique head Milagrosa Crespo.

A total of 100 indigenous folks from Laua-an and 60 indigenous folks from Valderrama benefitted from the project.

The beneficiaries all belong to TribuIraynun-Bukidnon in Antique, who were affected by super typhoon “Yolanda” in 2013.

Crespo said each family also received coffee seedlings and ginger planting materials, like digging bars and spading fork.

They also availed themselves of support fund for clearing and brushing of areas where the seedlings will be planted.

The NCIP is planning to organize the indigenous folks into a cooperative, assist them in marketing their products and link them to other government agencies and private groups.

Crespo encouraged the beneficiaries to make the project sustainable.

Secretary Jesus Dureza of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, the keynote speaker during the opening of the Pahinis Festival, acknowledged the vital role of indigenous people in the development of upland areas and the peace process.

As of February 2018, there are about 22,000 indigenous people in Antique, according to the NCIP. (With a report from PilarMabaquiao/PIA/PN)
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