‘CARP not killing
agriculture sector’
FARM STRIKE LIKELY, PARC MEMBER SAYS
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE

The agrarian reform program is not killing the country’s agricultural sector, refuted a member of the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council headed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, on accusations that the CARP does not improve the farmers’ lot.

PARC member Jimmy Tadeo made the statement as agrarian reform beneficiaries from three regions signed a manifesto for the extension of CARP to another 10 years, during a public hearing in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, recently.

Tadeo said the real reason for the perceived failure of the CARP is the lack of support services from the government such as irrigation, farm-to-market roads, and corruption in government.

Siaton residents opposing
military camp establishment
BY MARICAR ARANAS

Mayor Vincent Arbolado has opposed the establishment of a military camp in Poblacion 4, Siaton, Negros Oriental.

During the Provincial Peace and Order Council Conference Tuesday, at Royal Suites, in Dumaguete City, Arbolado  said  the   residents  in  his  municipality  expressed fear about the presence of  the  military.

Residents went through  their  worst experience   with  the military in the past, he added.

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