Livelihood program for army soldiers set

By Mar T Supnad

FORT RAMON MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija –As part of soldiers' livelihood program,  the 7th Infantry (Kaugnay) Division headed by Maj. Gen.Hernando DCA Iriberri and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office 3 (BFAR RO3) led by its Regional Director Remedios E. Ongtangco signed Tuesday a memorandum of understanding.

Gen. Iriberri said the MOU between the 7ID and BFAR – 3 is in line with the Department of Agriculture-Department of National Defense-Armed Forces of the Philippines (DA-DND-AFP) Livelihood Development Programs in selected military reservations throughout the country.

He said the implementation of the Culture of Tilapia in Floating Net Cage project at Pahingahan Dam in Fort Magsaysay is just one of the many livelihood projects being undertaken at the vast land of Fort Magsaysay Military Reservation (FMMR) where soldiers of 7ID are the primary beneficiaries to these noble endeavors.

“We are very happy to have been extended assistance coming from our partner agency (BFAR RO3) for their Project 

“Culture of Tilapia in Floating Bamboo Net Cages-A Technology Demonstration Project”. It will surely enhancethe livelihood of 7ID troopers.” Maj Gen Iriberri said.

In fact, this was not the first tine that soldiers here were given livelihood projects as a number of it ( livelihood) had been provided during the time of Lt .General Gregorio Pio Catapang, now the Commander of all forces in Northern Luzon.