Bontoc folks receive tilapia fingerlings, feeds

By Christy Mae Che-es

BONTOC, Mountain Province - Five fisherfolks received a total of 4,000 Tilapia fingerlings and 44 sacks of feeds from the Dept. of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Cordillera. Administrative officer Ross Kiat-ong of the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist, said distribution of fingerlings and feeds was under the Technology Demonstration Project and technical assistance to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) barangays program of  BFAR Cordillera Administrative Region.
    The five beneficiaries included two fisherfolks from Barangay Maligcong and three from Barangay Tocucan.
    In an interview, Bontoc Mayor Jerome "Chagsen" Tudlong, Jr., said the Tilapia fingerlings would boost economic development as it would provide livelihood and business opportunities including development of the agriculture sector.
    He assured support of the Bontoc local government to local fisherfolks considering economic empowerment which involves promotion of organic agriculture and recovery of local enterprise is one of main thrusts of his administration.
    The turnover was held March 21 at municipal capitol.