RICE ACHIEVER'S AWARDS..

D.A.SECRETARY Prospero Alcala, Manaoag Mun. Mayor Kim Mikael Amador receives 2013 Agri-Pinoy Rice Achiever’ Awards withD.A. Regional 1 Director Valentino c. Perdido, Mun. Agriculturist Arnold Geronimo, Virginia Geronimo, Leonides Cristobal

Mayor  Kim Amador receives Rice Achiever’s Award

Manaoag, Pangasinan---Manaoag Mayor  kim Mikael Amador received the 2013 National Agri-Pinoy  Rice Achiever ‘s  Awards granted by the Department of Agriculture on March 14, 2014 at the New Performing Arts, Pasay City being able to produced 5.7 tons of palay per hectare. Likewise, Agricultural Extension Workers namely Arnold Gernonimo- Municipal Agriculturist, Virginia Geronimo, Leonides Cristobal are awardees to this national event as they excelled in the implementation of agricultural program of the government. The Municipality of Manaoag has an irrigable land of 2, 159 hectares; irrigated land -1, 485, NIS-1,102, CIS-191,SWIP-15,STW-177; Its rain-fed land is 674 hectares.

Mayor Kim also received the P 1 Million as cash incentive being the number one palay producer in the province. This amount will be subsequently downloaded to the municipality as they have the discretion which agricultural local program they choose to finance.

Meanwhile, the Municipality of Manaoag is a regional candidate as it garnered the best provincial implementer of Lupon Tagapamayapa sponsored and by the Department of Interior and  Local Government. According to MLGOO Biason, “the assessment was a result of smooth implementation of  Barangay  Council thru its Lupon Tagapamayapa in the conciliation and mediation of disputes within its jurisdiction to de clog cases filed in court.” Mayor Amador strong leadership in the pursuit of “matuwid na daan” advocacy yielded to these accomplishments.