Thursday, January 27, 2011

News Update Thailand donates rice to Ifugao folk

LAGAWE, Ifugao, Philippines - The 11 municipalities here are beneficiaries of a rice donation program from Thailand which will be used as part of the government's initiative to provide local residents with staple food to sustain their daily need for rice. The Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers (MSWDOs) will give 10 kilos of rice per person a day. The 5,936 sacks of rice will be distributed as follows: Banaue-1,500, Kiangan, Hungduan and Mayoyao with 500 each; Aguinaldo, Alfonso Lista, and Asipulo with-350 each, Hingyon-350 and Lagawe, Lamut, and Tinoc each with 332. (Dexter A. See)