DSWD releases P280M for RSSI-affected farmers
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-09-02 02:02 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Property
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BACOLOD CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) has released more than P280 million in Emergency Cash Transfers (ECT) to 27,304 sugarcane farmers across Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, whose crops were damaged by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation, officials confirmed on Monday.
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