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FARMERS harvest and thresh palay on a farm in Rosales, Pangasinan province. WILLIE LOMIBAO/INQUIRER NORTHERN LUZONThree agriculture agencies received around P6-billion worth of subsidies from the Department of Budget and Management.In a statement on Thursday, the DBM said P4.25 billion was released to the National Food Authority for the implementation of their Food Security Program, which allows the NFA to buy lsquo;palayrsquo; from farmers.Article continues after this advertisement P1.09 billion, meanwhile, went to the Philippine Coconut Authority for the implementation of various locally-funded programs stanley cup including coconut planting/ replanting, coconut fertilization, coconut intercroppping and smallholders oil palm plantation development.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFOPCSO: Still no takers of Ultralotto 6/58, Superlotto 6/49 jackpotsNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinform stanley tumblers ationThe PCA was given P1.29 billion under the 2016 General Appropriation Act to support coconut farmers in major coconut-produci stanley italia ng provinces and to facilitate the production of 2.11 metric tons of copra.However, the DBM said that the release of P200 million balance for community/household level coconut processing and integrated pest management control, has been withheld due to low obligation levels for 2015 subsidies for these projects.The National Irrigation Administration also received P797 million for the expansion of irrigation syst Gkkg Who is Ely Pamatong

Janet Lim-Napoles and Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. INQUIRER FILE PHOTOMANILA, Philippines ndash; Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. and Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind, filed a motion for reconsideration in the Sandiganbayan in connection with their denied bail petitions.In his motion, Revilla cla stanley mugs imed the court erred in finding strong e stanley travel mug vidence against him and said his signatures were forged.Article continues after this advertisement With due respect, the Honorable court erred in finding that strong evidence of guilt exists against Senator Revilla for the crime of plunder, the motion read.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderHe said their handwriting expert Atty. Desiderio Pagui was able to prove that his signature on the pork barrel documents were forged.Revilla also said that principal whistleblower Benhur Luy and the other witnesses did not personally see him receive kickbacks from the scam.He also said that the Anti-Money Laundering Council AMLC report, which accused Revilla of depositing millions of unexplained wealth and withdrawing these at the height of the sc stanley usa andal, is not conclusive to show that he committed plunder.Revilla also said the court brushed aside the inconsistencies in Luyrsquo hard drive, which contained the daily transactions pertaining to the sc