CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The president of a farmers’ group in Bukidnon said it was their group, and not local environment officials, who had initiated a deal with Del Monte Philippines Inc. (DMPI) for a pineapple growers’ contract within their community-based forestry management agreement (CBFMA) area.
Victoriano Cuizon Jr., president of the farmers’ group Merangerang Farmers’ Association (Merfasi), said they initiated the deal to raise enough cash to pay their taxes with the provincial government.
He was reacting to a statement made by Leonardo Montemayor, national chair of the Free Farmers Federation (FFF), accusing local environment officials in Bukidnon of brokering a deal th…
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