PDLs sa Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm sa Palawan, tuturuan ng aquaculture at agrikultura

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00:00 Far from the busy prisons, the Iwahig Prison and Pinoy Farm in Palawan

00:04 is where persons deprived of liberty learn about aquaculture and agriculture.

00:09 We are now with Louisa Erizpe live.

00:13 It is now very evident here in Palawan that the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

00:24 is working hard to reform prisons, particularly to introduce persons deprived of liberty

00:31 to aquaculture and agriculture.

00:34 Far from the busy prisons, the Iwahig Prison and Pinoy Farm in Palawan

00:49 is where persons deprived of liberty learn about aquaculture and agriculture.

01:00 But instead of farmers and fishermen working here, PDLs are the ones who farm and feed the fish.

01:08 The Bureau of Corrections said this is the result of the Memorandum of Agreement

01:13 signed by the Department of Justice and Department of Agriculture last July.

01:19 We are here to help our beloved President in food security.

01:26 So, this is the start so we can produce here and help in the supply of vegetables and rice

01:34 here in Puerto Princesa City and Palawan Province.

01:40 Some PDLs came from New Belivid Prison in Muntinlupa City

01:45 as part of the decongestion program of the government.

01:48 At present, around 1,000 PDLs have been brought to Iwahig from Metro Manila.

01:54 The Bucor admitted that at first, it is difficult to discipline and systemize the new PDLs.

02:00 But because of their continuous training, they are now able to be in sync with the system in Iwahig.

02:06 In December, they are expected to harvest 100 hectares of rice, vegetables, and soy.

02:13 And there are also tilapia after several months of hard work by PDLs.

02:17 They can sell 1,000 bags of rice and vegetables from Iwahig.

02:22 They expect that this will help in lowering the price of goods in the market.

02:28 We are expecting that our rice production will really boost this time.

02:34 The technical knowledge and machineries under the MOAM project

02:40 are expected to help in lowering the price,

02:45 making food sustainable, and providing enough supply because of this project.

02:52 We are expecting that in the next year,

02:56 the land that is being plowed and planted by the Bureau of Corrections or PDLs

03:05 in Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm will be expanded.

03:08 And we expect that this will also help in lowering the price of goods

03:12 because the price of goods is still increasing, especially vegetables and rice.

03:18 So we expect that this will help in lowering the price in the market.

03:23 Naomi.

03:24 Thank you very much, Louisa Erizpe.