FORMER Department of Agriculture-Region XII director Amalia Datukan on Wednesday debunked the claim of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol that more than P100-million farm machinery and equipment were left rusting at its compound in Tupi, South Cotobato.

Datukan explained that the distribution of the machines and equipment was suspended because of the election ban this year, which prohibits them from disbursing public funds and implementing pro-jects.

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