Livelihood rehab stepped up for Yolanda survivors

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is set to start the second phase of its rehabilitation initiative after  it surpassed the target of providing 10,000 fishing boats for affected fishing villages in  less than three months after Super Typhoon Yolanda hit parts of the Visayas.

For its part, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) signed an agreement with the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and the Catholic Relief Service (CRS) to distribute livelihood recovery packages to some 13,000 farmers affected by Yolanda.