A total of P12,430,000 worth of financial assistance were distributed to farmers from the municipalities of Calatrava, Don Salvador Benedicto, and Toboso and the cities of Escalante and San Carlos City, Wednesday (July 17), as part of the Presidential Assistance for Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Families (PAFFF) for the Province of Negros Occidental. Each of the 1,243 farmers of the said LGUs received P10,000 each, while the provincial government distributed food packs to the beneficiaries.*