The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now closer to a one to one ration in having glock 17 pistols for every

policeman. It benefits the people because of the more secure and stable environment without having to worry about threats. President Benigno P-Noy Aquino III turned over the 1st two tranches, numbering 22,603 units of the total 74,879 which was purchased by the government. (Gutierrez, N., July 2, 2013) He handed out semi-automatic pistols to 21 officers at a ceremony at the national police headquarters, pledging to release nearly 75,000 more to their colleagues. (Asia Pacific, Jul 3, 2013) This may help us improve our defense in times of danger and when in need of immediate response. This project should be taken seriously for the money used is quite large. The PNP received a budget amounting P1.198-billion for the acquisition of the Glock pistols but saved P200 million, which was used to acquire 12,000 to 15,000 other weapons. (Burgonio, T.A., Ramos, M., July 3, 2013) The people should experience the protection that is really given by the government. P-Noy, as he stated in his SONA, relayed the improvement for the irrigation for farmers in the country. This can help improve the agricultural wealth of the country by means of preserving the crops and fixing the broken irrigation systems. Farmers from Iloilo will benefit. An estimated 24,000 rice farmers will benefit from year-round irrigation. As a result, the harvests of farmers may double. This can be a great help for the exporting of rice to other countries. A large area of land has been funded for this project. The area of land that will be used will show 31,840 hectares that will be irrigated will yield an additional 146,013 metric tons of rice. This amount is equal to almost 80 percent of the buffer stock of rice that the country will import for 2013. (Pulumbarit, V., July 22, 2013) According to him, he will implement intercropping of different crops with coconut trees so that the space for planting will be utilized for other uses. The potential for this sector can greatly increase in production when intercropping will be put in the picture. P-Noy said the government has already begun laying down initiatives for the project last year with 5,500 hectares of land for intercropping including 10,000 farmers in 90 different locations throughout the country. (Balane, W. I., July 22, 2013) He promotes an increase of pay for the coconut farmers with their earnings from P20,000 a year to a maximum of P172,400 a year depending of what crop they decide to plant between the spaced plots. (Cerda, J., July 22, 2013) Different crops will be planted and can improve the seasonal production of their kind. He also tackled about the distribution of the Hacienda Luisita lands among the beneficiaries after three decades since the Agrarian Reform Law was passed. The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is dividing 4,099.91 hectares of Hacienda Luisita among 6,212 beneficiaries and the allocation is expected to finish by August 21. (SDR, July 19, 2013) Farmers lined up in August 2010 to receive their share of the P20-million first instalment of the financial settlement. The balance of the package would be released once the Supreme Court approved the compromise deal. (PDI, July 19, 2013)