The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has called on the government to fully disclose the details of its recent tariff negotiations with the United States (US) due to conflicting statements and widespread speculation. In a statement on Friday, July 25, Raul Montemayor, FFF national manager, said...
A group of farmers called on the new Senate leadership to review the country’s trade performance during the first year of the country’s membership in the mega trade deal Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In a statement, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) expressed...
A farmers’ group has urged the government to sustain its support for crop insurance in view of El Nino and La Nina and likelihood of more severe weather disturbances in the coming years. The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) issued this statement following the recent issuance of Executive Order...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) asked President and concurrent Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to order Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to release P1 billion from the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) program to rice farmers. In a statement, FFF said the amount should...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Monday, June 27 called on Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar to look into the concern of farmers and farm workers regarding the reported consequences and adverse effects of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) or Republic Act No. 11203 before he...
Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday welcomed the endorsement of a leading agriculture group for his re-election bid in the upcoming senatorial elections on May 9, 2022. Gordon, chair of the Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises, said he is thankful that the Federation of...
The 200,000-strong Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has declared its support for Sorsogon Governor Francis ‘’Chiz’’ Escudero, who is seeking a fresh six-year term in Senate come the May 9, 2022 elections. (Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero FB) According to FFF--one of the biggest mass-based...
Farmers and fishermen fear the worst if more imported food will enter the Philippines next year, asking the government for a more pro-producer policy when it comes to food security and availability. In a briefing hosted by food security Tugon Kabuhayan, Raul Montemayor, national manager at...
A group of farmers has threatened not to support re-electionist senators if they will not junk the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a mega trade deal. In a statement, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) urged the Senate to reject the RCEP trade agreement when it is presented for...
The government will distribute direct cash assistance of P5,000 to as many as 59,125 farmers in Nueva Ecija to be funded from the excess rice import tariff collection under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). The Department of Agriculture (DA) formally launched this week RCEF’s Rice...
The opposition coming from the farmers’ groups against the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has intensified, with as many as 45 groups with thousands of members combined claiming they were not consulted about the Philippines’ commitments on the treaty as...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) urged the Senate to defer the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement pending the conduct of consultations with farmers. 42933 In a statement, the FFF pointed out that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has not...
