The Department of Agriculture (DA) will hold on-the-ground consultations with farmers and lawmakers to prepare for the deliberations on the proposed RICE Act, which aims to reinstate the regulatory powers of the National Food Authority (NFA). Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said he has...
ILOILO CITY – The designated food terminal for Panay Island in San Miguel town, Iloilo province has embraced e-commerce. THE San Miguel Public Market and Farmers Bagsakan Complex in San Miguel town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) The digital portal for the San Miguel Public Market and...
A House leader can't help but agree with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s dream of transforming the Philippines into a "leading agricultural resource hub". President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd...
A rookie congressman is prodding the House leadership to quickly take up his proposal to establish "Kadiwa Agri-food Terminals" in every city and municipality as a way of tempering the problem of costly basic commodities amid fast inflation. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Facebook) “Amid...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should establish food terminals in all regions of the Philippines to support the administration’s agricultural modernization goals, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay” Villafuerte said. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep . LRay Villafuerte said President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. can tackle the looming food crisis by taking a cue from his father, the late former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left) and President-elect...
More food terminals will sprout across the country if and when Partido Reporma presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III gain the people’s mandate following the May 9, 2022 national elections. (Mordo Bilman/ Unsplash) The...
While Taal Volcano is acting anew following a short-lived phreatomagmatic eruption that triggered massive evacuation from nearby localities, the Commission on Audit aired serious doubts that displaced residents of a similar explosion last year had received the donations the Food Terminal, Inc. said...
