Thousands of tobacco farmers are urging lawmakers to pass the economic sabotage bill before President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (SONA) to protect their livelihoods from rampant agricultural smuggling. In a statement on Thursday, May 2, more than 50,000 members of the Philippine Tobacco...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – The first-ever Miss Tobacco Philippines will be crowned at the Candon City Arena on March 25, Mayor Eric D. Singson said. FIFTEEN candidates in the Miss Tobacco Philippines are presented in their casual wear at the Civic Center of Candon City on March 4. (Freddie G....
VIGAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed a Certified Public Accountant to lead the National Tobacco Administration (NTA). SANCHEZ Belinda S. Sanchez took her oath and replaced Robert Victor G. Seares Jr. in a simple ceremony at NTA Central Office in Quezon City recently. The...
A rookie congressman wants to include the area of municipal waters as an additional factor in determining the share of each local government unit (LGU) in the National Taxes Allocation (NTA), which is also known as Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA). (Unsplash) For this purpose, Agusan del Norte 2nd...
There should be a moratorium on the creation of new cities and provinces if the existing local government units (LGUs) are to maximize the increased financial resources that they will receive starting this year. (Photo from LRay Villafuerte's Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district congressman and...
The National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) has approved for registration the Native Batek Chewing tobacco varieties, Lampangog and Sinai, during the 38th NSIC Technical Secretariat Meeting. 51172 A statement from the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) noted that the two varieties, which have been...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Friday could not help but lose her temper when she scrutinized the proposed P505-million budget of the National Tobacco Administration’s (NTA) budget for 2022. NTA, an agency under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture (DA), had included in its proposed...
Amid the decreasing hectarage of tobacco farms, the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) is determined to assist farmers grow their tobacco production through a contract-growing scheme, seedling assistance, modernization, among others. NTA Administrator Robert Victor G. Seares Jr. said the ongoing...
