Red onions (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Caritas Philippines urged the government to provide additional support to farmers amid the high prices of onions in the market. The humanitarian and advocacy arm of the Catholic Church made the statement as prices of local red onions now ranged between P500 to...
ILIGAN CITY – The provincial government of Misamis Occidental led by Gov. Henry S. Oaminal and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have distributed P5,000 cash subsidy to 9,400 rice farmers to help augment their needs amid the calamity that struck the province recently. MISAMIS Occidental Gov....
Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday, January 19 called out the Philippine National Police (PNP) for harassing an onion farmer who recently testified before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform’s investigation. “Hands off lang po sa mga testigo ng Senado!” the sister of...
"You are killing us!" Romel Calingasan, a municipal agriculturist in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, made the emotional accusation at officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for allowing the importation of onions while the harvest season for onions is underway. Onions are left to rot on the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, January 16 urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to heed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s call to expand support for onion growers by boosting the government’s assistance for irrigation, and co-financing cold storage facilities to help...
A pro-farmer congressman said he expects the P30-billion increase in this year's agriculture sector budget to translate to improved services for local farmers, which would in turn help keep food prices down. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Saturday, Jan 7, said the completion of the local road Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur has provided better access for the farmers to transport their goods. In a statement, DPWH Region 9 Director Cayamombao D. Dia noted that his office is...
Kenny Rogers Roasters presents the fruit of its Farmvocacy campaign While it is an essential industry during the pandemic, the local food scene is still one of the most affected. Apart from the food brands and restaurateurs, Filipino farmers are among the many who fight their ways to survive...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Ilocos Norte farmers and local government units (LGUs) received P41.53 million in agricultural interventions from the Department of Agriculture (DA) during the recent visit of Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban here. DA Region 1 OIC Regional Executive...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman believes that "cooperative competition" among local farmers can help them become prosperous. As such, the veteran lawmaker filed House Bill (HB) No. 230, or the “Farmer Coopetition Act". The bill seeks to foster cooperation among competing farmer...
Filipino coconut exporters, mainly small and medium, fetched $25.7 million in initial sales during their participation at the five-day exhibition Salon International de l’Alimentation Paris (SIAL) in Paris. The Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau with the support of the...
A House bill condoning the unpaid debt of farmer-beneficiaries of the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) has been overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading. Gaining the chamber’s final approval Monday afternoon, Dec. 12 was HB No.6336, or the proposed New Agrarian...
