At least P3 million worth of cash assistance for farmers and hog raisers in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato was distributed as per the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP). Super Typhoon Karding’s strong gusts caused rice crops to bow in Mayantoc, Tarlac. (Photo courtesy of Mayantoc...
Camarines Sur 3rd District Rep. Gabriel Bordado Jr. has applauded the plans of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its secretary, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., to modernize the sector and financially equip the farmers and fishermen to make them more competitive. Camarines Sur...
An alliance of Filipino women called on the national government to strengthen and increase its budget for calamity response a day after tropical cyclone Karding ravaged Luzon with torrential rains, severe winds, and other rain-induced hazards. Photo shows the extent of damage of Super Typhoon...
Amid the devastation that Super Typhoon “Karding” left in Luzon, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on Monday, Sept. 26, underscored the need for a budget increase for the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) post-harvest facilities, such as storage for grains and seeds, to mitigate the impact of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 42-year old farmer who accused his neighbor of stealing his chicken ended up being shot to death on Saturday, Sept. 24, in Catarman, capital of Northern Samar. The farmer was identified as Leo Jore Espelembergo who was allegedly shot to death by the son of the man he was...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee is prodding the House leadership to start deliberations on a proposal that would provide "rice allowance" to workers in the private sector. (Pierre Bamin/ Unsplash) "The rice allowance will help employees cope with the rising cost of goods, while farmers are given a...
In an effort to help raise more agriculture entrepreneurs, agriculture science firm Bayer Philippines Inc. has embarked on a program to lure youngsters to hands-on farming amid a dwindling farmer-population in the country. Bayer has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Science...
Senator Imee Marcos today Sept. 15 said the one-year moratorium on farmers’ debt payments under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program is a big relief. ‘’It is breakthrough in the long 50-year road to the emancipation of tenant farmers from the soil,’’ she said. President Ferdinand...
The House of Representatives Committee on Agrarian Reform has formed a technical working group (TWG) for the purpose of consolidating nine different measures seeking debt burden and amortization condonation for agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). FARMERS in Western Visayas region are urged to...
Over P100 million worth assistance were provided to onion farmers as the national government pushes to stabilize its local production, the Department of Agriculture (DA) disclosed on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Onions (Photos courtesy of Pixabay) In a statement, the DA said the assistance package was in a...
President Marcos signed an executive order (EO) imposing a year-long moratorium on payments on the annual amortization and interest payments of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) for agricultural lands distributed under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), the Department of Agrarian...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will hire more lawyers to expedite the resolution of agrarian cases, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III said. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado Estrella III (Photo by DAR) This is in line with President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
