Senatorial candidate and former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he would have voted against the passage of the Rice Tariffication Law had he been elected a senator in 2019. In an interview with ANC’s Headstart, Ejercito said he would not have supported the Rice Tariffication Law...
On the fourth day of the “Caravan of the Landless,” farmers and rural sectors from various Bicol provinces called on the release of political prisoners in Camarines Norte. The caravan, which will be held until the end of the month, aims to highlight the “most urgent issues” faced by farmers...
“Mga magsasaka lang kami. Bakit kami nire-redtag, hinaharas, at pinapasuko? Mga magsasaka kami na nagdedepensa sa mga lupang sakahan at tirahan namin (We are just farmers. Why are we being red-tagged, harassed and subjugated? We are farmers defending our farm lands and homes).” These were the...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao has vowed to support rice farmers if he wins in May by ensuring that they will be able to sell their palay (unhusked rice) produce at a fair and reasonable price. Pacquiao made the assurance following his campaign sortie in Isabela, which is among the...
The team of Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan has sought the review of the Rice Tariffication Law to identify and amend its provisions that are detrimental to farmers. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan during a campaign rally in Tarlac on...
TIAONG, Quezon--Governor Danilo Suarez has given his tacit endorsement of the presidential candidacy of Bongbong Marcos during the UniTeam ticket's first swing in this province since the start of the campaign season. Quezon Governor Danilo Suarez is sandwiched by the UniTeam tandem of Bongbong...
SAN JOSE CITY, NUEVA ECIJA — If she wins in the upcoming May 9 polls, Vice President Leni Robredo will not only focus on building infrastructure for rural development, but she also promised on Tuesday, March 22, that she will work hard to turn farmers into farmer-entrepreneurs to make their...
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has vowed to make farming more profitable for small farmers and farm workers under a Pangilinan-Robredo term to encourage them to continue tilling lands and feeding Filipinos. (Keith Bacongco / Manila Bulletin File Photo) "We have to move...
Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan got into a heated argument with former Congressman and academic Walden Bello as he defended his move to abstain during the vote for the Rice Tariffication Act (RTA), saying he pushed for alternative measures because he knew exactly the impact of the RTA. Former Congressman...
The government’s latest unemployment statistics failed to include discouraged workers in the agriculture sector that were forced out of farming activities, peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said on Sunday, March 20. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The statement came after the...
Senatorial aspirant Herbert Bautista on Saturday, March 19 called on the government to prioritize giving assistance to farmers amid the rising cost of fertilizers. Bautista said farmers' income has been falling "sharply," although he said "the numbers are hard to pin down". "But in my campaign...
The Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) figured in two armed encounters with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Claveria, Misamis Oriental on Friday, March 18. (Courtesy of Philippine Army, 4th Infantry Division) Three male suspects were killed in the encounters between...
