Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Senator Kiko Pangilinan held a dialogue on Thursday, March 3, with farmers and fishermen in Oriental Mindoro with the aim of uplifting their lives. Vice President Leni Robredo meets Mindoro fisherfolk during a campaign sortie on Thursday, March 3,...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has demanded the immediate release of the P8-billion fuel subsidy to farmers, fisherfolk, and drivers allocated in the 2022 national budget amid the current surge of oil prices. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan (TRoPa2022) "May pera sa...
A strawberry farmer in Benguet. (Photo by Zaldy Comanda) LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Strawberry farmers here appealed for the termination and transfer of a flood control project which will displace them and affect their source of livelihood. Lawyer Richard Kilaan, lead convenor of Lawyers for Farmers,...
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...
The inter-agency body tasked to oversee and set the investment strategy of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) vowed to optimize the use of the coco levy fund for the benefit of the coconut farmers. In a statement Thursday, Feb. 24, the Department of Finance (DOF) said the Trust...
Calling himself the original "Mr. Palengke", presidential hopeful Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Feb. 23 put a little over P5,000 in his pocket and made a grocery run in two public markets in Quezon City. He did so to find out for himself if the amount can cover meals for at least 30 days for...
SUMILAO, BUKIDNON — After marching for her in 2016, the Sumilao farmers of Bukidnon are once again supporting the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo, saying that her fight is the fight of people in the “laylayan (fringes of society).” A group of farmers marches with presidential...
Highlighting the importance of a “genuine” land reform program, peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) urged presidential candidates to present their categorical stance on land reform and free land distribution. In a press statement, KMP challenged the presidential candidates to...
Partido Reporma standard-bearer Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has assured Filipino farmers a wider state-funded program that would install solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) on their paddy fields and plantations. Senator Ping Lacson (Facebook) Lacson revealed this plan in a dialogue with farm leaders...
Vice presidential aspirant Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday vowed to push for the creation of a database of farmers and other cottage industry players in the Philippines for the proper identification and distribution of government assistance. media Sotto said it is imperative for the...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Monday, Feb. 21 is ambivalent on the passage of the controversial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement when Congress goes on a limited six-day regular session after the May 2022 national elections before going on a ‘sinze die’...
Magsasaka party-list Rep. Argel Cabatbat called on the national government to begin the urgent distribution of fuel subsidies for farmers and fishermen amid the rapidly increasing prices of petroleum products. Magsasaka Partylist Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) He is...
