As small-sized eggs become more common during the summer months, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has clarified that this trend will not directly impact the overall egg supply in the country. In an interview with PTV on Friday, April 19, Agriculture Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Arnel de...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar said she is confident that the link and network established by the country’s hog producers with institutional markets—such as restaurants and hotels—will lessen their dependence on imported pork. HOG FESTIVAL 2024. Senator Cynthia Villar, Department of Agriculture...
Hog raisers, in collaboration with the Quezon City local government unit (LGU) and the Department of Tourism (DOT), are gearing up to boost local pork production through a Guinness World Record attempt. With the recent outbreak of the African Swine Fever (ASF) cases in some parts of the...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, January 19 vowed to exhaust all legal options available to him to after the Sandiganbayan acquitted him of plunder but found him guilty of direct and indirect bribery in the so-called pork barrel fund scam. Estrada said he is surprised at the...
(Unsplash) There's good news and bad news--but mostly bad news--about the pork suppy situation in the country. According to AGAP Party-list Rep. Nicanor Briones, the country has enough supply of hog meat for the entire holiday season. "Pagdating sa...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Speaker’s office, Malacañang photo) Speaker Martin Romualdez doesn't have a single bad thing to say about former president Rodrigo Duterte despite the latter’s attacks against him...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) In a rare display of anger, Speaker Martin Romualdez slammed on Monday, Nov. 6 the "opportunistic motives" of a "dissatisfied few" against the House of Representatives. Romualdez, president of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Speaker’s office, Malacañang photo) Speaker Martin Romualdez stressed on Saturday, Nov. 4 that the House of Representatives has "categorically abolished the pork barrel system". This came...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte turned combatant once again as he challenged the House of Representatives to “open the books,” referring to its financial documents, and accused its members of having pork barrel after the House removed Vice President Sara Duterte’s proposed multi-million...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook) A three-term congressman from Mindanao has vouched for the integrity of the House of Representatives amid the tirades launched last week by former president Rodrigo Duterte. "As...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (left) and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong (Facebook, Wikipedia) SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta is not one to back down from a war of words, even if the person on the other side of the fence is a retired police general. During plenary session...
The Sandiganbayan’s move to clear businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles of 16 counts of graft in connection with the alleged anomalous use of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.’s pork barrel fund is a huge offense to the Filipino public. Businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the...
