Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual has sought cooperation with Netherlands on semiconductor and high-technology, agri-food processing, and infrastructure to enhance bilateral trade relations between the two countries. Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual and...
Filipino farmers are calling for the reintroduction of a pre-shipment and discharge port inspection system to stop large-scale agricultural smuggling, curb price manipulation, and ensure the safety of food imports. The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) issued this statement as smuggling of...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called on stakeholders to support the implementation of the P45.01 billion Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Scale-Up, which he said would benefit Filipino farmers, fisherfolk, and consumers. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with World Bank...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and Go Negosyo on Tuesday, June 6, began tackling the benefits of farm clustering in an aim to boost productivity and help ensure food security. Go Negosyo-DAR meeting on private sector-led initiative KALAP program (Photo from Go Negosyo) This was recommended...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, May 30, promised that the government will do its role in supporting programs that would enhance the use of technology in boosting the country’s agricultural sector as he welcomed investment opportunities from a leading Thai conglomerate....
Congress should move to pass laws that would punish government officials who are involved in the facilitation of smuggling of agricultural products. Similar to the country’s anti-trafficking laws, Senator Risa Hontiveros said it is high-time that government officials who facilitate, conspire...
Senators sought stricter sanctions, including the re-imposition of the death death penalty, against persons who have a hand in the multi-billion-peso smuggling operations at the country’s air and sea ports. Their proposed iron-fist penalties followed a three-hour public hearing by the Senate...
Despite President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s order to import an additional 150,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar, the price of this commodity is unlikely to drop to its previous low level unless more sugar importers are allowed to penetrate the market. Sen. Risa Hontiveros pointed this...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a bill seeking to prosecute government officials and employees who conspire with agricultural smugglers be prosecuted and penalized. In filing Senate Bill No. 2205, Hontiveros wants certain provision of Republic Act No. 10845, also known as the Anti-Agricultural...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is now seeking passage of a bill that would expand the services of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) and encourage private sector participation in agricultural insurance. Go, in filing Senate Bill No. 2117, said it is necessary to provide better...
Officials of the Philippines and the United States have discussed at a high level new agricultural cooperation that will ensure food security. Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretary Alexis Taylor met in Washington on...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar is pushing for the creation of special courts to try exclusively smuggling cases worth billions of pesos that has prejudiced farmers and the economy. Villar said regional trial courts (RTCs) have not been effective. In today’s hybrid public hearing of the ...
