Citing the mounting burden on small farmers, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Tuesday, March 3, denounced the latest oil price hike and urged the government to provide urgent subsidies as Middle East tensions threaten to push global crude prices even higher. KMP said oil firms...
Police arrested 10 individuals for alleged arson in San Manuel, Tarlac on Thursday, Feb. 26. The suspects were apprehended on a warrant issued by Judge Stela Marie Quimson Gandia-Asuncion, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region, Branch 106, Paniqui, Tarlac. The court...
Farmers in Mindanao had personally raised their concern to President Marcos over the delayed delivery of farm input in their region. Marcos has engaged in a forum with farmers and irrigators around the country on Tuesday, Feb. 24, where a farmer from Mindanao complained that many farmers are not...
Emphasizing that farmers remain as the strength of agriculture despite the emergence of modern technology, President Marcos reminded the government to not fail the country 's farmers. In his remarks at the 2026 National Irrigation Administration (NIA) – National Confederation of Irrigators...
Farmers in the country can expect faster access to technologies, training, and other support, President Marcos vowed on Thursday, Feb. 12. Speaking at the inauguration of the Mahayag Dam Project in Zamboanga del Sur, Marcos assured farmers that the government will continue supporting them to...
Senator Loren Legarda has sought the enactment into law of a bill declaring January 22 as a National Farmer’s Day in honor of the vital role of Filipino farmers in the development of the country. “Declaring January 22 as National Farmer 's Day institutionalizes our collective recognition...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) showcased the Philippines’ effort to turn local food traditions into global influence as it hosted the first-ever Terra Madre Asia & Pacific 2025 at the Provincial Capitol Lagoon in Bacolod City on Wednesday, Nov. 19. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said the government should encourage local farmers to harvest their crops early and directly purchase their goods at fair prices for use in relief operations in evacuation centers. Pangilinan, author of the Sagip Saka Act, made the call urging the Department...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Friday, Oct. 10, welcomed the proposal of former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol of introducing more rice varieties in the city 's markets and food programs to help Filipino farmers in the country. During a courtesy visit to...
President Marcos renewed his government’s commitment to easing the farmers’ struggles, as he led the distribution of carabaos, farm implements, and financial assistance to Aeta communities in Porac, Pampanga, on Friday, Oct. 3. A total of 127 beneficiaries received carabaos and farming tools...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven farmers were allegedly shot and wounded by a group of security guards in Hacienda Escolastica, Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Sept. 30. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the victims were harvesting sugarcane when seven...
President Marcos has assured farmers affected by recent typhoons in La Union that opportunities will be given to them to recover from their losses. "[M]araming oportunidad na ating ibinibigay sa ating mga kasama upang… Kaya naman e, tinamaan tayo ng bagyo, tinamaan tayo ng sakuna ay sana naman e,...
