A Philippine funding proposal on “Adapting Philippine Agriculture to Climate Change” was approved by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) during its 35th Board Meeting held in Songdo, Incheon in the Republic of Korea on March, 16. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), GCF,...
The newly-signed Go Negosyo’s Kapatid Angat Lahat Agri Program (KALAP) stands to benefit small farmers by incorporating them into the value chain of large agribusiness companies and create jobs in the agricultural sector, Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said on Tuesday, March 7. ...
For Filipino farmers, hybrid seeds are no longer needed for the country to achieve rice self-sufficiency. Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) hit the national government’s plan to maximize the use of hybrid seeds, calling it “more disadvantageous than helpful.” (Manila...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee is prodding the Landbank of the Philippines to expand its scholarship program for dependents of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), something that it can easily do based on its income, the solon said. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee The state-run financial...
Gabriela on Friday, Feb. 17, restated the consequences of “too much” importation, stressing that it harms local production of agricultural goods and displaces small-scale farmers. Gabriela Women’s Partylist Representative Arlene Brosas said the national government’s plan to import 440,000...
A bill seeking to decriminalize qualified theft of coconuts and reclassifying it as “simple theft” has been filed in the Senate. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, in filing Senate Bill No. 1871, said there is a need to decriminalize qualified theft under Article 310 of the Revised Penal Code to simple...
The government has allotted P1 billion fund for farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) program, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) disclosed, Thursday, Feb. 16. FARMERS in Western Visayas are set to receive in-bred rice seeds for wet season planting. (DA-6)...
It is high time that the government help farmers and fishermen become businessmen instead of allowing them to continue wallowing in poverty, Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla said Thursday. At the hearing of the Senate committee on trade, commerce and entrepreneurship, Padilla lamented that...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has committed to help some 12,000 sugarcane farm workers from Nasugbu, Batangas who were affected by the closure of Central Azucarera Don Pedro Inc. (CADPI). Sugarcane, House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Wikipedia, Speaker’s office) Before this, Romualdez met with and...
By Ariel Avendaño BALER, Aurora – Senator Imee Marcos led the distribution of financial assistance to about 1000 farmers in this province, and at the same time made a pledge of more than P10 million for the local farmers. The P10 million pledge is on top of the P50 million cash assistance that...
Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Monday, February 13, urged the Marcos government to consider coming up with a counter measure that will cushion the impact of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) before pressing for its ratification. The veteran legislator proposed that the...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go pressed the government on Saturday, Feb. 11 to assist local farmers and producers amid rising inflation and smuggling-related issues that had been burdening the agriculture sector. In an ambush interview after personally aiding fire victims in Quezon City, Go said...
