President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants that all "vintage cases" that have remained pending for as long as 20 years in the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) be resolved. DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III (Noel B. Pabalate) Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III said Marcos has...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Rep. Salceda's office, MANILA BULLETIN) The impending enactment of the proposed New Agrarian Emancipation Act, which will free some 654,000 farmers from government debt, is poised to become President...
(Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez explained on Friday, May 26 the importance of the proposed New Agrarian Emancipation Act, which is poised to be enacted next by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No. 6336, the measure seeks to...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to to turn over a P3.9 million solar-powered irrigation pump (SPIP) to farmers of Laoac, Pangasinan. In a statement, the agency noted that the SPIP has recently passed the agrarian reform department’s final inspection. Maria Ana Francisco, DAR Ilocos...
ILOILO CITY – Five years after the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte implemented a land reform program in Boracay in 2018, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has issued a resolution that land on the world-famous resort-island is not suitable for farming. CHILDREN from the...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has provided over P10 million worth of farm machinery and equipment to Lamut, Ifugao farmers to boost their agricultural production. (Photo courtesy of DAR) In a statement released Tuesday, May 2, the DAR said that P 10,696,500 worth of farm machinery and...
TUBA, Benguet – A farmers’ cooperative here has received two vegetable greenhouses with solar-powered drip irrigation and fertigation system worth P1.5 million courtesy of the Department of Agrarian Reform-Cordillera and DAR-Benguet. DAR-Cordillera Director Samuel Solomero said the Taloy Farmers...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Thursday, April 27, is prodding Congress to review the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) to allow farmers to use agrarian lands as collateral to access loans from banks. Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo via Facebook) He observed that under the...
The Drug Policy Reform Initiative (DPRI), a network of advocates advancing humane drug policies, launched a new guide for journalists when covering or reporting drug-related issues on different media platforms (radio, television, or newspaper) at the Luxent Hotel, Timog Avenue in Quezon City on...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. cited the need for an efficient system for the distribution of World War II veterans' pension as he paid tribute to them during the celebration of the 81st Araw ng Kagitingan on Monday, April 10. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy)* In an...
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno is addressing what he described as “the elephant in the room”, referring to the much-needed reforms in the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension scheme, which is taxpayer-supported and receives no contribution from the retirees themselves. During a...
For Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, the potential enactment of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act will be "the most important legislative accomplishment" of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s young administration. "The New Agrarian Emancipation Act condones 58.125 billion pesos of...
