More than 2,000 land titles in Cebu remain undistributed since 1987 after they were kept from farmers, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) bared on Monday, May 3. Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Brother John Castriciones (Photo courtesy of DAR) A total of 2,007 certificates of land...
The government’s chief finance manager vowed work until the last minute of President Duterte’s term in pushing the congressional passage of key reform measures that will support the nation’s strong and sustainable recovery from the pandemic-induced recession. Finance Secretary Carlos G....
Farm production is expected to improve soon for farmers in Bani, Pangasinan with the installation of a solar-powered irrigation system. A BOOST TO FARMERS--A solar-powered irrigation system has been installed in Bani, Pangasinan to help farmers there during the dry season. (Photo courtesy of the...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) says rebel returnees in Laguna will soon embark on a new mission: learning how to farm. DAR-PNP SIKAP BUHAY The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) signed Friday, April 30 a memorandum of agreement to provide training...
An administrative order implementing the Local Government Reform Project (LGRP) has been signed by President Duterte. President Duterte with Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III (File photo: Malacañang) In Administrative Order No. 40, the President created an Interagency Governing Board (IGB)...
Department of A grarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Brother John Castriciones believes that the country’s agrarian reform program is key to the improvement of local farmers' livelihood as well as the smooth return of rebels to society. LANDLESS NO MORE--Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary...
The tug-of-war between private hospitals and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) rages on. Amid a surging pandemic and calls from the Department of Health (DOH) for provision of more beds and facilities, hospital owners report that they are constrained to lay off health...
Philippine businessmen Wednesday, (April 14) took a pause from their busy schedules to make a stand against China’s aggression in the country's territory. With that business groups rallied behind Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, other government officials and various groups...
Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Benjamin Madrigal assured that the farmers’ representatives that will join the reconstituted PCA Board will be selected solely by farmers without the influence of the government. In a phone interview with Business Bulletin, Madrigal assured...
Residents of Sumalo, Bataan are again facing eviction after their municipal government sought to put a 200-hectare privately-owned property there under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). This is despite a Supreme Court (SC) ruling that says the property, owned by Riverforest...
The proposed Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act or Coco Levy Act, which will pave the way for the release and the utilization of the P100-billion coco levy fund, will lapse into law next week. This is 30 days since the enrolled copy of the Coco Levy Act has been sent to Malacanang on...
Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has opened a new credit facility that will fund 90 percent of borrowers’ investment requirement, but this is only if the borrower is either a farmer or a micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) engaged in the agricultural value chain of certain...
