Farming is among the poorest sectors in the country, the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) NAPC head lawyer Noel Felongco, in an interview with DWIZ 882 on Tuesday, June 14, said that this is rooted in the lack of farmers' ownership of their own land for farming....
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) and its Women Sectoral Council signed a partnership program with the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) as it aims to implement a Multi-stakeholders Conference on Gender and Development and assess the implementation of the anti-Violence against Women...
Aiming to raise awareness on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic to the emotional and mental well-being of an individual, the National Anti-Poverty Commission - Local Affairs Coordinating and Monitoring Service (NAPC - LACMS) conducted a one-day mental health forum in Bukidnon. (Jansen Romero /...
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) held the groundbreaking ceremony of its Convergence Project on Housing Settlement in Bohol, the Commission announced on Sunday, March 20. The ceremony was held in Barangay Guinonocan in the Municipality of Tubigon, Bohol on Friday, March 18, 2022. (Image...
Aiming to raise awareness on the basic concept of gender and sexuality, the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) conducted a four-day gender sensitivity training in Cebu City. (Image courtesy of PNA / National Anti-Poverty Commission) NAPC’s Gender and Development (GAD) unit held the training...
An official of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) urged the public to get vaccinated amid the continuous increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country. (File Photo / National Ant-Poverty Commission) NAPC Undersecretary Penelope Belmonte joined the call and urged the...
Some 700 local candidates in Maguindanao and North Cotabato have vowed to support presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s masterplan in fighting poverty and corruption in the country. Senator Manny Pacquiao The local leaders made the vow as they took their oath as new members of the...
In less than two days of visits made by Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to barangay and local government units in Caraga region, over 50,000 individuals have aired hopes of benefitting from the senator’s anti-poverty master plan that guarantees sufficient aid, jobs and homes as he bids for...
With only 11 months left on her term, Vice President Leni Robredo said that her flagship anti-poverty program Angat Buhay is her “best legacy” as she hopes her successor and other government agencies can expand the concept. Vice President Leni Robredo is the keynote speaker at the 5th Asian...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House (Remarks delivered by Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia at the 75 th Anniversary of the National Council of Women of the Philippines (NCWP) on June 4, 2021.) To the officers and members of the National Council of Women of the...
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...
The proposed Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act or Coco Levy Act, which will pave the way for the release of the P100-billion coco levy fund, is just awaiting the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte. Business Bulletin learned that the copy of the Coco Levy Act has already been sent to...
