TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) has provided P5,000 financial assistance to 1,132 rice farmers from the first and second districts of Northern Samar. Gabriel Banga, Agricultural Program Coordinating Officer (APCO) for Northern Samar, led the...
Aside from the limitations and hardships brought on by the pandemic, farmers and fisherfolk are constantly being challenged by the impact of calamities and disasters, especially during and after the wrath of typhoons. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. (Screenshot taken from RTVM’s...
Nearly 10,000 farmers and fisherfolk in Region 12 were awarded with another tranche of fuel subsidies from the Department of Agriculture (DA). (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) The DA said a total of 9,837 registered farmers and fisherfolk benefitted from the fuel subsidy program....
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has allocated over P709 million worth of assistance and interventions for farmers affected by the devastation of Super Typhoon "Karding". Super Typhoon Karding’s strong gusts caused rice crops to bow in Mayantoc, Tarlac. (Photo courtesy of Mayantoc...
At least P3 million worth of cash assistance for farmers and hog raisers in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato was distributed as per the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP). Super Typhoon Karding’s strong gusts caused rice crops to bow in Mayantoc, Tarlac. (Photo courtesy of Mayantoc...
The agricultural damage wrought by super typhoon Karding has reached P1.29 billion, according to the latest data released by the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Super Typhoon Karding’s strong gusts caused rice crops to bow in Mayantoc, Tarlac. (Screenshot taken from a video...
The agricultural damage caused by super typhoon Karding in the country has climbed to P160 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) bared. Super Typhoon Karding’s strong gusts caused rice crops to bow in Mayantoc, Tarlac. (Photo courtesy of Mayantoc Agriculture FB) In the DA’s Bulletin No. 4...
Amid the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) interest in resurrecting the "Masagana 99" program, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman gave a lecture on the House plenary about the history of President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.-era rice harvest improvement initiative. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman...
The Department of Agriculture (DA)–through the agency’s budget sponsor in the House–has defended the revival of the “Masagana” rice harvest program, an initiative originally launched by the administration of the late former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Representatives Bordado and Albano...
Former Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor has come to the defense of the embattled former Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez and slagged the latter's critics. Mike Defensor (left) and Vic Rodriguez Defensor took to Facebook on late Tuesday night, Sept. 20 and attested to just how loyal...
The country's top crop-producing provinces should be allocated with additional funds under the proposed 2023 national budget. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Thus, said Camarines Sur 2nd Rep. LRay Villafuerte as he hailed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for...
A member of the House Committee on Rules will know such long-standing tradition of giving preferential treatment to minority congressmen. Iloilo 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez (left) and Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (PPAB, MANILA BULLETIN) Veteran solon Marikina City 2nd district...
