Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, January 16 urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to heed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s call to expand support for onion growers by boosting the government’s assistance for irrigation, and co-financing cold storage facilities to help...
A pro-farmer congressman said he expects the P30-billion increase in this year's agriculture sector budget to translate to improved services for local farmers, which would in turn help keep food prices down. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Saturday, Jan 7, said the completion of the local road Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur has provided better access for the farmers to transport their goods. In a statement, DPWH Region 9 Director Cayamombao D. Dia noted that his office is...
Kenny Rogers Roasters presents the fruit of its Farmvocacy campaign While it is an essential industry during the pandemic, the local food scene is still one of the most affected. Apart from the food brands and restaurateurs, Filipino farmers are among the many who fight their ways to survive...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Ilocos Norte farmers and local government units (LGUs) received P41.53 million in agricultural interventions from the Department of Agriculture (DA) during the recent visit of Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban here. DA Region 1 OIC Regional Executive...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman believes that "cooperative competition" among local farmers can help them become prosperous. As such, the veteran lawmaker filed House Bill (HB) No. 230, or the “Farmer Coopetition Act". The bill seeks to foster cooperation among competing farmer...
Filipino coconut exporters, mainly small and medium, fetched $25.7 million in initial sales during their participation at the five-day exhibition Salon International de l’Alimentation Paris (SIAL) in Paris. The Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau with the support of the...
A House bill condoning the unpaid debt of farmer-beneficiaries of the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) has been overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading. Gaining the chamber’s final approval Monday afternoon, Dec. 12 was HB No.6336, or the proposed New Agrarian...
No farmer from the Visayas will be left behind. Magsasaka Party-list nominee Robert Nazal Jr. Magsasaka Party-list nominee Robert Nazal Jr. made this guarantee to farmers as he led a Visayas-wide territorial and sectoral leaders' strategy planning held recently in Bacolod City. “We support the...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – Seventy-six members of the underground mass organization Alyansa ng Magbubukid ng Gitnang Luzon (AMGL)-Bataan chapter withdrew their support to the New People’s Army in a ceremony in Barangay Pentor, Dinalupihan, Bataan last Friday, Dec. 9. Ka Maxene, a former AMGL...
Benguet Lone District Rep. Eric Yap on Sunday, Dec. 11, urged the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to pursue a legal case against so-called agricultural smugglers who illegally import agricultural products into country that directly impacts local farmers. Benguet Rep. Eric Yap (Photo from Rep. Yap via...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has distributed 3,524 certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) in South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Sarangani. In a statement, DAR said the distributed CLOAs to 3,273 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) cover a total of 6,103 hectares of...
