TACLOBAN CITY – A 42-year old farmer who accused his neighbor of stealing his chicken ended up being shot to death on Saturday, Sept. 24, in Catarman, capital of Northern Samar. The farmer was identified as Leo Jore Espelembergo who was allegedly shot to death by the son of the man he was...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee is prodding the House leadership to start deliberations on a proposal that would provide "rice allowance" to workers in the private sector. (Pierre Bamin/ Unsplash) "The rice allowance will help employees cope with the rising cost of goods, while farmers are given a...
In an effort to help raise more agriculture entrepreneurs, agriculture science firm Bayer Philippines Inc. has embarked on a program to lure youngsters to hands-on farming amid a dwindling farmer-population in the country. Bayer has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Science...
Senator Imee Marcos today Sept. 15 said the one-year moratorium on farmers’ debt payments under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program is a big relief. ‘’It is breakthrough in the long 50-year road to the emancipation of tenant farmers from the soil,’’ she said. President Ferdinand...
The House of Representatives Committee on Agrarian Reform has formed a technical working group (TWG) for the purpose of consolidating nine different measures seeking debt burden and amortization condonation for agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). FARMERS in Western Visayas region are urged to...
Over P100 million worth assistance were provided to onion farmers as the national government pushes to stabilize its local production, the Department of Agriculture (DA) disclosed on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Onions (Photos courtesy of Pixabay) In a statement, the DA said the assistance package was in a...
President Marcos signed an executive order (EO) imposing a year-long moratorium on payments on the annual amortization and interest payments of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) for agricultural lands distributed under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), the Department of Agrarian...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will hire more lawyers to expedite the resolution of agrarian cases, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III said. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado Estrella III (Photo by DAR) This is in line with President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
Farmers expressed their fear of wider agricultural trade deficit amid the further declining rate of peso. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Peso, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, reached a new all-time low record and sank to P57 against the US dollar. The further declining rate of peso, according to peasant group...
QUEZON -- Almost P3,891,000 worth of financial assistance and fuel discount cards have been granted by the Department of Agriculture IV-Calabarzon (DA-4A) to farmers and fishermen of Mauban and Pagbilao towns through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- Some 1,329 corn farmer-beneficiaries from various municipalities in Pangasinan each received P3,000 worth of fuel discount cards, totaling P3,987,000 under the Department of Agriculture fuel discount program. Photo via Zaldy Comanda Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan, regional...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- An association of farmers from one of the hinterland barangays in Cagayan de Oro City has expressed its concern over the high price of fertilizers. The Agricultural Productivity Operations Office of Cagayan de Oro disperses a total of 500 Cacao seedlings for the farmers in...
