Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo said it is time for the government to focus on improving the country's agriculture industry, such as increasing the sector's budget. Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and running mate Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan meet with...
Vice presidential candidate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said the immediate delivery of assistance to farmers and fisherfolk will be prioritized in a Robredo-Pangilinan administration. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko) Pangilinan made the remark during a...
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has underscored the call to exempt the Department of Agriculture's (DA) distribution of fuel subsidy from the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) spending ban. (FILE PHOTO) The national government, last March, approved a...
Farmers’ group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Thursday, April 7, expressed their support for Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan amid the constant red-tagging against the tandem and the volunteers of Leni-Kiko people’s campaign. (Image courtesy of Kilusang...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Monday, April 4, urged the government to revoke the biosafety permits granted to Golden Rice. (Image courtesy of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas) “Today is the 62nd year anniversary of the (IRRI) in the Philippines. IRRI is among the main...
A total of 250 farmers from Hacienda Murcia and Hacienda Tinang in Capas, Tarlac and Zaragosa, Nueva Ecija attended the “Makabayang Pagbabago” forum in Concepcion, Tarlac, said peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP). The forum was held to discuss pressing issues that farmers face...
How this award-winning program turned into a staple program amidst the pandemic What makes a thriving community? For SM Development Corporation (SMDC), it’s more than what meets the eye. SMDC has always been at the forefront of community building in the Philippines. And even when the COVID-19...
Several farmers' groups started a 40-day, 4,400-kilometer march-caravan to show support for the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan in the May 2022 elections. Farmers march for Leni-Kiko. (Photo by Jimmy A Domingo) The caravan, dubbed as...
Senatorial candidate and former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he would have voted against the passage of the Rice Tariffication Law had he been elected a senator in 2019. In an interview with ANC’s Headstart, Ejercito said he would not have supported the Rice Tariffication Law...
On the fourth day of the “Caravan of the Landless,” farmers and rural sectors from various Bicol provinces called on the release of political prisoners in Camarines Norte. The caravan, which will be held until the end of the month, aims to highlight the “most urgent issues” faced by farmers...
“Mga magsasaka lang kami. Bakit kami nire-redtag, hinaharas, at pinapasuko? Mga magsasaka kami na nagdedepensa sa mga lupang sakahan at tirahan namin (We are just farmers. Why are we being red-tagged, harassed and subjugated? We are farmers defending our farm lands and homes).” These were the...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao has vowed to support rice farmers if he wins in May by ensuring that they will be able to sell their palay (unhusked rice) produce at a fair and reasonable price. Pacquiao made the assurance following his campaign sortie in Isabela, which is among the...
