As the pandemic forces many businesses to shift online, many consumers also resort to buying their essentials digitally. The web serves as an open area that many enterprises can use and benefit from. Online freedom also allows the public to easily express their opinions, reviews, and support...
To live on a farm away from the hustle and bustle of the city is a dream for many Filipinos. One can choose to relax, and at the same time, stay productive for a steady income and growth even after retirement. Here are stories of individuals who have not only found a new means of support, but...
Farmers want representation in the Coco Levy’s Trust Fund Management Committee, which is the legally mandated committee tasked to decide on the disposition of the P100-billion worth of coco levy fund and assets. In a statement, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) called on the Duterte...
In Madrid, Spain lies a 1.5-hectare farm managed and owned by Filipinos. Ghie, as she prefers to be called, 50, and her husband Ramon, 65, manage businesses in different industries: real estate, retail, and agriculture. The couple invested in these sectors both in the Philippines and Spain. ...
The Bureau of Customs (BoC) has confirmed that there has been undervaluation of rice imports in the country and vowed to address the issue. (MANILA BULLETIN) A statement from the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) revealed that BoC Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero has already initiated to plug...
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) already started the mass registration of coconut farmers to update the National Coconut Farmers Registry System (NCFRS), which, once completed, will serve as the government’s master list of beneficiaries for the P100-billion coco levy fund. Bantay...
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 Philippines government has resurrected a project launched in 2018 to provide refrigerated container vans or reefer vans to fishermen and farmers in order to reduce their post-harvest losses. On March 12, Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, and Energy...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) is still urging the Philippine government to resolve what they called as unabated undervaluation of rice imports, which already resulted in nearly P6 billion in losses in government revenues since 2019. FFF National Manager Raul Montemayor noted that the Bureau...
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) will request an additional budget from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to fulfill some of its deliverables under the Coco Levy Act or Republic Act (RA) 11524, including the task of providing health and medical protection to coconut farmers. In an...
Only representatives from three government agencies – Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and Department of Justice (DOJ) – will have the final say on how the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) will be managed and use. Based on the Republic Act...
Patrick Reed celebrates with the trophy after winning the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South on January 31, 2021 in San Diego, California. Reed won by five strokes over the field shooting a 68 in the final round. Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images/AFP Patrick Reed shook off a third-round rules...
