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...
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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 Toll Regulatory Board has denied issuing a directive to close Skyway Stage 3, contradicting an earlier announcement made by the San Miguel Corporation (SMC). (PNA FILE PHOTO) In a statement on Tuesday, March 16, the TRB emphasized that it did not issue a decision or directive ordering the...
After a year in quarantine, a barangay in Iloilo province logged zero cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), one of the few remaining communities in the country that has been untouched by the virus. (Photo via Raymund Antonio) Barangay Bagacay in Tigbauan, Iloilo had zero COVID-19 cases...
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 Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) is offering free rides for women on Monday, March 8 in celebration of International Women's Day. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an announcement posted on its Facebook page, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said the LRT-2 would offer free rides to...
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...
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Twenty-seven-year-old Mark Jaison N. Bustarde works as a professional senior hairstylist. Aside from that, he's also a father and keeps himself busy vlogging and sharing informative hair care tips on TikTok. But Mark was looking for something more, he wanted to find his purpose and he was able to...
Government interventions in the highly vulnerable farm sector may be “too little or too late", which may be the reason for the sector's 1.4 percent decline in 2020. This is according to Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) National Manager Raul Montemayor, who said the Department of...
