A 75-year-old farmer was shot dead in Sitio Balik-balik, Barangay Pinatubigan, Perez, Quezon. Police identified the victim as Cesar, married. Cesar’s body was discovered on Friday morning in a mountainous area by a resident. He sustained a bullet wound in the chest. Police are conducting...
SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – A 53-year-old former barangay tanod or watchman was allegedly shot dead by his neighbor while tending to his crops in a farm in Barangay Gusing here on Thursday morning, Jan. 8. Police identified the victim as Gani. Initial investigation revealed that the victim was...
Senator Loren Legarda has sought the enactment into law of a bill declaring January 22 as a National Farmer’s Day in honor of the vital role of Filipino farmers in the development of the country. “Declaring January 22 as National Farmer 's Day institutionalizes our collective recognition...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A 45-year-old farmer was allegedly punched by his neighbor to death during an altercation over a noisy motorcycle during New Year’s Eve in Barangay Maananteng, Solsona, Ilocos Norte. Police Capt. Randy Damo, chief of police of Solsona, identified the victim as Ben....
BACOLOD CITY – A 46-year-old farmer was gored to death by his own carabao in Crossing Martisan, Barangay Burgos, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Sept. 8. Police said the victim was feeding his carabao when it suddenly went wild and gored him in the chest. The victim sustained injuries...
COTABATO CITY – Police tracker teams are pursuing an armed suspect who fatally shot a farmer and wounded his wife early Thursday in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte. Police Major Blayn Lomas-e, chief of the Parang municipal police station, identified the slain farmer as Samuel Lamis of Purok Panay,...
BANGUED, Abra – Gunmen killed a farmer resting in a cradle in Sitio Katungawan, Barangay Basbasa, Tayum, Abra on Sunday morning, June 22. Police Lt. Col. Daniel Pel-ey, chief of the Abra police Provincial Community Affairs and Development Unit (PCADU), said the victim Eugenio Lazarte died from a...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – A 71-year-old farmer was hacked dead by a fellow farmer due to old grudge in Sitio Iskol, Barangay Ibabang Polo, this town, on Friday afternoon, May 30. Police identified the victim as Rogel. Investigation said Rogel was walking alone near a river when the suspect Nemesio...
ALABAT, Quezon – A farmer was allegedly stabbed to death by his drinking buddy with a sword in Sitio Abuyog, Barangay Bulangay, this town, on Thursday night, May 8. Police identified the victim as Rossbel Saturay, single, of Barangay Sabang, Quezon, Quezon. Investigation said Saturay and the...
As households across the Philippines face the brunt of skyrocketing food prices—particularly in fruits and vegetables—an inspiring wave of innovation is sweeping through the agribusiness sector. Recent data from the Philippine Statistics Authority reveals a troubling 9.4 percent inflation...
Together with Vinnie Bañaria, we started small, with buying the seven chicks and growing them to become breeders, as well as the housing and feed expenses. At first, we had seven pieces of Italian Line Black Australorp chicks; we grew them, and after eight months, we produced our own chicks on the...
Mergene plans to transform his farm into an agritourism destination and an agricultural learning center in the near future. ( Kahit Munti Integrated Farm ) Mergene Ferrer, at the age of 28, is the owner of Kahit Munti Integrated Farm in Mapandan, Pangasinan. Mergene's interest in farming was deeply...
