The Department of Tourism (DOT) showcased the Philippines’ effort to turn local food traditions into global influence as it hosted the first-ever Terra Madre Asia & Pacific 2025 at the Provincial Capitol Lagoon in Bacolod City on Wednesday, Nov. 19. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said the government should encourage local farmers to harvest their crops early and directly purchase their goods at fair prices for use in relief operations in evacuation centers. Pangilinan, author of the Sagip Saka Act, made the call urging the Department...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Friday, Oct. 10, welcomed the proposal of former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol of introducing more rice varieties in the city 's markets and food programs to help Filipino farmers in the country. During a courtesy visit to...
President Marcos renewed his government’s commitment to easing the farmers’ struggles, as he led the distribution of carabaos, farm implements, and financial assistance to Aeta communities in Porac, Pampanga, on Friday, Oct. 3. A total of 127 beneficiaries received carabaos and farming tools...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven farmers were allegedly shot and wounded by a group of security guards in Hacienda Escolastica, Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Sept. 30. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the victims were harvesting sugarcane when seven...
President Marcos has assured farmers affected by recent typhoons in La Union that opportunities will be given to them to recover from their losses. "[M]araming oportunidad na ating ibinibigay sa ating mga kasama upang… Kaya naman e, tinamaan tayo ng bagyo, tinamaan tayo ng sakuna ay sana naman e,...
President Marcos has awarded agricultural and residential land titles to 455 farmer beneficiaries in Luzon. Marcos turned over agricultural and residential free patents and special patents to farmer beneficiaries from Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Cordillera Administrative...
President Ferdinand Marcos has paid tribute to Filipino farmers, calling them the backbone of the nation’s food security and honoring their sacrifices, as he led the Gawad Agraryo 2025 ceremony in San Juan City. In his speech on Friday, Sept. 12, the President said the farmers’ daily struggles...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is pushing for the amendment of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act as a measure to revitalize the country’s “underperforming” coconut industry. Enacted into law in 2021, as embodied under Republic Act (RA) No. 11524, the coco trust fund...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has called on the government to fully disclose the details of its recent tariff negotiations with the United States (US) due to conflicting statements and widespread speculation. In a statement on Friday, July 25, Raul Montemayor, FFF national manager, said...
Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo on Wednesday, July 24, said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s legacy program enabled farmers to finally own the land they have been tilling for decades. “The President’s legacy program has made it possible for farmers to finally claim the...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill seeking to address a looming labor crisis in the agriculture sector in the face of the country’s aging agri-workforce. Legarda filed Senate Bill No. 518 which seeks to establish the Young Farmers and Fisherfolk Challenge Council to revitalize the...
