Malacañang has assured farmers in Nueva Ecija that the government will keep buying their rice produce, but asked them to wait for their turn as the National Food Authority (NFA) is currently dealing with a long list of farmers. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has underscored the need to keep farmers happy with their earnings amid the National Food Authority's (NFA) plan to sell rice price at P35 per kilo. “Ensuring...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Harris English held off hard-charging Sam Stevens to win the Farmers Insurance Open by one shot Saturday, Jan. 25, securing his fifth career PGA Tour victory with a 1-over 73 in challenging weather at Torrey Pines. Harris English hits his tee shot on the second hole on the South...
President Marcos on Monday, Jan. 13, ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to ensure swift delivery of assistance to farmers across the country to prevent any gaps this planting season. At the meeting with the government's economic managers, Marcos told the agency "there should be no...
The Philippines now has its first mobile soil laboratory, providing economical and accurate soil analysis to Filipino farmers. Inside the country's first Mobile Soil Laboratory (Mark Balmores) President Marcos inaugurated the first-ever Mobile Soil Laboratory (MSL) in a ceremony at the Malacañan...
Bulacan’s agricultural communities received significant assistance from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help them recover from the impacts of Tropical Storm Kristine. Governor Daniel R. Fernando and Vice Governor Alexis C. Castro together with some of the 3,000 Bulakenyo farmers who received...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, November 4 called on the government to provide comprehensive assistance to all farmers noting the significant damage wrought by recent typhoons “Kristine” and “Leon.” Both typhoons ravaged crops across various regions in the Philippines...
Incomes of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk have climbed, thanks to a World Bank-financed project of the Department of Agriculture (DA). In an Oct. 16 implementation status and results report, the Washington-based multilateral lender said the DA's Rural Development Project has so far jacked up the...
Farmers will no longer need to rely on loan sharks or bad loans to make ends meet as the Department of Agriculture (DA) would provide up to P60,000 per farmer per cropping season, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said on Saturday, Sept. 14. (MB file photo) The official, who is a...
President Marcos assured the country's farmers that they would not be left behind in the government's plans to modernize the agricultural sector, renewing his commitment to supporting them in improving their livelihood. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said...
President Marcos announced on Thursday, July 11, that the provinces of Cavite and Rizal will get a total of P26 million in aid for the farmers and fisherfolk hit by the El Niño phenomenon. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. with Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel...
(Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) Following the Palace-ordered tariff cut on rice imports, House Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman says he is mulling the filing of a measure that would enhance the protection and...
