An ASEAN carbon farming consortium established by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) aims to give incentives to farmers who adopt technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas that comes from farming. SEARCA Director Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. led the distribution of various government assistance that benefited students, micro and small entrepreneurs, and local farmers groups during a visit to Pampanga province on Monday, July 17. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. hands over P134.2-million check...
By Henrylito D. Tacio The municipality of Bansalan is touted as “the green town of Davao del Sur.” No one can contest the fact. After all, it is home to several farms that practice ecologically-sound and environment-friendly systems. In barangay Kinuskusan, there is a training center that has...
BUTUAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the distribution of agricultural support to farmers’ groups and associations in Agusan del Norte and this city at the Provincial Capitol Covered Court here on Wednesday, July 12. Along with officials of the Department of Agriculture, the Chief...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of P5.8-million worth of assistance were recently given to 1,165 farmer-beneficiaries in La Castellana, Negros Occidental. A TOTAL of 1,165 farmer-beneficiaries receive P5.8 million worth of assistance from the Department of Agriculture in La Castellana, Negros...
By Henrylito D. Tacio I had been to Agusan del Sur at least two times already – that was when I still worked for a non-governmental organization. Then this year, my good friend, Dr. Johnvie B. Goloran, invited me to attend the Naliyagan Festival, now in its 31st year. I had heard about it before....
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Agriculture gave away cash cards to 1,098 rice farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental to help them defray the high cost of fertilizers. The City Agriculture Office released the cash cards with P5,000 worth of financial assistance to the recipients during the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Speaker’s office, Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Committee on Appropriations Chairman Zaldy Co have high hopes for the newly-signed New Agrarian Emancipation Act, particularly in terms of boosting the...
By Henrylito D. Tacio When you go to Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, there’s a farm that is becoming popular as a tourist destination. It is the Silvano Farm, located in Purok 27 of Barangay Poblacion, a few kilometers away from the town proper. The whole farm measures about two hectares. One-half...
Senators on Friday, July 7, welcomed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s signing into law of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said the bill “is good news” for the country’s farmers as this would relieve the burden of Comprehensive...
Despite being freed from their agrarian debt, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured Filipino farmers that the government would continue supporting them as he highlighted the importance of the country's agriculture sector. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot)*...
Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III does not think that the New Agrarian Emancipation Act is unfair to Filipino farmers who managed to pay off their agrarian debt before the measure was signed, due to how the situation evolved. *Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado...
