The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) joined forces with 14 other agencies and signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to support the "Task Force Contra IUUF" that will ensure coordination among partner agencies in preventing Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) in Western...
While the national government's "Walang Gutom 2027" Food Stamp Program could not eliminate poverty in the Philippines, the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) emphasized that this would serve as a "temporary solution" to address the problem. (Janssen Romero / file photo / Manila Bulletin)...
The drafting of the national anti-poverty agenda and poverty reduction plan as part of the administration's Philippine Development Plan 2023–2028 is already in progress, said National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Lead Convenor and Secretary Lope B. Santos III in a briefing on Tuesday,...
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) joined the celebration of the 55th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Aug. 10 at the Bulwagang Apolinario Manibi in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Office in Pasay City. National Anti-Poverty Commission...
Farming is among the poorest sectors in the country, the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) NAPC head lawyer Noel Felongco, in an interview with DWIZ 882 on Tuesday, June 14, said that this is rooted in the lack of farmers' ownership of their own land for farming....
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) has briefed the local government units (LGUs) in Southern Leyte on the salient provisions of Republic Act No. 11291, also known as the “Magna Carta of the Poor.” (File Photo / National Anti-Poverty Commission) The information dissemination and...
Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Benjamin Madrigal assured that the farmers’ representatives that will join the reconstituted PCA Board will be selected solely by farmers without the influence of the government. In a phone interview with Business Bulletin, Madrigal assured...
The proposed Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act or Coco Levy Act, which will pave the way for the release of the P100-billion coco levy fund, is just awaiting the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte. Business Bulletin learned that the copy of the Coco Levy Act has already been sent to...
