House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) If President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is angry at agricultural smugglers and hoarders, then so is the House of Representatives. Marcos made his displeasure against these unscrupulous people crystal clear during his State of the Nation...
Admitting that his administration has yet to bring down rice prices to its lowest level, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday, July 17, it was nevertheless “doing everything” to achieve that dream for Filipinos. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during the nationwide...
The agrarian reform program in the country will continue to oppose the conversion of agricultural lands even with the government's move to condone unpaid agrarian debt. Agrarian Undersecretary Luis Pangulayan said the agrarian reform mandate is to monitor arable tracts of land in the country, and...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Friday, July 7 expressed his support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s directive to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to go after smugglers of agricultural products, particularly into the alleged onion cartel. ...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual has sought cooperation with Netherlands on semiconductor and high-technology, agri-food processing, and infrastructure to enhance bilateral trade relations between the two countries. Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual and...
Filipino farmers are calling for the reintroduction of a pre-shipment and discharge port inspection system to stop large-scale agricultural smuggling, curb price manipulation, and ensure the safety of food imports. The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) issued this statement as smuggling of...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called on stakeholders to support the implementation of the P45.01 billion Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Scale-Up, which he said would benefit Filipino farmers, fisherfolk, and consumers. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with World Bank...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and Go Negosyo on Tuesday, June 6, began tackling the benefits of farm clustering in an aim to boost productivity and help ensure food security. Go Negosyo-DAR meeting on private sector-led initiative KALAP program (Photo from Go Negosyo) This was recommended...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, May 30, promised that the government will do its role in supporting programs that would enhance the use of technology in boosting the country’s agricultural sector as he welcomed investment opportunities from a leading Thai conglomerate....
Congress should move to pass laws that would punish government officials who are involved in the facilitation of smuggling of agricultural products. Similar to the country’s anti-trafficking laws, Senator Risa Hontiveros said it is high-time that government officials who facilitate, conspire...
Senators sought stricter sanctions, including the re-imposition of the death death penalty, against persons who have a hand in the multi-billion-peso smuggling operations at the country’s air and sea ports. Their proposed iron-fist penalties followed a three-hour public hearing by the Senate...
Despite President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s order to import an additional 150,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar, the price of this commodity is unlikely to drop to its previous low level unless more sugar importers are allowed to penetrate the market. Sen. Risa Hontiveros pointed this...
