Filipino farmers continue to reject the Golden Rice project, reiterating that this “unnecessary and unwanted corporate experiment” may endanger not only farmers but also consumers and the environment. (Photo courtesy of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas Bicol) Golden Rice, which was first...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Monday, August 1, that it has approved the release of subsidy to rice farmers affected by the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) amounting to P8.05 billion...
The local governments of Baliwag and Pulilan in Bulacan province, along with Department of Agriculture, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and Department of Trade and Industry, led the launching of Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Farmers’ Market Day initiated by the SM Foundation on Friday,...
It's difficult to imagine rabbits as food because they have always been nurtured as pets. In the Philippines, where rabbit farming is still unpopular, it may take time for the industry to develop and catch up to prevalent meat sources like chickens. Despite such setbacks, the local government...
The Department of Agriculture (DA), headed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. in a concurrent capacity, is looking into the possibility of implementing the “Masagana 150” program which aims to harvest 150 cavans of rice per hectare of land. A similar program, dubbed “Masagana...
Farmers slammed President and Department of Agriculture (DA) Chief Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s proposal to prioritize the implementation of farm-to-market network system, calling it a “magnet for corruption.” (Image courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) Marcos, on Monday, July...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has announced that a new access road in Batan, Aklan has finally been opened and will benefit farmers in the town and the province. A P29-million road has opened in Batan, Aklan that will benefit the town’s coconut farmers and the...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Seventeen members of the Liga ng Manggagawang Bukid (LMB) have severed ties with the Alyansang Mangbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon (AMGL) under the Kilusan ng Magsasaka ng Pilipinas (KMP). SEVENTEEN members of the LMB pledge loyalty to the government during...
INFANTA, Quezon -- About 799 farmers from REINA (Real, Infanta, Nakar) towns received assistance from the national government during the launching of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) and Fuel Discounts Program for Corn Farmers and Fisher folks....
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) will soon turn over housing units to dairy farmers of Guinobatan, Albay. Under the two agencies' Building, Adequate, Livable, Affordable, and Inclusive Filipino Communities (BALAI) project,...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) to submit a comprehensive report on oil price swings as well as the cost impacts of rising fuel prices to the public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and the agricultural sector as basis for potential...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office in region 10 (Northern Mindanao) has promised to work out marketing agreement with the Lantapan Vegetable Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative to assist farmers with a possible market tie-up with the cooperative’s existing...
