President-elect Bongbong Marcos has underscored the importance of the agriculture sector especially with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic to the Philippines. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Office) "We should really learn our lessons from the pandemic. Huwag nating pababayaan yan...
LUNA, Apayao -- The Department of Agrarian Reform-Cordillera Administrative Region (DAR-CAR) turned over P1.2M worth of Farm Machineries and Equipment (FME) to 140 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB) under 4 ARB Organizations last May 19, 2022 at the ECBJR Multi-Purpose Building & Evacuation...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Sunday, May 15, said that they will continuously fight against disinformation, adding that they look forward to intensifying the work of making the truth prevail. The statement came after Vice President (VP) Leni Robredo’s thanksgiving...
The city government of Las Piñas launched the “Kadiwa Sa Pamahalaan Tuloy-tuloy na Serbisyo sa Agri-Negosyo” to help farmers and fishermen in selling their goods at lower prices. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the program was launched on Friday, May 13, at the Las Piñas Admin Building from 8:00...
Farmers’ group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Friday, May 13, joined the “Black Friday protest” held in front of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) where the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Canvassing Center is located. (Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas) The...
Vice Presidential candidate and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is not about to give up just yet. Senator Francis Pangilinan (Photo from Team Kiko) Pangilinan, who is the running mate of Vice President Leni Robredo, said the truth will always prevail, as he refused to bow out of the fight....
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Some 6,000 farmers and fisherfolk in Benguet province are set to receive at least P29,342,000 worth of cash assistance and fuel discount from the Department of Agriculture-Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR). Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda The assistance is part of...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - - The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 1 had started the distribution of fuel subsidy and cash aid to farmers and fishermen following the Commission on Election’s issuance to the agency of the clearance from the election spending ban. DA Region 1 Director...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A group of farmers from Buguias town who trained in Japan are expected to contribute economically in the province after procuring a hauling truck and other farm mechanisms, with the Department of Agriculture providing the needed funds. Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda /...
Lowering the price of rice to P20 per kilo would only cause unfavorable impacts to farmers, aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan (Photo from Team Kiko) Pangilinan said this when sought for reaction over the proposal of presidential...
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of the Philippines has once again extended their hand to donate essential supplies to the members of Nasugbu Farmers and Fisherfolks Federation as a way of helping minimum wage earners with their basic necessities. This donation drive...
A group of agricultural professionals, farmers and agricultural development workers have expressed their support for the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in the May 9 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan (Photo from VPLR Media...