Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday said the government would have to invest more substantially in the agriculture sector if it wants to attract a new generation of farmers and ensure food security for the country. Citing data from the World...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate vice presidential bet Senator Kiko Pangilinan gained another set of endorsements for the May 2022 polls, this time from over 150 farmer organizations and food security advocates across country. (Image courtesy of KMP) Ten days...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, together with his family and farmers from San Simon, Pampanga, welcomed the arrival of farmers from Sumilao, Bukidnon in Baclaran on Thursday, April 28—a symbolic merging of support from farmers from both ends of the country. (Photo...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng PIlipinas (KMP) refuted presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’ promise to bring down rice prices to P20 per kilogram (kg). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Why would we repeat another failure? But then again that pretty much sums up Marcos...
Sumilao farmers ended their 40-day walk on Thursday from Camarines Sur after arriving in Manila as they expressed their gratitude as well as support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. Ten farmers as well as 10 land tillers from Banasi, a number that represents Robredo's ballot...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The National Irrigation Administration-Cordillera turned over a total of nine irrigation projects worth P36 million to different beneficiary irrigators/associations during a simple ceremony on Thursday (April 21) at the Benguet Sports Complex in Wangal, La Trinidad....
The BGC Community farm was constructed in the middle of BGC. (Jerome Sagcal) The streets of Bonifacio Global City (BGC) are lined with skyscrapers, but take a turn from 5th Avenue into 34th Street and you will find a green patch of land unlike anything else in the business district. On this corner...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, April 26, said she plans to boost the local production of fertilizers or “abono” so farmers won’t suffer from high importation costs that eat away at their profits. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks before supporters at the...
Though her rallies have drawn mammoth crowds of her supporters, Vice President Leni Robredo made sure to personally visit smaller towns, hold multi-sectoral consultation assemblies, and discuss with ordinary Filipinos their grievances and the solutions she offers. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan continues to get endorsement from ordinary Filipinos as he gained yet another declaration of support from a farmer's group, this time in Nueva Ecija. (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko Pangilinan) A group of farmers under the Nueva Ecija Kalasag...
In time for Vice President Leni Robredo’s 57th birthday, peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) expressed their support to Robredo and her running mate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan for the upcoming May 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan...
Communication and logistics are but two of the many challenges faced in the Philippine agriculture industry, and never has it been more apparent than during the early days of the pandemic. When the country shut down to necessarily contain COVID-19 in March 2020, borders were closed, making the...
