The government’s latest unemployment statistics failed to include discouraged workers in the agriculture sector that were forced out of farming activities, peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said on Sunday, March 20. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The statement came after the...
Senatorial aspirant Herbert Bautista on Saturday, March 19 called on the government to prioritize giving assistance to farmers amid the rising cost of fertilizers. Bautista said farmers' income has been falling "sharply," although he said "the numbers are hard to pin down". "But in my campaign...
The Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) figured in two armed encounters with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Claveria, Misamis Oriental on Friday, March 18. (Courtesy of Philippine Army, 4th Infantry Division) Three male suspects were killed in the encounters between...
There are several famous personalities who have chosen to explore different areas of agriculture. Some have gone into aquaculture, while others have chosen livestock and crop production. Media professionals Julius Caesar Concepcion Babao, popularly known as Julius Babao, and Christine...
(KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) To ease the socio-economic impact of Covid-19 and other emergencies, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continued to strengthen its initiatives to support the society’s most vulnerable and marginalized individuals, particularly...
BONGABON, Nueva Ecija – Some 73 farmers from two barangays of this town graduated from 14-week long agri-training program that taught them basic and advanced organic farming techniques and agripreneurship under the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) of the SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI) on March 11. (Photo...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga — A total of 5,286 rice farmers received P5,000 each in cash assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA). (Photo courtesy of Zaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN) Created under...
A peasant group warned that nationwide hunger and food insecurity could worsen following the continuous oil price hikes in the Philippines. Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), in a press statement on Monday, March 14, said that more Filipinos could go hungry as a result of the nonstop price...
CAGAYAN -- It is difficult for an individual farmer to survive if the operational expenses in land preparation, high cost of fuel, fertilizer and farm inputs are to be considered. Executive Director Narciso A. Adillo of Department of Agriculture’s Regional Field Office 2, raised this point in his...
Manila Mayor and presidential aspirant Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Friday, March 11, assured farmers that they will no longer be victims of false promises by politicians once he gets elected. Domagoso made the statement during his campaign sortie in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. During a press...
Malacañang has announced the release of P3 billion worth of fuel subsidy to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) intended for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers, farmers, and fisherfolks to cushion the impact of the consecutive oil price hikes. (Alvin...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has urged the government anew to immediately put in place mechanisms to ease off the surge in oil prices amid the war between Ukraine and Russia. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan (TRoPa2022) Pangilinan pointed out that the farmers...
