While the country commemorates the “Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day” on Monday, Sept. 23, Vice President Sara Duterte is reminded of the current food crisis that Filipinos are facing. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from the Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) “Ang Kainang Pamilya...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that establishing Kadiwa ng Pangulo stores across the country is the government's way to address the food crisis in the Philippines and the rising prices of goods in the market. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos...
BUSINESS TALK By WILLIAM S. CO, chairman, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Recently, I was invited as a panelist to a forum on boosting the Philippine agriculture sector and ensuring food security. As someone who is in agribusiness and previously worked as a Philippine agriculture...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will “almost certainly” touch on fertilizers for the agriculture sector in his maiden State of the Nation Address *SONA), Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda said Thursday, July 21. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President...
Senator Grace Poe today July 11 said care should be adopted in declaring a state of emergency/calamity on food security as some could use it to justify wanton importation and relaxation of controls on imported goods that would only further cripple the agriculture sector. ‘’The call to declare a...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will prioritize food security as temporary Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary, but he is also expected to keep a close eye on energy matters. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Facebook, Lakas-CMD Media)...
President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s decision to lead the Department of Agriculture (DA) underlines his determination to address effectively the critical problems that threaten the country’s food security. By not appointing a Cabinet Secretary who would serve as his alter ego in this most...
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia - The global food crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine will kill millions by leaving the hungriest more vulnerable to infectious diseases, potentially triggering the world's next health catastrophe, the head of a major aid organisation has warned. A Russian naval blockade of...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos wants to increase the P10-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), which is a key component of Republic Act (RA) No. 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) This, as Marcos prepares to face a looming...
A House deputy majority leader has described as "ballsy" the decision of President-elect Bongbong Marcos to take on the role of Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary amid a looming food crisis. Camiguin Rep. XJ Romualdo (left) and President-elect Bongbong Marcos (Facebook, BBM Media Bureau) "I...
As inflation hit a three-year high of 5.4 percent in May 2022 , Albay 2nd Rep. Joey Salceda called for urgent action in alleviating the financial burden on the indigent sector, specifically pointing out nutrition and food security. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
HONG KONG, China – Nearly three-quarters of Hong Kong's refugees are struggling to put food on the table, according to a survey released Friday, as fears over the city's plans to control its worst-ever coronavirus outbreak spark bouts of panic-buying. Mixed messages from authorities about a...
