(February 11 2026) An almost two hectares vegetables farm of “bottle gourd, string beans and cucumber“ rented by the Dela Peña family in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, they said due to an oversupply of produce, they are forced to sell at low prices, leaving them with earnings that only break even with their production costs. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed the 2026 national budget, which significantly boosts the agricultural sector's allocation to over P297 billion to enhance food security, modernize systems, and raise rural incomes. Key priorities include doubling farm-to-market road funding to P33 billion. Photo/Analy Labor 
DYARYO TIRADA

Kamara, tumulong sa mga magsasakang apektado ng oversupply

Michael Pingol

Naglunsad ang Kamara ng dalawang araw na rescue-buy drive upang matulungan ang mga magsasakang lubhang naapektuhan ng pagbagsak ng presyo ng mga gulay bunsod ng oversupply sa Cordillera.

Pinangunahan nina House Speaker Faustino Dy at House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos ang nasabing inisyatibo na ginanap sa North Wing Lobby ng Kamara mula Mayo 19 hanggang kahapon.

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 Sa ilalim ng rescue-buy initiative, ibinebenta ang sariwang repolyo sa halagang P20 kada kilo upang hikayatin ang publiko na suportahan ang mga lokal na magsasaka at matulungan silang maibenta ang kanilang sobrang ani.

Ayon kay Speaker Dy, ipinapakita ng programang ito ang matibay na pangako ng liderato ng Kamara na umagapay sa mga magsasaka sa panahon ng krisis.