RTL meant to help, left farmers in ruin
“Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions.”
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“Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions.”
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‘For now, we are sticking to double-digit growth. If anything, it seems we have a higher chance of exceeding rather than going below that income target’ —…
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He emphasized that infrastructure development must be responsive to the day-to-day struggles of Filipinos in rural communities.
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‘It’s time we pass our own version of a farm bill — one that truly protects farmgate prices and ensures income for our heroes in the fields.’
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is forging ahead with its plan to expand the P20 rice program to benefit smallholder rice farmers, brushing aside criticisms…
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‘They found a way to get around it. The loans were given to borrowers who were supposedly involved in agriculture. That’s where the money went, which is why so…
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The government seeks to jumpstart long-delayed gains in the coconut sector, with the recently revised Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) now…
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The national government is moving to jumpstart long-delayed gains in the coconut sector, with the recently revised Coconut Farmers and Industry Development…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is calling for urgent amendments to the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act as it seeks to overhaul one of the…
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Vulnerable sectors will be entitled to purchase 30 kilograms of P20 rice per month, while minimum wage earners can secure 10 kilograms per month.
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BAGUIO CITY — As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his fourth State of the Nation Addres, vegetable farmers and traders in Benguet are calling for…
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The Provincial Government has purchased wet palay from local rice farmers, preventing the crops from being sold as livestock feed.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has mobilized nearly half a billion pesos in emergency support for farmers and fisherfolk reeling from the combined impact…
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Agricultural damage and losses from the combined effects of the southwest monsoon and Tropical Cyclone Crising surged to P217.50 million as of Wednesday…
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The Department of Agriculture said 6,377 farmers and fisherfolk across seven regions were affected, with damage covering 8,035 hectares of farmland and…
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As the Philippine agricultural sector faces a looming labor crisis, Senator Loren Legarda filed Senate Bill No. 518, seeking to establish the Young Farmers and…
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PALAYAN CITY, Nueva Ecija — Around 100 Novo Ecijano farmers received much-needed relief as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) canceled their land…
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PALAYAN CITY, Nueva Ecija — Around 100 Novo Ecijano farmers received much-needed relief as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) cancelled their combined P21…
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