Kalinga board member seeks fair rice, corn trade
TABUK CITY, Kalinga — A Kalinga provincial board member is proposing an ordinance to protect local farmers from what he calls unfair practices by rice and corn…
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TABUK CITY, Kalinga — A Kalinga provincial board member is proposing an ordinance to protect local farmers from what he calls unfair practices by rice and corn…
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Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan is doubling down on efforts to shield Filipino farmers from abusive trading practices and climate-induced losses, pushing…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed Senate Bill (SBN) No. 681, proposing the institutionalization of a National Fertilizer and Pesticide Subsidy Program…
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Since its enactment in 2019, the RTL has liberalized rice imports to curb inflation, but has also exposed local farmers to steep competition from cheaper…
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has awarded P4.46 million in supply contracts to two local farmers’ cooperatives in a move that will…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed a bill that would provide post-harvest facilities to Filipino farmers to improve crop quality and promote food security.
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“Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions.”
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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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