Thousands of farmers could have been prevented from losing their land if the amount allocated by the government for Vice President Sara Duterte’s P125 million confidential funds had been used …
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) reported to the House of Representatives that more than 49,000 titles covering more than 43,000 hectares were distributed to beneficiary farmers in just the …
Some women farmers suggest President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can achieve his desired “rice self-sufficiency” within four years by completely scrapping the Rice Liberalization Law and replacing it with a law …
A group of farmers is afraid that the price of rice may increase by up to P4 per kilo. The Federation of Free Farmers Cooperative announced this in Bam Alegre’s …
Rice watchdog group “Bantay Bigas” urges the government to give rice farmers direct subsidies to help them cope with increased palay production costs. “Nanawagan tayo ng at least 15,000 pesos …
Farmers in Baggao, Cagayan, cried for help after Tropical Storm Maring destroyed their crops on Monday, October 11. Barangay Asinga-Via farmers went through floodwaters to retrieve what was left of …
The price of palay is low in some provinces – something that groups point to in the plentiful and cheap imported rice. According to the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (sinag) …
A food terminal and trading post are being built in Batangas to help farmers recover from the pandemic. This will be done under the “Agri-industrial Business Corridor” program of the …
A lawmaker urged the government to include the farmers in the priority list for vaccination against COVID-19 since they are “essential workers” who helped the Philippines survive amid the pandemic. …
The National Food Authority (NFA) insisted that there is no need to review the Rice Tariffication Law and maintained the measure is beneficial to farmers despite the continuous decline in …
Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) blamed the implementation of the Rice Tarrification Law, which allowed unlimited importation of rice for the continuous decline of palay prices. Reports said farmgate prices …
The Araneta City management announced it three of its malls in Quezon would be closed due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threat, Monday. In an advisory, Araneta City said …