Browsing by Subject "insurance"

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    • 1.48M fishers sign up for gov't program 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 3, 2015, on page B6)
      Some 1.48 million fishermen have signed up with the government’s National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration (FishR), representing 92 percent of the intended roster of 1.6 million. According to the Bureau of ...

    • 2.7K Ilocos Norte farmers, fishers insured for free 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Manila Times, July 22, 2019, on page A12)
      A total of 2,740 farmers and fisherfolk in Ilocos Norte will get free crop and life insurance coverages, courtesy of the provincial government and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC). Since July 11, provincial ...

    • Aquaculture insurance to be introduced 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2010, on page 18)
      Agriculture stakeholders engaged in aquaculture will soon be covered by crop insurance offered by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC). PCIC Officer-in-Charge Regional Manager Charlito O. Brilleta said they are ...

    • BFAR to finish fisherfolk database 

      Meniano, Sarwell Q. (BusinessWorld, August 15, 2013, on page S1/2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aims to complete this year a nationwide database for subsidy beneficiaries in the fisheries sector. BFAR Director Asis G. Perez said the database will be the basis for ...

    • Boosting sustainability in insurance by harnessing the value of mangrove forests 

      Rellosa, Michael F. (The Manila Times, June 27, 2022, on page A6)
      So, we all know that the Philippines is the preferred target of Pacific Ocean-born typhoons. On top of that, I am sure you have noticed or are noticing the increase in the number and ferocity of normal weather occurrences, ...

    • Crop insurance for 1M farmers, fisherfolk 

      (Malaya, March 26, 2015, on page A4)
      The number of covered farmers and fisherfolk under the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) grew by 24.31 percent in 2014, insuring close to a million in the agricultural workforce. PCIC is a government-owned and controlled ...

    • Easy credit access for farmers, fisherfolks 

      Toreno, Shiela Mae H. (The Daily Guardian, July 7, 2017, on page B1-B7)
      Farmers, animal raisers, and fisherfolk of Tigbauan, Iloilo will no longer run to private lenders and pay high interest rate to finance their farms. With the Production Loan Easy Access (PLEA) credit program of the Department ...

    • Farm insurance coverage at record 2.27 million in 2018 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, May 27, 2019, on page S2/7)
      The insurance rate among farmers and fisherfolk has increased to 33.52% in 2018, hitting a record 2.27 million, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) said. In a statement, the company said the number of insured rose ...

    • Guimaras farmers urged to improve production 

      JEEO; RAFIS 6 (The Daily Guardian, April 30, 2015, on page B2)
      To cater to the demands of tourists for agricultural products, farmers in Buenavista, Guimaras were encouraged to produce more safe, affordable and sufficient agricultural products. During the Farmers’ Congress in the ...

    • More farmers, fisherfolks now have insurance coverage 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, March 4, 2021, on page B5)
      Over three million farmers and fisherfolks are now enrolled in government insurance programs, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) said. Data from the PCIC show that around 3.09 million were enrolled in its insurance ...

    • Negrense farmers, fisherfolk get crop insurance subsidy 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, January 14, 2019, on page 6-14)
      A total of 44,690 farmers and fisherfolk in Negros Occidental benefited from almost PHP83 million worth of crop insurance premium subsidy in 2018. Based on figures released by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), a ...

    • Northern Samar farmers, fishermen get insurance 

      Meniano, Sarwell Q. (BusinessWorld, October 8, 2012, on page S1/4)
      Officials of the Northern Samar provincial government and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp (PCIC) have signed an agreement providing insurance to 5,000 farmers and fishermen. Northern Samar Governor Raul R. Daza said the ...

    • P100M worth of projects for Negros farmers, fisherfolks in 2018 

      Yasa, Dolly (The Daily Guardian, August 21, 2018, on page 6)
      The Negros Occidental provincial government is allocating close to P100 million worth of projects for Negrense farmers and fisherfolk this year. This was announced by Board Member Victor Javellana on August 19, 2018 in his ...

    • PCIC targets P65-billion crop insurance coverage for 2 million farmers, fisherfolk 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela A. (BusinessWorld, January 17, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), an agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), said it set a target of P65 billion worth of insurance coverage for two million farmers and fisherfolk this year, with the policies ...