Browsing by Subject "farmers"

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    • 900 red tide-stricken shellfish farmers get aid 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, October 15, 2022, on page 3)
      The city government has extended financial aid to several registered small shellfish farmers here affected by red ride. A total of 900 registered shellfish farmers from barangays Balijuagan, Barra, Baybay, Cagay, Culajao, ...

    • 971 farmers, fisherfolk in southern Cebu get P3,000 fuel assistance 

      Veloso, Arvie N.; Tan, Tito P. (SunStar Philippines, July 31, 2022, on page 5)
      At least 971 farmers and fishermen in southern Cebu received a fuel discount card each from the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA 7) that will be used for their livelihood. Each fuel discount card contains ...

    • Additional DA funding sought 

      Oliquino, Edjen (Daily Tribune, October 5, 2022, on page A3)
      A neophyte lawmaker has appealed to the House of Representatives to allocate an additional P521 million for the Department of Agriculture aside from the its P163.75 billion proposed budget for next year. A known advocate ...

    • Agri law seeks more financing for farmers, fisherfolks 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 3, 2022, on page A4)
      Sen. Cynthia A. Villar said RA 11901 or the “Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Financing Enhancement Act of 2022” is now a law. Villar filed the bill which seeks to expand financing for farmers and fisherfolk. ...

    • Agri problems systemic, says Marcos 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, October 26, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday underscored the need to address the systemic issues plaguing Philippine agriculture for years due to the longstanding neglect of the sector. In his speech at the 70th anniversary ...

    • BFAR aids seaweed farmers in Leyte 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Manila Bulletin, November 7, 2022, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 8 distributed fiberglass boats and propagules totaling P5 million on Thursday, Nov. 3, to seaweed farmers in Dawahon Island, Bato, Leyte, the seaweed capital of ...

    • Comelec allows aid to farmers, fishers 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 21, 2022, on page A4)
      The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has exempted from the election spending ban the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) subsidy programs for farmers and fisherfolk. During a hearing of the House committee on suffrage and ...

    • Cordillera farmers get P700-M agri aid 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, September 24, 2019, on page A5)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has provided P700.44 million- worth of project assistance to 42 farmers' associations and cooperatives in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as part of its effort to increase ...

    • DA sets P853M for affected farmers, fishfolk 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 19, 2021, on page A7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated P853 million to assist farmers and fisherfolk affected by Typhoon Odette, Secretary William Dar said on Friday. Dar said the DA had prepositioned P355.26 million worth of ...

    • DA to implement fuel discount program for farmers, fishermen 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2022, on page B-3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the “Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program,” as provided under the Special Provision No. 20 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 or ...

    • DA to provide P150M loans to CV's farmers, fishers 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 11, 2022, on page 4)
      The Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) has allocated P150 million for loans to farmers and fishermen in areas in Central Visayas devastated by Typhoon Odette (Rai). Bohol will get the ...

    • DA WV celebrates farmers, fishers month through KADIWA community pantry 

      (DailyGuardian, May 15, 2021, on page 8-10)
      Celebrating the month of our agri heroes, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas recently put up the KADIWA Mobile Community Pantry at Barangay Tanza Baybay in Iloilo City’s City Proper district. Nearly 400 ...

    • Davao farmers, fisherfolk boosted 

      (Daily Tribune, September 17, 2022, on page B16)
      At least 500 corn farmers and fisherfolk here benefited from a PHP3,000 fuel subsidy extended by the Department of Agriculture in Davao Region. The DA-11 said that farmers and fisherfolk received the subsidy during Thursday’s ...

    • Deal signed to upgrade skills of farmers, fishers 

      Miraflor, Madelaine (Manila Bulletin, January 5, 2020, on page B-2)
      A deal among the government and private groups has been signed to upgrade the skills of farmers and fishermen on farm mechanization. The agreement was forged by Philippine Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers ...

    • Farmers laud Marcos' agriculture focus; fishers hit 'silence' on WPS 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr; Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 2, 2022, on page A7)
      Peasant groups welcomed the declaration of President Marcos to immediately address problems besetting the agriculture sector but fishers’ groups lamented that the new Chief Executive failed to mention their right to fish ...

    • Farmers, fisherfolk get huge boost 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, May 20, 2022, on page B15)
      The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 3 (DA-RFO3) recently distributed hybrid rice seeds and fertilizers to farmers of Central Luzon in celebration of the Month of Farmers and Fisherfolk this May. Regional ...

    • Farmers, fisherfolk oppose EO 171 extension 

      (SunStar Philippines, December 1, 2022, on page 10)
      Fifteen farmers and fisherfolk organizations released a joint statement Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, expressing their opposition to the extension of Executive Order (EO) 171, saying the reduced import tariff did not benefit ...

    • Farmers, fishers to get ₱11 B 

      Leyco, Chino S. (Manila Bulletin, September 17, 2022, on page 1-8)
      The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it has earmarked ₱11 billion for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) as well as assistance to farmers and fisherfolk next year. In a statement, Budget Secretary ...

    • Fuel discount to benefit agri producers, consumers - DA 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, January 25, 2022, on page B8)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA)’s fuel discount program for farmers and fishers is seen to benefit both producers and consumers, as it tempers production costs and market prices of some commodities. In a statement, the ...

    • Group demands: Make 'Maharlika' available to farmers, fishers 

      Romero, Maria; Oliquino, Edjen (Daily Tribune, December 19, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. said the proponents of the Maharlika Investment Fund should allocate a portion of the sovereign wealth to the agriculture value chain to ensure that farmers and fishers ...