Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "farmers"

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    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • In Palawan, seaweed farmers cry for help 

      Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 16, 2022, on page A5)
      When Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) battered central and northern Palawan in mid-December last year, coastal farmers lost all of the seaweeds they were growing, leaving them with very little to start with as they ...

    • Landbank expands center for farmers, fisherfolk 

      Lagare, Jordeene (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 10, 2023, on page B3)
      State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines recently unveiled its newest agricultural hub in Cagayan, the first such center in the province, in an effort to extend financial assistance to more farmers and fishers. The latest ...

    • Pension fund for fishers, farmers sought 

      Aurelio, Julie (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 8, 2022, on page A3)
      A party list lawmaker has proposed the creation of pension fund for farmers and fisherfolk as a salute to their work in feeding the country even as they raise families of their own. In his House Bill No. 2420, or the ...