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ENSURE SAFETY NET FOR FARMERS UNDER RICE TARRIFICATION LAW – PANGANIBAN

With the signing into law by President Rodrigo Duterte of the rice tariffication bill on Friday, the measure’s sponsor in the House of Representatives, ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr., urged government to ensure that the “safety net for local farmers” in the form of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) is used properly. “The P10 […]

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MOVE TO PROVIDE RICE FARMERS WITH P200M IN LOANS IS GOOD NEWS – PANGANIBAN

The chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Agriculture and Food has welcomed the move by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to allocate P200 million in loan funds for rice farmers who will sell their produce to the National Food Authority (NFA). “This is good news for our farmers. Mahalaga itong nagbubuhos tayo ng […]

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NATIONAL FARMERS AND FISHERMEN DATABASE TO BOOST GOV’T AGRI EFFORTS – PANGANIBAN

The Department of Agriculture‘s (DA) new National Farmers and Fishermen Database (NFFD) is long overdue and should help the government improve its efforts to help the sector, according to House Committee on Agriculture and Food chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr., who on Wednesday lauded the DA’s newest “hi-tech” initiative. “Dapat dati pa […]

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RICE TARIFFICATION BILL A ‘WIN-WIN’ FOR CONSUMERS AND FARMERS – PANGANIBAN

A “win-win” for consumers and farmers. This was how House Committee on Agriculture and Food Chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban Jr. characterized the recent passage of the Rice Tariffication Bill, which aims to lift the quantitative restriction on rice imports and removes the National Food Authority’s (NFA) monopoly on the importation of the staple […]

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PROVIDE A HIGHER BUDGET FOR THE NCIP – PANGANIBAN

The House Committee on Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) is eyeing to craft a resolution seeking to include the concerns of IPs in the national policy agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte. During a committee hearing on the complaints of various Lumad leaders on the continuing atrocities of the New People’s Army (NPA) […]

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IP SOLON LAUDS GRANTING OF LAND TITLES TO BORACAY ATI COMMUNITY

A solon representing the indigenous peoples sector has lauded the move of President Rodrigo Duterte to award land titles to the Ati community of Boracay island. The President on Thursday distributed 623 certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) to the tribe—who are the area’s original inhabitants—as well as other agrarian reform beneficiaries. Six of the […]

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RICE RETAILERS SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE SRP – PANGANIBAN

As government imposed suggested retail prices (SRP) for rice on Saturday, House Agriculture Committee chair and ANAC-Party-list Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr. urged rice retailers to toe the line and help the public cope with the high cost of living. “I hope our rice retailers comply with the SRP. The problem of inflation is an […]

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ANAC-IP DENOUNCES KILLING OF SUGAR FARMERS IN SAGAY CITY – PANGANIBAN

House Agriculture committee chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr., denounced the killing of nine sugar farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, over a supposed land dispute. “We denounce this despicable and heartless crime committed on our farmers. Nakikiramay kami sa mga kaanak ng mga nasawi at nakikiisa sa tawag para sa hustisya (We […]

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IPs AND FARMERS MUST REGISTER FOR 2019 POLLS – PANGANIBAN

With the deadline for voter registration looming, House Agriculture Committee chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr. reiterated his call for indigenous peoples and farmers to use the remaining days to register for the 2019 midterm elections. Voter registration will end on Saturday, September 29. “I urge all my fellow IPs and farmers to […]

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SENATE MUST PASS RICE TARIFFICATION BILL — PANGANIBAN

House Agriculture Committee chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr. on Wednesday reiterated his call for the Senate to pass their version of the rice tariffication bill, following the passage of the measure by the House of Representatives (HOR). The bill, which will replace quantitative restrictions on rice imports with the imposition of tariffs or […]