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House Appropriations Committee Chair Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles on Sunday said the decision of the Department of Agriculture(DA) to increase the buying price of clean and dry palay by P3 per kilo “is a welcome relief for farmers who are worried about the effects of the government’s decision lift the quantitative restriction (QR) for […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairman, Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Friday urged the leadership of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to charge the owners of a warehouse that was found to be stockpiling and repacking rice in Iligan City with economic sabotage, stressing that those caught hoarding rice could be liable for violating Republic Act […]
The AGRI Party-list has welcomed the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to bring the National Food Authority (NFA) under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture (DA), saying this would ensure better coordination in tackling perennial issues on rice. The President issued Executive Order 62, which transfers the NFA, Philippine Coconut Authority, and Fertilizer and […]
Senator Cynthia Villar said the Department of Agriculture (DA) should rethink its policy of importation, stressing the danger it poses to the livelihood of small farmers and fisherfolk. The seasoned legislator made this statement after the Department of Agriculture approved the importation of 17,000 metric tons of galunggong (round scad) from China, in a bid […]
Over six months after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 10969 or the Free Irrigation Service Act, House Agriculture Committee Chairperson ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr. has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) and National Irrigation Authority (NIA) to finish and issue the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the law to ensure that the […]
With reports of rice prices surging in Zamboanga and threats of similar developments elsewhere, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to work with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to improve the coverage of the National Irrigation System (NIS) and ensure “rice security” in the country. “In […]
With Zamboanga City now under a state of calamity due to the shortage of rice, House Committee on Agriculture chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr. called on the National Food Authority (NFA) to investigate and implement necessary measures to prevent similar crises in other parts of the country. Panganiban said the NFA “should be […]
A party-list group representing the agriculture sector has echoed the call of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol for government to pour more funds into agriculture to increase the sector’s productivity. Piñol’s statement was made in light of concern expressed by Socioeconomic Planning Sec. Ernesto Pernia over the sector’s “stagnant performance” for the second quarter of 2018. […]
Rice hoarding is economic sabotage, not a legitimate business strategy. This was stressed by House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Thursday during the budget deliberations on the Department of Agriculture (DA) after DA chief Manny Piñol explained that hoarding rice was considered a legitimate business practice by some rice traders. “We […]