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Starting August 13, warehouses of the National Food Authority (NFA) will open their doors not only to buy palay from farmers but also to allow them to participate in the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!”—a key initiative of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. where rice is sold at P20 a kilo. “It is only fair that those […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan showed what his landmark Sagip Saka Act can do by buying some 800 kilos of fresh vegetables from Nueva Ecija farmers and distributing them to victims of the recent typhoons and flooding. The senator recently turned over the produce to Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, who will lead the distribution to the […]
Agricultural losses caused by the combined effects of tropical storms Crising, Dante, and Emong—along with the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat)—have reached P1.12 billion, with more than half of the damage sustained by rice farms, according to preliminary estimates from the Department of Agriculture (DA). In a report to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to establish dedicated hotline numbers to enable farmers to easily and swiftly report instances of abusive trading practices and exploitation in the agricultural sector. Pangilinan was in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga to deliver relief goods to victims of the recent flooding there caused by subsequent typhoons […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. directed Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary for Operations Roger Navarro and Undersecretary Chris Morales, who oversees the country’s National Rice Program, to immediately visit areas devastated by Tropical Storm Crising and the Southwest Monsoon to provide urgent support to affected farmers and fisherfolk. “We want our farmers and fisherfolk to know that […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is urgently calling on national government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to implement the Sagip Saka Act to help the farmers and fisherfolk heavily affected by Severe Tropical Storm Crising and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon (Habagat). Pangilinan underscored how his landmark bill, Republic Act 11321, or the Sagip Saka Act, can […]
Agriculture Undersecretary for Operations Roger Navarro, officer-in-charge of the Department of Agriculture (DA), directed all DA agencies to mobilize swiftly and extend immediate assistance to farmers and fisherfolk adversely affected by Tropical Storm Crising, intensified further by the relentless Southwest Monsoon. “We must act without delay—weather permitting—to ease the suffering of our farmers and fisherfolk,” said […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan called on the National Food Authority (NFA) and local government units (LGUs) to immediately buy palay and other produce directly from Filipino farmers at fair market prices, following reports that palay is now being bought at just ₱13 per kilo in some areas.“₱13 kada kilo ang palay? Eh nasa ₱14–₱15 ang gastos […]
The National Food Authority (NFA) is rolling out stricter rules for buying palay (unhusked rice) to make the process more transparent and make sure small farmers benefit—not traders. Agriculture Secretary and NFA Council Chairman Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the move follows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order to ensure fair prices for rice farmers’ harvests and […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) recognized the unwavering dedication of the national finalists of the outstanding farmers and fisherfolk during the 50th Gawad Saka: Parangal sa mga Natatanging Magsasaka at Mangingisda awarding ceremony recently at the Philippine Trade Training Center in Pasay City. A total of 101 national finalists were honored covering nine major categories […]