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DA PUSHES ‘BE RICEPONSIBLE’ CAMPAIGN

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is taking its fight against rice wastage to Filipino dining tables, urging consumers to waste less, support local farmers, and choose healthier rice as it pushes the Be RICEponsible campaign year-round. Led by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the campaign promotes three simple habits, avoid rice wastage, buy farmers’ […]

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DONATION OF EXCESS FOOD TO POOR BILL PUSHED

“Donate excess food to the poor.” This was the call of lawmaking tandem Abra Rep. JB Bernos and Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos, authors of a bill that seeks to reduce food wastage in the country through the donation and recycling of excess edible food. “Our fellow Filipinos should not go hungry especially amid […]

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DA, BATAAN TOWN INK ‘ZERO KM’ FOOD PROJECT PACT

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has joined forces with the municipalities of Dinalupihan and Hermosa, and the Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) for the implementation of the Zero Kilometer or “0 KM” food project. Zero KM promotes healthy eating while minimizing the cost and environmental impact of transporting the products. It supports the use and […]

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CREATE SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD BANKS TO COMBAT HUNGER, MALNUTRITION – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva is pushing for the creation of food banks and soup kitchens nationwide to combat hunger and malnutrition in the country. In filing Senate Bill No. 344 or “Pagkain Para sa Lahat Act,” Villanueva expressed hope that surplus food produced by restaurants, food manufacturers and other food establishments will not go to waste […]