Tag: local produce

PANGILINAN TO DSWD: USE LOCAL PRODUCE IN FOOD AID

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date November 26, 2025
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Senator Kiko Pangilinan is appealing to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to study the possibility of including nutritious and locally-sourced food in their relief assistance food programs during times of calamities. In his interpellation of the budget deliberations for the 2026 allocation to the DSWD, Pangilinan echoed public sentiments that most food […]

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LGUS URGED: INCLUDE LOCAL PRODUCE IN RELIEF PACKS

Post author By Paz Liu
Post date September 24, 2025
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Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua urged his fellow local leaders to purchase food to be stockpiled for disasters from farmers and fisherfolk in their localities. “We don’t always have to rely on instant noodles and canned goods for our food relief packs during disasters. One very […]

Tags disaster response, local produce, Quirino Governor Dax Cua, relief items, ULAP