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Senator Bong Go, a staunch supporter of the local film industry, underscored the importance of promoting Filipino culture and heritage as well as creative talents through cinema. For this reason, Go encouraged Filipinos to support the first-ever Metro Manila Summer Film Festival which will run from April 8 to 18. It can be recalled that […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee filed a measure which seeks to strengthen local government participation in agriculture development by institutionalizing a minimum of ten percent (10%) allocation from their National Tax Allotment (NTA) for the implementation of programs, activities and services for agriculture and fisheries. In filing House Bill No. 7597 or the “Local […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1499 which pushes to provide support services for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in online spaces, providing mechanisms for their integration into the formal economy. SBN 1499, which shall be known as the Support Services for Online MSMEs Act, seeks to incentivize the registration of […]
The Department of Agriculture, through its High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), has set aside P84.15 million to fund projects that aim to increase and improve the production of Philippine coffee. The HVCDP’s 2022 budget for coffee aims to improve the productivity, product quality, and profitability of Filipino coffee growers for the long term. As one […]
The Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) to provide financing and capacity building to small farmers and to tap farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) as lending partners. As per the signed MOU, the partnership is composed of six components: ● […]
Batman and Robin.This is how Senator Robin Padilla described his potential team up with Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa in pushing support for the programs of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Padilla said the NTF-ELCAC has good programs to address the threats from the communist rebels via development programs […]
Senator Dick Gordon thanked the province of Bulacan for showering their support in his reelection bid for the upcoming May 9 general elections. Gordon, who is running for his second and final consecutive term in the Upper House, vowed to uphold the interests of Central Luzon, as he hails from nearby Zambales. “We thank many […]
“Our convictions matter, not the surveys—and we remain convinced that Isko Moreno is the best candidate for President.” This according to Dr. Pol Nombre, Visayas Campaign Director for Team Lopangu, one of the many volunteer groups backing the presidential run of Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer Isko Moreno, who reiterated the group’s support for the Manila […]
Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Tourism to provide all the necessary promotional, training or financial support to all tourism-ready sites as travel restrictions are continually being eased. According to Binay, the DOT should start enabling the tourism industry by extending marketing support to recover market share, bring back visitor confidence and awareness, rebuild […]
Senator Dick Gordon welcomed the endorsement of a leading agriculture group for the upcoming national elections this May 9th. Gordon, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises, thanked the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) for recognizing his efforts in advocating for the sustainable development of agriculture in the country. “Our […]