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PHILRECA RESTORES POWER IN TYPHOON-HIT AREAS

The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) commends the unwavering commitment and solidarity demonstrated by electric cooperatives (ECs) across the country as they mobilize response teams under the NEA-PHILRECA-EC Task Force Kapatid (TFK) in coordination with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to assist in the massive restoration and rehabilitation of distribution lines and facilities […]

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DA STARTS RESCUE OF UWAN-HIT ABACA FARMS IN BICOL

The Department of Agriculture, through the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA), has joined forces with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to fast-track the rehabilitation of Bicol’s abaca industry after Super Typhoon Uwan left the region’s signature crop in ruins. Uwan’s onslaught devastated what has long been Bicol’s second agricultural lifeline after coconut. […]

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Government

DA DISTRIBUTES AID TO FARMERS HIT BY TYPHOONS

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the Department of Agriculture mobilized emergency aid and farm inputs to help farmers and fisherfolk swiftly recover from the two tropical cyclones that struck the country just days apart, leaving a trail of damage across key agricultural areas. Tiu Laurel said the damage sustained by the sector from […]