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No matter what type of quarantine we may be under, it’s pretty clear that food has remained an undeniable source of joy and comfort throughout the pandemic. Admit it—you just had to try the Feta cheese pasta hack when it went viral, and you gave in to your curiosity of what ube cheese pandesal tasted […]
Senator Grace Poe is pushing for an additional outlay of P2 billion for next year’s implementation of the school-based feeding program in order to restore health for malnourished school children. Poe, who has earlier committed that she will move for an increase of the feeding program’s budget, said the initiative is important to ensure […]
Just a couple of days before the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month ended yesterday, the Senate on Tuesday passed on third and final reading the Sagip Saka Bill with a unanimous vote of 21-0. Senate Bill No. 1281, also known as the Sagip Saka Bill, seeks to provide tax incentives to the private sector that […]
With the Senate set to approve on third and final reading 14 bills creating multi-species marine hatcheries, Senator Cynthia Villar said aquaculture will now have a needed boost in the provinces. “It is not surprising that aquaculture now has an uptrend globally given the dwindling catch from the wild. With the creation of these […]
Senator Cynthia Villar already sponsored the bill making free irrigation services to small farmers permanent. Senate Bill No. 1465 under Committee Report No. 103 or the “Free Irrigation Service to Small Farmers Act of 2017,” exempts small farmers, or those farmers whose combined farm-holdings cover an area of not more than five hectares, from […]
Senator Richard Gordon called for the immediate passage of a consolidated bill which aims to remove the restrictions in agricultural free patents. Gordon, chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said the measure is expected to spur the development of the agricultural sector because it will unleash about two to three […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is pushing for the establishment of a government agency solely dedicated to uphold the interests of Filipino fisher folk and to protect the country’s marine and aquatic resources. Cayetano filed Senate Bill No. 1437, a measure seeking to create a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR), which would give […]
The House committee on poverty alleviation has passed a substitute bill that seeks to uplift the lives of the poor by strengthening the government’s anti-poverty programs and implementation of other social development strategies in partnership with government agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs), people’s organizations and other partners. The committee chaired by Rep. Emmi de Jesus […]
Senator Grace Poe today hailed the ingenuity of Filipino farmers behind the creation of the rice paddy art on a farm in Nueva Ecija which features the faces of two generations of Ang Probinsyano–her father, the late King of Philippine Movies Fernando Poe Jr. and actor Coco Martin. “Umaasa tayo na ang kahanga-hangang proyektong […]
The country’s major river basins and lakes will be seeded with fingerlings of indigenous and non-invasive fish species over the next five years in a program which the Department of Agriculture (DA) calls Project BASIL or Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa. The National Inland Fisheries Enhancement Program of the Bureau of Fisheries and […]