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The Senate has adopted House Bill 8857 or the proposed “Sagip Saka Act” which seeks to institute the Farmers and Fisherfolk Enterprise Development Program to be under the Department of Agriculture, as an amendment to Senate Bill 1281. House Bill 8857, principally authored by Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman Rep. Jose Panganiban Jr., CPA, […]
The AGRI Party-list has lauded the passage of the Universal Health Care Act, saying the law would greatly benefit marginalized sectors like farmers and fisherfolk. The law which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, automatically enrolls all Filipinos in the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP). It also expands PhilHealth coverage, which will now […]
With the signing into law by President Rodrigo Duterte of the rice tariffication bill on Friday, the measure’s sponsor in the House of Representatives, ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr., urged government to ensure that the “safety net for local farmers” in the form of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) is used properly. “The P10 […]
The chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Agriculture and Food has welcomed the move by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to allocate P200 million in loan funds for rice farmers who will sell their produce to the National Food Authority (NFA). “This is good news for our farmers. Mahalaga itong nagbubuhos tayo ng […]
Above and beyond the years they have lived are the countless contributions they have given to their families and our communities. This according to Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Winnie Castelo, after the House Committee on Senior Citizens approved additional benefits and privileges for senior citizens at a hearing held yesterday. Castelo, who filed House […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles assured the public on Sunday that a resolution regarding the government’s common tower policy was forthcoming. Nograles also expressed confidence that the administration will find a “common ground” in the proposals of Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs and Information Technology Communications Ramon Jacinto and Department of Information and Communications Technology Acting […]
The Department of Agriculture‘s (DA) new National Farmers and Fishermen Database (NFFD) is long overdue and should help the government improve its efforts to help the sector, according to House Committee on Agriculture and Food chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr., who on Wednesday lauded the DA’s newest “hi-tech” initiative. “Dapat dati pa […]
Free college tuition in the country’s state universities and college (SUCs) became a reality during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte because the government believes in investing in our youth, said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles. In his commencement address at the graduating rites of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) on Thursday, Nograles […]
The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is “all-in” on efforts to bring peace and prosperity to Mindanao and will go “all-out” for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which will be subject to a plebiscite to be held on Monday, Jan. 21. This was the assurance given by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who […]
“We have already done a lot, but there is still more to do. We will not stop until we have done everything for those who have less in life.” This is the promise made by Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Winnie Castelo, after Speaker Gloria Arroyo announced the reconstitution of the Congressional Oversight Panel for […]