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Filipino farmers and fisherfolk have fed the Philippines for over two months that Metro Manila and other parts of the country were under community quarantine, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said on the eve of the easing of the quarantine and also National Fisherfolks Day. “Isa sa mga napatunayan ng pandemya ang napakahalagang papel ng mga nagpapakain […]
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic crisis is an opportunity for our farmers to increase their incomes and for the country to become food secure, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. Pangilinan, former Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agricultural Modernization, was reacting to Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s report to the Senate that local government units (LGUs) bought […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA), its bureaus, regional field offices, attached agencies, and corporations nationwide have resumed full operations on May 4 as part of the government’s efforts to gradually phase into the “new normal,” amid the implementation of enhanced or general community quarantine in the country. Agriculture Secretary William Dar instructed all heads of […]
The beneficiaries of the Financial Subsidy to Rice Farmers (FSRF) program can claim their assistance through over-the-counter bank transactions, Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar said. In a virtual interview during the latest Laging Handa briefing, Dar said they have accelerated the distribution of financial assistance to rice farmers amid the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine […]
National government agencies and local government units (LGUs) can now directly buy produce for their relief operations from farmers and farmers’ organizations during the enhanced community quarantine, Senator Francis Pangilinan said. Pangilinan, who is a small-scale vegetable farmer himself, said this is made possible by the approval of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) circular detailing […]
Farmers, workers, and drivers are among the latest beneficiaries to receive financial assistance from the government as part of efforts to cushion the impact of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon. “Tinututukan pa rin po ng pamahalaan ang pagbigay ng tulong pinansyal sa mga manggagawa, magsasaka, at mga pamilyang nangangailangan,” said Inter-Agency Task Force […]
The “Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita” direct marketing program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) is gaining support from various local government units, barangays and homeowners’ associations in Metro Manila and major urban centers, to the benefit of thousands of farmers and consumers. “We are delighted to report that key players in the food value […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is fine-tuning its “Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita,” a flagship agri-fishery marketing program, to serve more consumers in urban areas and improve market linkages between them and farmer-producers amid the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the DA, under its Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will set up more ‘Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita’ outlets to serve more consumers in Metro Manila, providing them fresh farm and fishery products at affordable prices. Following the success of the Kadiwa outlet launched recently at the DA’s Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), along Elliptical Road in Quezon City, Agriculture […]
To ensure the continuous supply of agricultural goods and fish in the market, the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved recommendations from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to exempt workers in the agricultural and fisheries sectors from the Enhanced Community Quarantine now being enforced in Luzon.Cabinet Secretary Karlo […]