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House Agriculture committee chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr., denounced the killing of nine sugar farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, over a supposed land dispute. “We denounce this despicable and heartless crime committed on our farmers. Nakikiramay kami sa mga kaanak ng mga nasawi at nakikiisa sa tawag para sa hustisya (We […]
With the deadline for voter registration looming, House Agriculture Committee chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr. reiterated his call for indigenous peoples and farmers to use the remaining days to register for the 2019 midterm elections. Voter registration will end on Saturday, September 29. “I urge all my fellow IPs and farmers to […]
A party-list representing the agriculture sector said that government must institutionalize measures that will mitigate the effects of climate change. With damage to agriculture steadily rising with the onset of rain, AGRI Party-list Secretary General Benjie Martinez said that unless climate-adaptive strategies are employed, efforts to ensure food security will be hampered. According to the […]
Senator Cynthia Villar underscored the need to invest in research and development (R&D) to hasten the growth and development of the agriculture sector. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, stressed that agriculture growth is very important because majority or two-thirds of the population are directly and indirectly involved in agriculture. Personally […]
Two months into the rainy season and with Congress resuming session next week, a party-list representing the agriculture sector urged the Senate to pass its counterpart bill expanding insurance coverage for farmers and fisherfolk––a measure that if passed will benefit 5.5 million small-hold farms and 1.7 million fishermen who are most vulnerable to the effects […]