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The national government should bump up to P7 billion the direct fuel subsidies meant to cushion public transport drivers, fisherfolk and farmers from elevated petroleum prices, House of Representatives Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan said. “Our public utility vehicle (PUV) and ride-hailing drivers, along with delivery service riders, deserve highly improved financial […]
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has rolled out its P500-M ‘Handog Tulong Pinansyal Para sa Mangingisda” financial assistance program for fisherfolk families residing in Rosario, Tanza, Naic, and Ternate in Cavite as part of its commitment to managing its social and environmental impacts following strict performance standards set by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for its […]
The AGRI Party-list has filed a measure to guarantee farmers and fishers a steady source of income to meet their basic needs once they reach old age and retire through a pension and social security benefits program. Under House Bill (HB) No. 2420 or the “Agriculture Pension Act” filed by AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a measure seeking to provide a pension program to retired farmers, agricultural workers, and fishermen whose livelihoods have been most severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lapid, whose priority measures in the 19th Congress focused on social programs for the poor, filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1230 establishing a farmers’ […]
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Bicol (BFAR-5) has turned over 10 fiberglass boats and 11 marine diesel engines to some fishermen of the province of Albay at the Agri-Food Consolidation and Trading Center (AFCTC) in Barangay Cabangan, Camalig, Albay. Albay Vice Governor Edcel Grex Burce Lagman, in a social media post, thanked […]
With the end in view of enhancing access of agricultural communities to financial services and programs that increase productivity, the Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill repealing Republic Act No. 10000 or the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009. Senator Cynthia Villar, the chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Food, and […]
About 8,000 mangrove shoots will be planted in Barangay Nagbalon in Marilao, Bulacan as part of long-term measures to improve the quality of water in the town’s major river. Wilfredo Cruz, director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 3 (Central Luzon), said that 60 fisherfolk were taught how to properly plant mangrove […]
As boat fuel accounts for half of the operating cost of fishermen, the government should increase its planned gas subsidy to them, “to be drawn from windfall tax collection from higher fuel prices,” Senator Joel Villanueva said. “Sa isang pag-aaral, higit sa kalahati ng presyo ng mga isdang dagat tulad ng galunggong ay dahil po […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the “Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program,” as provided under Special Provision No. 20 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the Fiscal Year 2022 or Republic Act (RA) 11639. “We sincerely thank President Rodrigo Duterte and the honorable members of the Senate and House […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) released a total of P3 billion-worth of agricultural interventions to aid farmers and fisherfolk affected by Typhoon Odette, which caused havoc in almost 10 regions, with the Visayas severely hit. “For the last two weeks of January, the DA has been doubling its efforts in the distribution of these interventions […]