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Senator Robin Padilla is seeking a closer look into the government’s food security plans and actions, amid the surging costs of rice in the market. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 1024, directing the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media – which he chairs – to conduct the inquiry in aid of legislation. “The rising […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. unveiled before Cabinet members his plan to increase agricultural productivity, lower food cost, ensure food security, and make farming and fisheries a more bankable investment alternative. “Our goal is to modernize Philippine agriculture to spread benefits across the entire value chain,” Tiu Laurel stressed. “We also envision to make farming and […]
A lawmaker urged agencies on top of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response to prepare a concrete plan to properly roll out the COVID-19 vaccine, stressing that the government “should be ready to organize and undertake mass vaccination programs once supplies of a vaccine have been obtained.” Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Tuesday […]