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Boosting local food supply by optimizing the agriculture sector and empowering farmers and fisherfolk are key to achieving the country’s nutrition goals outlined in the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2023-2028, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee said Saturday. Upon arrival from his trip in Virac, Catanduanes where he was guest speaker […]
The Department of Health (DOH), through the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBLMGH), welcomed the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Philippines, Lee Sang-Hwa to the first Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) center in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga. Lee expressed his gratitude to the Philippines for the alliance of the two […]
Senator Bong Go appealed to the government and other stakeholders to provide utmost support to Filipino athletes who qualified for the upcoming 2024 summer Olympics to be held in Paris, France. In line with this call, Go has recently expressed intent to provide financial support to competing athletes in the upcoming Olympics in collaboration with […]
Senator Bong Go, head of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, praised the local authorities of Corcuera, Romblon, and the Department of Health (DOH) for the successful groundbreaking of its Super Health Center in Barangay Mahaba recently. In his message, Go emphasized that establishing Super Health Centers nationwide, especially in underprivileged areas, is a […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said on Monday that the government should provide more support to farmers and fisherfolk to boost local production and effectively address inflation. The Bicolano lawmaker underscored that local food producers deserve better services from the government which should be an enabler to achieve food security and cheaper basic commodities. […]
To propel the competitiveness and expansion of the corn industry, Senator Cynthia Villar has sponsored Senate Bill No. 2625 under Committee Report No. 246, entitled “An Act to develop the Philippine Corn Industry, enhance the availability and affordable of quality feeds and staple food, and provide for a corn competitiveness enhancement fund”. “It is a […]
The government should ramp up the construction of post-harvest facilities this year to complement the increased borrowing of farmers for strategic financing for agriculture and fisheries production, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said on Wednesday. Lee issued the call after the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) reported loans to agriculture and rural development […]
Senator Mark Villar celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the Elsie Gaches Village (EGV) together with his wife, DSWD Undersecretary Emmeline Villar, and the residents and partners of the shelter. Villar, along with the partners of the shelter, were awarded for their generosity to its residents. “As we celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Elsie Gaches […]
Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan is optimistic that the country’s rice production would further improve this year despite a prolonged dry spell, as palay producers are expected to receive at least P31 billion in support from the national government under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA). A total of P30,889,904,000 has been allocated […]
Three days after Christmas, rice farmer Marison Piloy went down the hills where his farm is located in the remote village of Tio-Angan in Bagulin, La Union to receive forage choppers, trowels, sprinklers, and mineral blocks (for livestock) from field officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA). Piloy was among 1,791 rice farmers who journeyed […]