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(Eagle News)–For Senator Cynthia Villar, there is no conflict between a bicameral conference-approved bill creating a trust fund for coconut farmers, and the Sandiganbayan ruling that ruled coco levy funds were owned by the government. According to Villar, chair of the Senate committee of agriculture and food, the “cash and the assets from Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund” amounting to about P105 billion under the measure “will be distributed to coconut farmers at the rate […]
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, April 2, led the distribution of certificate of land ownership awards (CLOAs) to farmers in Sultan Kudarat assuring them of government’s continued support and assistance. In his speech, President Duterte congratulated the farmers saying that they “rightfully deserve” the lands “as hardworking Filipinos.” “I stand before you to say only one thing: Today is a victorious day for you, our farmers,” he said. “I laud […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte received praise from several lawmakers for his signing of the Free Irrigation Service Act. Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao hailed Duterte’s move as a “major step in our campaign to better farmers’ lives.” Casilao is a member of the Makabayan bloc that proposed the bill. In a statement, Senator Ralph Recto said Duterte’s signing of the free irrigation law should “open the floodgates to an irrigation building spree.” “We can only coax 6 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Free Irrigation Service Act, which exempts farmers who own 8 hectares of land or less from paying irrigation fees, and allows for the writing off of their loans and penalties to the National Irrigation Administration. Under the act signed into law on Feb. 2, the farmers are covered by the exemption if the water in question is derived from “national irrigation systems and communal irrigation systems […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inihayag ni Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) acting Secretary John Castriciones na mamadiliin nila ang pamamahagi ng mga titulo ng lupa para sa mga farmer-beneficiary. Ayon kay Castriciones, sa ilalim ng kanyang liderato, magiging prayoridad ang mga kuwalipikadong magsasaka sa ilalim ng Agrarian Reform Program ng pamahalaan. Inatasan naman ni Castriciones ang iba pang matataas na opisyal ng ahensya na suriin ang demand ng mga magsasakang nagpoprotesta sa bisinidad […]
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AFP) – Hundreds of Myanmar farmers entered the seventh day of protest over land grabs on Wednesday, demanding the government return seized fields and protect them from a surge in prosecutions over property disputes. Land ownership is one of the most contentious issues in formerly junta-run Myanmar, where the army is accused of rampantly confiscating land during its 50-year rule. Anger over land-grabs was a key factor that helped Aung San Suu Kyi’s […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agrarian Reform has distributed certificates of land ownership to more than 1000 beneficiaries, and “turned over” projects worth more than P100 million, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said on Thursday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Abella said the 1163 beneficiaries received the certificates covering “more than 700 hectares” of agricultural lands in Apayao, Benguet and Ifugao on June 15. Abella said also “turned over” were three farm-to-market roads and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Farmers and farmer cooperatives will no longer need to pay their outstanding fees for irrigation services provided by the National Irrigation Authority if the proposal made by Senator Win Gatchalian is passed in the Senate. Senator Gatchalian made the proposal to support the poor farmer-tillers. The Senator also said that the government should help the farmers, especially those who do not have their own land, as they are the backbone […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is planning to give six million hectares of land to farmers. Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano said he had proposed to the peace panel of the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines – National Democratic Front to give the free agricultural land to farmers. He said his department also aims to examine private agricultural lands that are no longer covered by the […]
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 16 (PIA) – Farmers are urged to sell their palay produce to the government for the province’s buffer. Capiz National Food Authority information officer Mary Christie Hari-on explained that the palay produce of farmers that are sold to the food agency here serve as a buffer stock for Capiceños. For this year, NFA has prepared some P130-million to buy 144,000 bags of palay in Capiz for buffer stock. Hari-on said […]
QUEZON PROVINCE, Jan. 4 (PIA) – Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Billy Andal promised to aid all the coconut farmers to help them get back on their feet after experiencing the devastating typhoon Nina. “We are really devastated when we heard the news. Imagine losing thousands or even million-worth of your crop? We lost hundreds of thousands of coconut trees at a time when we are trying to plant more to replace the senile and […]
QUEZON CITY, Dec. 16 – Crop insurance can be an effective safety net that can significantly reduce poverty among agricultural households. This is according to a study by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). In a forum held recently at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, PIDS Senior Research Fellow Celia Reyes noted that around half of the households who are engaged in agriculture can be considered as “sometimes poor”. According to […]
