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February 24, 2021
A TOP government official declared the Filipino farmers as the “new heroes” as the country is facing a crisis due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
John Castriciones, secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), said it is high time that farmers get all the help that they need since they take the cudgel for the nation’s requirements at this time of the pandemic by “providing food on our table.”
As he admired the farming sector for playing a major role, he said the farmers are the ones who are “keeping the country’s economy rolling.”