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STATE-run Land Bank of the Philippines Inc. (LandBank) and the Development Bank of the Philippines Inc. (DBP) facilitated the distribution of a combined total of over P8.2 billion in cash aid to more than a million qualified small palay farmers from 2019 to 2021. Citing data from the Department of…

The government has distributed more than P8 billion in cash transfers to about one million palay farmers through excess income from rice tariffs, according to the Department of Finance.

The Department of Finance (DOF) reported on Monday, June 13, that two government-owned banks have facilitated the distribution of over P8.2 billion in cash aid to qualified small palay farmers as part of the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance Program (RFFA). Citing data from the Department of Agricu

MANILA - The Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) and the Development of the Philippines (DBP) have facilitated the distribution of over PHP8.2 billion for the PHP5,000 in direct and unconditional cash aid each to over 1 million qualified small palay farmers from 2019 to 2021, according to data from the Department of Agriculture (DA). These two state financial institutions distributed the cash aid as part of the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance Program (RFFA) of the DA under the Rice Tariffi...

ILIGAN CITY -- Some 131 corn farmers in Bukidnon's Manolo Fortich town received fuel discount subsidies from the Department of Agriculture-Region 10 (DA-10) on Friday, June 3. The said corn farmers were the first batch who received aid under the department’s subsidy program throughout region 10.

LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) on Thursday said 3,880 corn farmers and 5,033 fishermen in the region will receive a PHP3,000 worth of fuel subsidy to enhance their resiliency and cushion the impact of the oil price hike. In an interview, Emily Bordado, DA-5 spokesperson, said a total fund of PHP11.6 million is allotted for the fuel discounts of corn farmers and fishers who own and operate agricultural and fishery machinery individually or through a farmers' orga...

State-run Development Bank of the Philippines has extended more than P200 million in financing support to rice farmers in Bohol to raise their output.

Bohol Province’s ART program, on the other hand, aims to achieve the planting and harvesting of high-yielding rice varieties, both from hybrid and certified

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - - The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 1 had started the distribution of fuel subsidy and cash aid to farmers and fishermen following the Commission on Election’s issuance to the agency of the clearance from the election spending ban. DA Region 1 Director Nesto

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Some 6,000 farmers and fisherfolk in Benguet province are set to receive at least P29,342,000 worth of cash assistance and fuel discount from the Department of Agriculture-Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR). Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda The assistance is part