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State-run Land Bank of the Philippines said Thursday it has released P1.51 billion in loans to rice farmers under its Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ERCA-RCEF).

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua (File photo) MANILA - The government has taken steps to address the inflationary pressures brought about by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported Tuesday that headline inflation increased to 4 percent in March 2022 from 3 percent in the previous month. The reported inflation rate is in line with the median analyst forecast of 4 percent and is within...

THE government is already doing its utmost in terms of implementing economic policy to cushion the impact of high commodity prices on the lives and livelihoods of Filipinos, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda). On Tuesday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that inflation averaged 4 percent…

The Department of Agriculture has issued the implementing guidelines for the distribution of fertilizer discount vouchers for corn and cassava farmers under the National Corn Program.

More than 158,000 corn farmers and fisherfolk affected by the increasing prices of oil products will benefit from the P1.1 billion fuel subsidy from the national government, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday, March 24. According to DA Assistant Secretary Noel Reyes, a total of 158

(PNA file photo) MANILA -The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said over 158,000 farmers and fisherfolk have each received PHP3,000 worth of fuel subsidy under the PHP1.1-billion subsidy fund amid the increasing oil prices. In the Laging Handa public briefing, DA Assistant Secretary Noel Reyes said beneficiaries in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), using motorized boats and crude-consuming machinery will avail of the subsidy, even after the first oil price ro...

Fuel discount for agriculture sector launched

The Department of Agriculture—Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) is set to distribute 1.8 million bags of certified seeds to more than 740,000 farmers this 2022 wet season through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program.  The seeds, which will be rolled out from March 16 to Sept. 15 with…

TABUK CITY, Kalinga — A total of 5,286 rice farmers received P5,000 each in cash assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA). (Photo courtesy of Zaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN) Created

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the distribution of the P500 million worth of fuel subsidy for corn farmers and fishers will start Thursday, March 17. DA Sec. William Dar disclosed that the fuel subsidy would be distributed to corn farmers and fishers under the Registry System for Basic Sec