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CASH AID. Rice farmers in Eastern Samar receive cash assistance during the distribution on Feb. 10, 2022. The Department of Agriculture (DA) has release PHP385.2 million cash assistance to small rice farmers in Eastern Visayas affected by the health crisis. (Photo courtesy of DA Eastern Visayas) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has released PHP385.2 million cash assistance to small rice farmers in Eastern Visayas to ease their burden caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covi...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) has allocated PHP500 million worth of credit for farmers in the region affected by Typhoon "Odette" last year. In a statement Monday, DA-10 Executive Director Carlene Collado said the fund forms part of the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) whose implementation is guided by the Survival and Recovery (Sure) Assistance program across the country, including areas in Norther Mindanao that were declared...

Lubao farmers get ID-cash card from DA

CASH ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS. Farmers from Cuartero, Capiz receive their PHP5,000 aid under the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Feb. 7, 2022. DA Western Visayas Regional Executive Director Remelyn R. Recoter on Wednesday (February 9) said the distribution targets 46,637 rice growers tilling two hectares or less.(Photo courtesy of the Office of Provincial Agriculturist -Capiz FB page) ILOILO CITY- The distribution of the PHP233.1 million Ric...

Dr. Flora Bigot, South Cotabato provincial veterinarian (File photo courtesy of South Cotabato PIO) KORONADAL CITY - The provincial veterinary office here has urged livestock farmers to register their hogs with the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) for them to recover part of their investments in case their farms will be affected by the African swine fever (ASF) or other diseases. Dr. Flora Bigot, head of the provincial veterinary office, said Thursday the indemnification ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the “Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program,” as provided under the Special Provision No. 20 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 or Republic Act (RA) 11639. “We sincerely thank President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said it is gearing up to implement a P500- million subsidy that will help farmers and fisherfolk cope rising fuel costs driven by higher global oil prices. In a news statement, DA said the government has allotted P500 million this year to bankroll…

DAMAGE. A rice field owned by an indigenous peoples (IP) farmer is among those damaged by Typhoon Odette in Antique on Dec. 16, 2021. Sonie Guanco, in-charge of the Agricultural Program Coordinating Office (APCO) of the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas in Antique, said in an interview Monday (Jan. 24, 2022) the SURE Aid loan program is up for 233 farmers in the province who had been affected by "Odette". (Photo courtesy of NCIP Antique) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The De...

MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the "Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program," as provided under the Special Provision No. 20 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 or Republic Act (RA) 11639. "We sincerely thank President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the honorable members of the Senate and House of Representatives for approving and appropriating P500 million for the fuel subsidy program that will benefit millions of Filipi...

HELP FOR FARMERS. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson speaks before farmers in Moises Padilla town, who are recipients of the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund of the Department of Agriculture at the municipal covered court on Monday (Jan. 17, 2022). Some 1,054 farmers received P5,000 each. (Photo courtesy of PIO-Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - A total amount of PHP5.27 million was released by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to eligi...