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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has distributed P1 million worth of fuel discount vouchers to a total of 368 corn farmers in Cauayan City in Isabela. Corn (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) The distribution of fuel discount vouchers is part of the government assistance program to the agriculture s

Malacañang presented this week the government’s P5.268-trillion national budget proposal for 2023 to the House of Representatives, where all money measures originate.

FUEL SUBSIDY. Fisherfolk in Barangay Saud, Pagudpud, and Ilocos Norte in this undated photo cut back on their fishing trips to save on fuel. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Ilocos Norte said on Saturday (Aug. 20, 2022) it has started distributing fuel discount cards to eligible fisherfolk.(File photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) started distributing cards with PHP3,000 worth of fuel discounts to eligible fisherfolk in the...

FUEL SUBSIDY.The Department of Agriculture in Central Luzon (DA-3) distributed some PHP2.7 million worth of fuel subsidy to 900 corn farmers in Tarlac on Aug. 16-17, 2022 as part of its continuing effort to help ease the impact of the rising oil prices in the agricultural sector. The DA targets to give fuel subsidy to some 2,550 corn farmers in the entire Central Luzon.(Photo courtesy of the DA Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -The Department of Agriculture in Central Luzon (DA-3) has di...

Hog raisers from Curuan Veterinary District in Zamboanga City, the Philippines, have received indemnification of pigs that were affected by the African swine fever (ASF) from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation of the Philippines (PCIC) under the Department of Agriculture.

BANGUED, Abra – Some 14,684 rice farmers in Abra province are set to receive P5,000 each in financial assistance under the Department of Agriculture's FY 2022 Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) Program. Marlyn Tejero, OIC-Chief for Field Operations

PLANTING. Farmers planting rice in Tabontabon, Leyte in this July 20, 2022 photo. The Department of Agriculture is validating the registration of over 103,000 rice farmers in Eastern Visayas to find out if they are qualified to receive aid from the government.(Photo courtesy of DA) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is validating the registration of over 103,000 rice farmers in Eastern Visayas to find out if they are qualified to receive assistance from the government. Of the num...

CERTIFIED SEEDS.The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) has distributed some 272,019 bags of certified seeds to 85,567 farmers in the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, and Zambales this wet season. This was under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Seed Program which aims to help lower costs and increase the yield and income of farmers. (Photo courtesy of the DA-PhilRice) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -Over 85,000 farmers in Central Luz...

CASH GRANT. The Department of Agriculture-Central Luzon, in partnership with the provincial government of Pampanga, extends cash assistance to farmers in the province. A total of 25,339 farmers will receive PHP5,000 each under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance program. (Photo courtesy of DA-Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture-Central Luzon (DA-3) is continuously providing cash assistance to farmers in this province un...

DISCOUNT VOUCHER. A farmer-beneficiary shows the fertilizer discount voucher that was provided by the Department of Agriculture in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija in this undated photo. She is one of the 28 of the 2,250 beneficiaries of the program this wet cropping season who have so far received the voucher. (Photo courtesy of DA-Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture-Central Luzon (DA-3) has started to distribute fertilizer discount vouchers to farmers in Zaragoza, Nue...