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Bantay Cocolevy Alliance said the history of abuse that the coconut industry and its farmers experienced at the hands of the Marcos dictatorship are still seared into their memories.

Quezon Gov. Danilo Suarez is pinning his hopes on presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s win for coconut farmers in the province to receive what they were promised under the former senators father.

Tras años trabajando en Televisa y en la radio, la conductora Talina Fernández fue dejada a su suerte; aunque la contrató Sale el Sol, aseguran que estaría pasando por la peor crisis económica de su vida a los 77 años

Agriculture Secretary William Dar said he has high hopes that the Philippines agriculture sector will still record positive growth this year, but his words are not enough to convince farmers that they are on their way to recovery. Farm workers thresh rice during a harvest, in the barangay of Pala

Published July 6, 2021, 1:25 PM The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is not yet finished drafting the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP), which will serve as the government’s ultimate guide in the distribution of the P100-billion coco levy fund and assets. In the meantime, the agency launched the Coconut Farmers’ and Industry Roadmap (Coco-FIRM), which will serve as the foundation of a much detailed and longer CFIDP, of which the PCA is mandated to come up with under Re...

Published April 19, 2021, 6:00 AM Farmers’ groups do not expect the Philippine government to deliver anytime soon the machineries urgently needed to develop the coconut sector even with the passage of the Republic Act (RA) 11524, also known as the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act or Coco Levy Act.             In a text exchange, Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) Secretary-General and Peasant Sector Representative Leonardo Q. Montemayor said with the passage of RA 11524, th...

The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) will be needing additional personnel to fulfill its role in the newly passed Republic Act (RA) 11524, also known as the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act or Coco Levy Act.              In an interview with reporters last week, PHilMech Director Dr. Baldwin G. Jallorina assured that the agency, even if it currently has a lot on its plate, can perform its duty under RA 11524 as well as properly man...

Published March 1, 2021, 11:43 AM Boosting the local coconut industry and helping Filipino coconut farmers are the main goals of the Coco Levy Act. The Coconut Levy Act that President Duterte recently signed, and which seeks to create a trust fund for coconut farmers through the sale of assets procured through the coco levy fund, would benefit the country’s 3.5 million coconut farmers from 68 coconut producing provinces, who have owned no more than five hectares for the last 10 years, said S...

The House of Representatives on Saturday expressed optimism that the newly signed Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act would finally benefit 3.5 million coconut farmers in the county, after decades of waiting.

#Bulatlat20: Reaffirming truth-telling, defending press freedom Bulatlat‘s commitment to human rights reporting and how it has remained true to truthtelling. By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat. As an alternative media, it was expected to actively report on the worsening extrajudicial killings – at least one activist killed per week – and other forms of human rights violations under a bloody counterinsurgency campaign spearheaded by the now-convicted former General Jovito Palparan Jr. While t...