Published May 14, 2021, 3:40 PM
The country’s food producers – farmers, fishermen, and livestock raisers – are now facing the worst crisis in years.
This was declared by United Broiler Raisers’ Association (UBRA) President Bong Inciong during the Farmers and Fisherfolks Congress on Friday. According to Inciong, the country’s food producers are now experiencing the worst crisis in years amid the pandemic due to several factors, such as “decades of government neglect, the prevalence of COVID-19 pandemic, and pro-importation policies of the government.”
(MB file, Keith Bacongco)
“We are now paying the price for the long-term neglect of the sector. The economy and our people would not be as badly hit if agri-fisheries were in a better place [prior to the pandemic],” Inciong said.
Baco LGU conducts site inspection of housing project for Mangyans
Philippine Information Agency
15 May 2021, 00:38 GMT+10
BACO, Oriental Mindoro, May 14 (PIA) The municipal government here conducted yesterday site inspection visit to assess the eight-hectare land intended for the housing program of the government to Mangyans at Sitio Tabukala, Brgy. Baras of this town.
The project is in line with the National Housing Authority s (NHA) partnership with the local government unit to create a comprehensive housing program intended for the Mangyans in the area.
The partnership of the local government with the NHA was made possible through the joint efforts of Mayor Reynaldo A. Marco, Vice Mayor Erick Castillo and all members of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB).
SunStar
bsp May 14, 2021 With the country geared towards boosting the agriculture sector, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) urged the passage of amendments to Republic Act No. 10000 or “The Agri-Agra Law,” a priority measure of the central bank for the 18th Congress.
BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the BSP’s legislative agenda will help usher the Philippines’ next stage of economic development.
“The Agri-Agra Bill will strengthen rural development by providing a holistic approach in addressing the financing needs of the broader agricultural financing ecosystem,” Diokno said.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, agriculture, forestry and fishing declined in the fourth quarter of 2020 by 2.5 percent , resulting in a full-year decline of 0.2 percent in 2020.
Published May 15, 2021, 12:15 AM
After more than six weeks of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and its modified version (MECQ), President Duterte has once again placed the National Capitol Region Plus area under a ‘stricter’ general community quarantine (GCQ) from May 15 to 31.
Recall that before the start of Holy Week, ECQ was imposed on what was then a newly created NCR Plus bubble. This was on account of a rapid upsurge in COVID-19 infections that was attributed in part to the newly discovered variants originating overseas that had already been detected in the country.
By simply visiting the Department of Health’s COVID-19 tracker on the internet, Juan de la Cruz could find out for himself how the country is now faring in terms of containing the deadly pandemic. During the latest reported seven-day period ending on May 13, the number of those who recovered jumped from 999,011 to 1,050,643 or an increase of 51,632. This translates to a daily average of 7,376 recov
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