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The Sandiganbayan has denied the petition of businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles to have the court dismiss the graft complaint filed against her in connection with the alleged misuse of P12 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund of a lawmaker in 2005. ....
PALAY PRODUCTION. Central Luzon, the country's rice granary, remains the top producer of palay in the country in the first quarter of 2022. The region produced 772,855 metric tons of palay, contributing 17 percent to the country's output. (File photo courtesy of DA-3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - Central Luzon, the country's rice granary, remained the country's top producer of palay in the first quarter of this year. Based on the latest data of the Philippine Statistics Authority-Regional Statistical Services Office-Central Luzon (PSA-RSSO III), the region produced 772,855 metric tons of palay, contributing 17 percent to the country's output. The production volume is higher compared to the 699,044 metric tons during the same period last year. The double-digit increases in the volume of palay production in the provinces of Aurora, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, and Pampanga contributed to the increase in the region's overall palay production by 10.6 percent. On the ot ....
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture-Central Luzon (DA-3) has provided some PHP10 million in financial grants to qualified farmer and fisherfolk cooperatives and associations (FCAs) as well as local government units (LGUs). The grants were given under the DA's Enhanced "Kadiwa Financial Grant Assistance" program which aims to capacitate the FCAs and the LGUs to become reliable and efficient food commodity suppliers. The recipients are the local government of Casiguran in Aurora which got PHP5 million; Pantabangan LGU in Nueva Ecija, PHP2.5 million; Kapampangan Development Foundation Inc. and Pansinao Parents Agricultural Association, PHP1 million each; and the Samahang Ugnayan ng mga Kababaihang Mag-iisda ng Paltic in Dingalan, Aurora, PHP500,000. In an interview on Wednesday, DA-3 Regional Executive Director Crispulo Bautista Jr. said their agency provides financial assistance to eligible organizations and LGUs to enhance their capacities in val ....