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(PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - More than 5,000 small farmers in Bago City, which has been recognized by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as one of the country's top rice producers, have received certified rice seeds worth PHP17 million from the national and local governments from January to June this year. Data as of Thursday showed about 15,000 bags of certified seeds, weighing 20 kg. each, were released by the DA to identified rice farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Program. Through the city government's palay subsidy program, 4,000 bags, each containing 40...

FARM MECHANIZATION. The city government of Batac distributes hand tractors to its registered farmers on Tuesday (July 12, 2022). A hand tractor will be shared by 10 farmers. (Photo courtesy of the City Government of Laoag) LAOAG CITY - Another batch of farm machinery was distributed to farmers in Batac City, Ilocos Norte by the city government on Tuesday. Vice Mayor Windel Chua led the distribution of 30 hand tractors to selected farmers who have yet to receive any farm machinery in the past. "Each unit of hand tractor will be shared by 10 farmer-beneficiaries," he said. The city gov...

Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Monday, June 27 called on Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar to look into the concern of farmers and farm workers regarding the reported consequences and adverse effects of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) or Republic Act No. 11203 before he exits as

GOV'T ASSISTANCE. Corn farmers are shown in this undated photo during the payout of the government fuel subsidy worth PHP3,000 each in Camarines Sur. The beneficiaries are from six municipalities and one city in the province. (Photo courtesy of DA-5) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) has distributed PHP3,000 fuel subsidy each to 621 corn farmers from six municipalities and one city in Camarines Sur. In an interview on Friday, Emily Bordado, DA-5 spokesperson, said the distribution of the government aid was conducted in two batches. "The first batch with 450 ...

FUEL SUBSIDY. Corn farmers from Iloilo Province receive their fuel subsidy from the Department of Agriculture on June 13, 2022. In Antique, validation is ongoing for 250 identified recipients, according to Noralyn Setias, Antique Office of Provincial Agriculture (OPA) corn coordinator, in an interview on Thursday (June 16).(Photo courtesy of DA-6 FB page) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is currently validating 250 corn farmers in Antique identified to be recipients of PHP3,000 fuel subsidy. "DA is giving fuel subsidy in order to cushion the impact of t...