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LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) on Thursday said 3,880 corn farmers and 5,033 fishermen in the region will receive a PHP3,000 worth of fuel subsidy to enhance their resiliency and cushion the impact of the oil price hike. In an interview, Emily Bordado, DA-5 spokesperson, said a total fund of PHP11.6 million is allotted for the fuel discounts of corn farmers and fishers who own and operate agricultural and fishery machinery individually or through a farmers' organization, cooperative, or association (FCAs). She said the subsidy must only be used to buy gasoline...

State-run Development Bank of the Philippines has extended more than P200 million in financing support to rice farmers in Bohol to raise their output.

Bohol Province’s ART program, on the other hand, aims to achieve the planting and harvesting of high-yielding rice varieties, both from hybrid and certified

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - - The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 1 had started the distribution of fuel subsidy and cash aid to farmers and fishermen following the Commission on Election’s issuance to the agency of the clearance from the election spending ban. DA Region 1 Director Nesto

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Some 6,000 farmers and fisherfolk in Benguet province are set to receive at least P29,342,000 worth of cash assistance and fuel discount from the Department of Agriculture-Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR). Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda The assistance is part