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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the “Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program,” as provided under the Special Provision No. 20 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 or Republic Act (RA) 11639. “We sincerely thank President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said it is gearing up to implement a P500- million subsidy that will help farmers and fisherfolk cope rising fuel costs driven by higher global oil prices. In a news statement, DA said the government has allotted P500 million this year to bankroll…
DAMAGE. A rice field owned by an indigenous peoples (IP) farmer is among those damaged by Typhoon Odette in Antique on Dec. 16, 2021. Sonie Guanco, in-charge of the Agricultural Program Coordinating Office (APCO) of the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas in Antique, said in an interview Monday (Jan. 24, 2022) the SURE Aid loan program is up for 233 farmers in the province who had been affected by "Odette". (Photo courtesy of NCIP Antique) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted 233 slots for farmers in Antique who were affected by Typh...
MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the "Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program," as provided under the Special Provision No. 20 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 or Republic Act (RA) 11639. "We sincerely thank President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the honorable members of the Senate and House of Representatives for approving and appropriating P500 million for the fuel subsidy program that will benefit millions of Filipino farmers, fishers, and consumers nationwide," Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a new...
HELP FOR FARMERS. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson speaks before farmers in Moises Padilla town, who are recipients of the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund of the Department of Agriculture at the municipal covered court on Monday (Jan. 17, 2022). Some 1,054 farmers received P5,000 each. (Photo courtesy of PIO-Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - A total amount of PHP5.27 million was released by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to eligible rice farmers in Moises Padilla in central Negros Occidental as cash assistance from the Rice Com...