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Results of the World Bank’s (WB) policy review of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) indicate that the RTL, or Republic Act (RA) 11203, is serving its purpose as a “strategic policy reform,” according to Senator Cynthia Villar, who chairs the Senate’s Committee on Agriculture. In a statement on Monday, the…
ALMOST 2 million bags of certified rice seeds, including varieties that could limit the impact of the El Niño weather pattern, have been distributed under the country's Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program.
A BILL filed at the House of Representatives seeks to provide scholarship grants for children and dependents of farmers and fisherfolk.
THE Regional Field Office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced it is closely monitoring the situation in the province following the alert level raised by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) for Mayon Volcano. On June 5, DA-RFO 5 Regional Executive Director Rodel P. Tornilla activated the…
Sen. Cynthia Villar expressed confidence that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will prioritize the signing into law of a bill condoning loans of farmers and agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, said Senate Bill 1850 or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act will…