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Farmers said Marcos Jr's decision to give priority to debt servicing and infrastructure during this period of worsening food crisis is telling of what’s in store for Filipinos in the next six years.
The new chief of Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization has taken back his statement on the alleged overpriced farm tractors acquired last year, but recommended the filing cases of gross negligence against previous officers responsible for the said purchase.
The Department of Agriculture recognizes on its website that "the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector is pivotal in generating employment for about a third of the country’s labor force, thereby reducing poverty and inequality for three-fourths of the poor who are in the rural areas."
It also says that the sector is key to providing raw materials to the manufacturing and service sectors of the Philippines.
The DA also says that its mission is "to help and empower the farming and fishing communities and the private sector to produce enough, accessible and affordable food for every Filipino and a decent income for all."
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Fishers, farmers, rural women, and workers participated in a multi-sectoral protest ahead of Marcos’ first State of the Nation Address to call on the new administration to address issues faced by most Filipinos.
The move of the National Telecommunications Commission to block several websites, including those from independent media organizations, endangers not only press freedom, but also the legitimate activities of human rights groups, the national organization of the country’s lawyers said.
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, chairman of the Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee, on Thursday, June 23 welcomed the decision of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to block the websites perceived to be affiliated to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)- New Peo
’’Too broad’’ This is the reaction of incoming Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III to an order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to internet services providers to block websites affiliated with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), New People’s Army (NPA),
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