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THE Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) wishes to respond to the article 'Creating a robust agribusiness ecosystem' published last August 24. It was bylined by former Agriculture secretary William Dar, but spoke on behalf of the private sector-led initiative Go Negosyo Kapatid Angat Lahat Agri Program (Kalap).
While confidential funds for civilian agencies have increased significantly, intel funds for uniformed forces involved in protecting the Philippines' territorial claims versus China have remained stagnant
IT was reported in another paper that the Department of Agriculture (DA), represented by Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a private entity, Pacific Roadlink Logistics Inc. (PRLI), last July 20 to construct a 'Cold Examination Facility in Agriculture' (CEFA) in the latter's 10-hectare property in Angat, Bulacan.
DURING William Dar's time as Agriculture secretary, his detractors pejoratively named the department the 'Department of Agriculture and Importation' because of a decision to resort to food imports as a stop-gap measure to ease supply shortages.
The Marcos administration is currently eyeing 97.4% rice self-sufficiency in the next five years or by 2028