Day: February 27, 2025

Ilocos Norte: The Ilocos Norte provincial government has taken significant steps to connect its tomato farmers with institutional buyers to secure fair market prices, according to an official statement on Thursday. According to Philippines News Agency, provincial agriculturist Engr. Teresa Bacnat noted that earlier this week, approximately 6.3 tons of tomatoes were successfully delivered by two farmers’ associations to Bulacan. This was made possible with the provincial government’s support. “With the use of our Kadiwa truck, farmers were able to transport their goods to an institutional buyer in Bulacan, ensuring they receive fair market prices,” Bacnat reported, highlighting that the

Antique: A total of 39,177 out of 44,138 farmer-beneficiaries under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) 2024 have claimed their PHP7,000 cash assistance as of Feb. 26. According to Philippines News Agency, Sonie Guanco, head of the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Program Coordinating Office (DA-APCO) in Antique, stated in an interview that the 39,177 farmers represent 88.76 percent of the first batch of beneficiaries. The remaining 4,961 farmers are expected to receive their aid by the first week of March. ‘Farmers claimed their cash assistance using their intervention monitoring card or automated teller machine

Manila: The Senate has proposed to begin the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on July 30, following a structured pre-trial process to ensure a fair and orderly proceeding, Senate President Francis Escudero announced in a press briefing on Thursday. According to Philippines News Agency, Escudero confirmed that official preparations would start on June 2, when the Senate resumes session wherein prosecutors will present the Articles of Impeachment and senators will approve revised trial rules. By June 3, the Impeachment Court will convene and senator judges will take their oaths of office. The following day, June 4, the Senate