Jinggoy ‘not keen’ on fuel tax suspension but wants subsidies for PUV drivers, farmers
Senator-elect Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday said he was not keen on proposals to suspend the excise tax on fuel amid the escalating oil prices.
Senator-elect Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday said he was not keen on proposals to suspend the excise tax on fuel amid the escalating oil prices.
To boost access of agricultural communities to financial services and programs that increase productivity, the Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill repealing Republic Act 10000 or the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009.
Senator Bong Go renewed his appeal to the government to prioritize the welfare of small agricultural workers and stressed the need to eradicate smuggling of agricultural products into the country, which has been adversely affecting the livelihoods of Filipino farmers nationwide.
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Friday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to also exempt the distribution of fertilizer and fuel subsidies to farmers from the election campaign spending ban.
Former Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stumped for votes in Talavera in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday, promising to boost the agriculture sector as he addressed farmers.
SANCHEZ MIRA, Cagayan — Partido Reporma standard-bearer Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson became the bearer of good news for most tricycle drivers and farmers here when he announced they are entitled to receive fuel subsidies from the government that are expected to be rolled out in the coming weeks.
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has distributed a total of 179 electronic land titles (e-titles) to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) of Western Visayas under its Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling or SPLIT Project over the weekend.
Showing he is an action man first, Partido Reporma presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson moved to immediately help farmers in Camarines Norte who had problems with their broken solar-powered water pump that is supposed to help irrigate their fields during a campaign sortie there this week.
Local government units (LGU) should be the ones buying farm machinery and agricultural implements for Filipino farmers through the P5-billion in benefits from the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), as Partido Reporma presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson vowed it would happen under his administration once he prevails in the May 9 national elections.
Presidential candidate Norberto Gonzales says that we should revisit our Agrarian Reform program as this made our farmers even poorer.