Growth of the agriculture sector despite numerous setbacks in 2020 should convince the administration to give it priority especially in the proposed Bayanihan 3, said Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Monday.
Magsasaka Party-list Representative Argel Cabatbat expressed his gratitude towards the country’s farmers following the reported marginal increase in rice and corn production.
House Ways And Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd District) expresses concern on the possible 2.4 million vacant jobs for the skilled workers if the education and training system does not improve.
Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu called for intensified monitoring of tree-cutting activities in the same area where authorities recently discovered a small-scale illegal mining operation.
VELASCO: “The passage of the bill would be a fitting Christmas gift to more than three million coconut farmers who stand to benefit from the proposed coco levy trust fund.”
The House Committee on Natural Resources has approved a bill that imposes higher penalties to those who will exploit and abuse the wildlife in the country.