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Following the historic first distribution of Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (COCROM) to 3,558 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Ilocos Region, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. highlighted in his 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA) his administration’s aim to free about 600,000 farmers nationwide from more than Php57-Billion in agrarian debt.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. vowed that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will continue to deliver transformative interventions for a food-secure Philippines as he thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. for prioritizing the needs of the country’s farmers and fisherfolk.
MANILA, Philippines — PBA chairman Ricky Vargas, SBP president Al Panlilio and Gilas head coach Tim Cone are calling on newly-elected PBA vice chairman Alfrancis Chua to reprise his role as executive in-charge of the national basketball team that took the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos can rest assured that next year’s national budget would be in line with the programs of the executive department, the chairman of the appropriations committee of the House of Representatives said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has proven himself on top of the situation when he acknowledged in his State of the Nation Address that prices of rice – ranging from P45 to P65 per kilo – remain high and that greater focus on the agriculture sector is needed, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos ordered on Wednesday the swift release of assistance, especially to areas isolated due to flooding brought by incessant rains dumped by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
MANILA, Philippines — Ten months before the May 2025 midterm elections, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) announced that Sen. Robinhood Padilla is now the party president.
MANILA, Philippines — As the Philippines grapples with the devastation caused by Typhoon Carina and monsoon rains, Vice President Sara Duterte and her family left the country for Germany.