MANILA, Philippines Farmers groups on Monday pushed for the return of at least 25,000 agricultural extension workers to the Department of Agriculture (DA) from local governments units (LGUs). The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) and the Magsasaka pa
MANILA, Philippines Senate President Francis Escudero and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. yesterday agreed to work together for the renationalization of the agriculture sector after many of its services were devolved to the local gove
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For many years now, shortages and price spikes of rice, sugar and other agricultural commodities have been blamed on cartels646jili, hoarders and smugglers. Certain persons such as the so-called Sibuyas or Onion Queen have been identified and grille
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