Senator Loren Legarda batted for more government support for farmers to increase rice production, saying supply problems hounding the government go beyond just numbers but have become issues of food security.
Legarda, in a statement, cited reports that Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan had informed President Aquino that domestic rice supply is running low and could be augmented by importation.
“This probably explains why the public continues to be burdened with unstable rice prices despite assurances from agricultural officials that […]
Amid issues on rice price hike, Senator Loren Legarda stressed the need for strengthened support for farmers to increase the country’s rice productivity.
Reports say that National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Sec. Arsenio Balisacan’s “Memorandum for the President” dated 10 September 2013 informed President Benigno Aquino III about the country’s true rice situation: domestic supplies are low and can only be augmented by importing 500 metric tons (MT) of rice.
“This probably explains why the public continues to be burdened with unstable […]
In celebration of the National Seafarer’s Day, Senator Loren Legarda renewed her call for the institution of mechanisms that would ensure better protection and provision of necessary services for Filipino sea-based workers.
Legarda said that while the country has started implementing improved policies for the benefit and protection of Filipino seafarers as a result of its ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), there is a continuing need to ensure that their concerns are given adequate attention by a dedicated […]
In the wake of assurances from the Department of Agriculture (DA) that rice prices would stabilize after the country’s lean season and statements from the National Food Authority (NFA) that its inventories this year were greater than those in 2012, Senator Loren Legarda called on the DA and NFA to explain why rice prices have yet to drop to pre-lean season levels.
“Last week NFA Administrator Orlan Calayag said, and I quote, ‘the NFA inventory is bigger this year compared to […]
Sen. Loren Legarda urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) on Thursday to address the problem of continued high rice prices in the country despite the onset of harvest season which should cause prices to go down.
Legarda, who had filed Senate Resolution 233 for a Senate inquiry on the rice supply situation in the country, said she could not understand why rice prices have remained high despite the pronouncement of DA and NFA officials that […]
