Farmers’ group renewed on Monday, Feb. 15, its call for the resignation of Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar, saying that the latter is behind the “worsening” state of domestic agriculture and farmers in the country.
Published February 9, 2021, 3:22 PM
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) is seeking justice for a slain Bulacan farmer, who was found hogtied inside a plastic drum from a creek in Laguna, as the latter is laid to rest Tuesday.
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) is seeking justice for a slain Bulacan farmer, who was found hogtied inside a plastic drum from a creek in Laguna, as the latter is laid to rest Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (KMP / MANILA BULLETIN)
KMP in a Facebook post said it “vow[s] to fight for justice” following the death of 52-year-old Rommy Torres and called to “stop killing farmers.”
Published February 8, 2021, 2:38 PM
Despite the tightness in supply, the Philippine government is targeting to bring down the farm-gate price of pork in the country to P165 to P170 per kilogram (/kg), which is nearly double the commodity’s current retail cost of around P350/kg recently recorded at select markets in Metro Manila.
This is amid the implementation of a new price cap on pork within Metro Manila, based on the Executive Order (EO) recently signed by President Rodrigo Duterte.
During the Laging Handa briefing on Monday, Agriculture Secretary William Dar confirmed that the Department of Agriculture (DA) is indeed providing a transport subsidy of P21/kg to hog shipments coming to Metro Manila, which was first reported in Manila Bulletin on Sunday.
In an interview with CNN Philippines’, Trade Undersecretary Ruth Castelo says pork imports are expected to arrive on the second or third week of the month according to the DA.
Battle Over Anti-Terror Law Opens at the Philippines’ Top Court
Critics argued for the repeal of terror law at the Supreme Court in oral arguments starting February 2.
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February 04, 2021
People protest outside the gates of the Supreme Court as oral arguments start in a case against the Anti-Terror Law.
Credit: Michael Beltran
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On February 2, the Supreme Court in Manila held oral arguments on the whopping 37 petitions filed by various civil society groups against the controversial Anti-Terror Law. The end of the session was inconclusive and is set to continue on February 9.
Since the inception of the law and its passage in July 2020, rights groups have been up in arms about what they see as draconian provisions and intentions. Attorney, law professor, and former dean Tony La Viña explained to The Diplomat the law’s most contentious provisions: “One is the definition of terrorism, which is made very general, drawing no lines bet