Manila Bulletinby: Madelaine Miraflor Some rice farmers have been recognized under the “Masaganang Ani 300”, a program similar to the “Masagana 99” program of the Marcos administration but bigger and uncontroversial. The ‘Masaganang 99’ program, which former President Ferdinand Marcos launched in 1973, was meant to increase the country’s rice productivity only to leave the
By Marilyn Galang SANTA ROSA, Nueva Ecija – As a farmer who had to attend to his crops on a regular basis, Danilo Bolos of Barangay Tagpos here was initially affected by the quarantine restrictions the government imposed to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). But Bolos, a farmer for over 30 years, has been inspired
