NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential bet Loren Legarda told the Department of Agriculture (DA) to consult the farmers and fisherfolk on what they need this El Nino season and not just give them anything that they do not really need or not their priority.
Reacting to the comments of farmers that the Department through the local government units [...]

NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda warned that the next administration’s biggest challenge would be a food crisis, and urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to immediately implement measures, including the release of funds, to counter the devastation of El Nino on the country’s  agriculture and fisheries sector.
“Unless we lay down a strategic plan and [...]

Senator Loren Legarda, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, said there is a need to fully support and develop the local vegetable industry to enhance the productivity of vegetable farmers and enable them to compete with their counterparts in developed countries.
At the same time, Loren lauded the efforts of vegetable growers in [...]

“Slowly but surely the destruction of El Nino has been spreading throughout the land,” Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda noted on Sunday. “It’s time for this administration to start setting up measures and for the nexT one to follow up in their implementation to combat drought, power shortage, and the food crisis brought [...]

Senator Loren Legarda, chair of Senate Agriculture and Food Committee, is happy about state universities and colleges which are helping the local government units (LGUs) implement their agriculture and fisheries programs.
“I am enjoining the Department of Agriculture—the lead agency in the implementation of the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 or AFMA—to constitute a [...]