Senator Mar Roxas called on the Department of Agriculture to assess the impact of typhoon damage – amounting to half a billion pesos and causing the loss of crops in 300,000 hectares in Western Visayas and 12 other provinces –on the country’s dwindling rice supply. “It’s not enough to know the damage in peso terms […]
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Roxas urges DA to assess impact of Typhoon Frank’s damage on RP rice supply
June 25, 2008Senator Mar Roxas called on the Department of Agriculture to assess the impact of typhoon damage – amounting to half a billion pesos and causing the loss of crops in 300,000 hectares in Western Visayas and 12 other provinces –on the country’s dwindling rice supply. “It’s not enough to know the damage in peso terms […]
Roxas: “Finally, Government’s feet on the ground”
May 31, 2008Senator Mar Roxas said it is high time to suspend the value-added tax (VAT) on oil products, now that the government has already “accepted the reality” that it would not meet its “theoretical” target to balance the budget. “Finally, nakaapak na sila sa lupa (their feet are now on the ground)! Because their theory that […]
Roxas bares LP position on CARL
May 25, 2008Senator Mar Roxas, the Liberal Party President, said that his party will be pushing for an extension of the agrarian reform program, but only with changes in the present law which would truly benefit the farmer. “The LP’s stand is: Farmers deserve real change. What is needed especially in this time of high prices is […]
Rice crisis a direct threat to Food-For-School recipients, Roxas says
May 6, 2008Senator Mar Roxas expressed dismay that over 20,000 grade school students in Eastern Visayas will now stop receiving rice allocations under the food-for-school program of the Department of Education due to the worsening rice crisis. “The food-for-school program has been successful in improving nutrition and reducing drop-out rates among school children. It is extremely worrisome […]
Mar Roxas for President in 2010 