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Panukalang pagbura sa utang ng mga magsasaka, umusad sa Senado

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 04:26 PM

Bubuo na ng technical working group ang Senado kaugnay sa panukalang batas na nagsusulong ng condonation program sa mga agrarian reform beneficiaries Read more »

Marcos Jr. vows to speed up distribution of farm land to beneficiaries

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 01:15 AM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday pledged to speed up efforts to distribute land ownership titles to agrarian reform beneficiaries. Read more »

Congressional body to begin review of education sector

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 12:32 PM

A congressional body will begin within the month its review of the Philippines' education system, said Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian. Read more »

France signals flexibility in face of pension reform resistance

Anne Renaut, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 08:57 PM

The French government said Tuesday it could be flexible on its plan to raise the retirement age to 65, part of a hugely controversial pension reform project pushed by President Emmanuel Macron. Read more »

House OKs agrarian reform condonation bill

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 06:56 PM

The proposed law could see government forego as much as P58 billion in amortization payments from farmer-beneficiaries of the comprehensive agrarian reform program. Read more »

[OPINION] Why is electricity more expensive at the WESM?

Dean dela Paz
Posted at Dec 07 10:43 AM

WESM, one of the law’s novel creations, was supposed to rationalize and reduce electricity prices. Read more »

DAR budget lusot sa Senate plenary

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 02:04 AM

Lusot na sa plenaryo ng Senado ang 2023 proposed budget ng Department of Agrarian Reform na nagkakahalaga ng P14.39 billion. Read more »

House OKs reforms to taxes on financial deals, passive income

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 10:16 PM

The bill aims to simplify the taxation of the financial sector, make tax compliance easier and more equitable, and boost the government's tax efforts. Read more »

What should gov't do better with remains of dead inmates?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 12:26 AM

A prison reform advocate calls on the Philippine government to craft better policies for dealing with the remains of deceased inmates. Read more »

Drugs intractable in Bilibid amid gang system: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 04:07 PM

Drugs will remain a problem in New Bilibid Prison as long as gang system prevails inside the state penitentiary, a prison reform advocate said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 21, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 11:40 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

50th anniversary of Marcos' land reform program

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 04:01 PM

The protesters demanded genuine land reform as they alleged vast tracts of land in many parts of the country are still owned by landlords. Read more »

For youth group, World Food Day is Hunger Day

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 16 12:31 PM

A bike rally and an Agroecology Fair were organized in Quezon City for the commemoration Sunday of World Food Day. Read more »

Tourism chief gets CA nod, eyes new branding for PH

Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 07:14 PM

DOT Secretary Christina Frasco, who secured the CA's nod, said perhaps it was time to take the country's tourism slogan 'beyond simply having fun.' Read more »

Lawmaker urges DAR to look into NTF-ELCAC in agency

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 02:46 PM

ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro has urged the Department of Agrarian Reform to stop agency expenditures related to the NTF-ELCAC that have been flagged by the COA. Read more »

Ilang residente ng Hermosa nagbarikada vs land survey

Reiniel Pawid, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 07:13 PM

Binarikadahan ng ilang residente ng Barangay Sumalo sa Hermosa, Bataan ang bungad ng lugar para tutulan ang land survey ng DAR. Read more »

655,000 makikinabang sa moratorium sa land amortization

Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 05:01 PM

Nasa 655,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries ang makikinabang sa inilabas na moratorium sa pagbabayad ng principal obligation at amortization. Read more »

Marcos freezes land amortization interest payments for farmers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 12:06 AM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. freezes amortization and interest payments for farmer-beneficiaries of the government’s agrarian reform program. Read more »

Marcos nagtanim ng puno sa kaniyang ika-65 birthday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 07:53 PM

Kasabay ng kaniyang kaarawan, nanguna rin si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa pagtatanim ng mga puno. Read more »

Marcos OKs moratorium on payment of land amortization

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 04:28 PM

DAR chief Conrado Estrella III said the EO is 'in preparation' for the call of Marcos to pass a measure condoning the loans of agrarian reform beneficiaries who still have unpaid amortization. Read more »