Commentary

Landbank must increase loans to agri

Landbank should be commended for doing a lot in helping the agriculture sector—but it can…

Follow intercropping science 

Intercropping between coconut trees is widely promoted, but this can be either a blessing or a…

Systems, not people, can minimize corruption

It is systems, rather than people discovering corruption and filing cases, that can best minimize corruption.…

Implementation is key to agriculture success

Unless private sector monitoring of the agriculture budget implementation is done, agriculture development will suffer.…

Save the municipal fishers

Action must be taken immediately to save our municipal fishers. This is because the Supreme…

Strengthen support for seaweeds

It is imperative that we strengthen the support for our seaweeds industry. This is because…

We need to adopt high-density farming now

With our limited land and increasing global competition, it is imperative that we apply high-density…

Focus on the future

If the Department of Agriculture (DA) focuses on the future, it must fully support the…

A village feeding a child

Just as a best selling book says “It takes a village to raise a child,”…

An open letter to the President for year 2025

Dear President Marcos, Please consider launching a national initiative in 2025 that will address urgent…