CDC sets audit of idle lands at Clark Freeport
By Ding Cervantes | August 17, 2013 - 12:00am
Amid a shortage of lands that could be leased out to investors, Clark Development Corp. (CDC) president and chief executive officer Arthur Tugade has ordered an audit of all vacant lands in this freeport.
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Irrigated lands expand 1.2% in 5 yrs
August 5, 2013 - 12:00am
Irrigated farm areas expanded by an average of 1.2 percent between 2008 and 2012 with the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) having the biggest increase in irrigation areas, according the Bureau of Agricultural...
Business
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Luisita farmers to hold campout at DAR
June 5, 2013 - 12:00am
Farmers from Hacienda Luisita and other agricultural estates nationwide will hold a weeklong campout at the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Quezon City starting today.
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Kiko Pangilinan: From Senator to farmer
By Wilson Lee Flores | May 19, 2013 - 12:00am
While the rest of the nation was focused on the exciting mid-term elections, the highlight of which was the closely-fought senatorial race, Liberal Party stalwart and outgoing Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan...
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Noy vetoes bill amending Baguio City charter
By Artemio Dumlao | January 23, 2013 - 1:14pm
 President Benigno Aquino III has thumbed down amendments of the city's century old charter that seeks to stave off outdated provisions especially on tenurial rights and land dispositio...
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CARP's failure: Dole-out mentality driven
By Fidel O. Abalos | May 14, 2012 - 12:00am
Undoubtedly, our country is rich in natural resources.
Freeman Cebu Business
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Use of idle lands for agri urged
January 9, 2012 - 12:00am
Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, urges local government officials to utilize idle lands within their jurisdiction for agriculture to ensure food...
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DAR welcomes DOJ ruling on agri lands
By Rhodina Villanueva | December 25, 2011 - 12:00am
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said it welcomes a Department of Justice (DOJ) opinion saying irrigated and irrigable agricultural lands are not exempted from the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program...
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Land distribution alone won't address farmers' plight
December 1, 2011 - 12:00am
Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture, said distributing land is only the first step toward true agrarian reform, adding that farmers who received land in the...
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A truly historic victory for Filipino farmers?
By Cherry Piquero Ballescas | November 26, 2011 - 12:00am
Hacienda Luisita should be distributed to the farmers, according to the Supreme Court.
Freeman Opinion
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