Speaker backs ‘community pantry’ project for Mayon evacuees

By Maricel V. Cruz

on Friday lauded Albay Rep.

for his plans to set up a “community pantry” for the evacuees in the province who have been affected by the continued restiveness of Mayon Volcano.

The Speaker’s office was informed that Cabredo will use the P500,000 financial assistance he received from Romualdez and Tingog party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre to set up to community pantry, which the Albay solon will call “Community Pantry nina Speaker and Cong Didi”.

“It’s very heartwarming to see the return of the community pantry during this situation in Albay. Community pantries symbolized malasakit (compassion) and hope for Filipinos during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. I am happy and humbled to serve as an instrument of this laudable initiative that would benefit the evacuees,” Speaker Romualdez said.

As restrictions brought about by the pandemic stripped many Filipinos of their livelihood, kind-hearted citizens set up tables and filled it with canned goods, fresh produce, water, toiletries, and other basic necessities. People could freely take whatever items they needed for that given day. Thus, the community pantry was born.

Villar renews vow to uplift farmers’ lives

By Macon Ramos-Araneta

SENATOR Cynthia Villar on Friday renewed her commitment to improve the farmers’ lives as she gave assurance that her legislations will address the needs of the agriculture sector to attain promote food security.

Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on Agriculture and Food, issued the statement as she led the inauguration rites for the “The Philippine Poultry Show and ILDEX Philippines 2023” at SMX Convention Center.

The event, Villar said, featured “cutting-edge technology and informative seminars focused on the poultry industry, livestock and dairy products.”

More than 100 exhibitors from over 20 countries worldwide, including prominent companies specializing in animal health, breeding and hatching, farm production, and feed ingredient and additive companies in the Philippines, participated in the event. died on June 12 at the age of 88 after a battle with pneumonia. Ver Noveno and

The senator related that one of her priority legislations was “Livestock, Poultry and Dairy Development and Competitiveness Act of 2022,” which she described as “very relevant” to the poultry industry.

“To provide additional support to the livestock, poultry and dairy industry, I am also prioritizing the passage of the Yellow Corn Industry Development Act of 2022,” she said.

The senator noted that the two bills would help boost the livestock, poultry and dairy sectors.

She said it would also give the backyard farmers the chance to improve their lives.

The senator also recalled having filed bills in response to the issues of smuggling.