Albay Rep. Joey Salceda says using food stamps to pay farmers for their excess output and providing free agricultural produce to poor families in cities will address poverty in both urban and rural areas. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.   DSWD urged to link DA to food stamp program A lawmaker on Sunday proposed that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) integrate its planned food stamp program with efforts by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to expand the market for local farm products.   Revisions delay release of textbooks It should take only six months, but the procurement of public school textbooks takes three to five years because of several revisions until the materials meet education standards, according to an official of the National Book Development Board. A lawmaker suggests a shift to preselection—or choosing from a set of already published books—to fast-track the procurement process.   Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial VITAL CARGO More than 390,000 doses of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are unloaded on Saturday night at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The donation by the Lithuanian government will help boost the country’s coronavirus response against the original strain and its Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, the Department of Health said. - DOH Photo   GET OFFER   Fossil gas projects alarm green group LUCENA CITY—Environmentalist group Protect the Verde Island Passage (Protect VIP) has expressed alarm over the gas-fired power plant projects recently completed in Batangas province. The group said these projects disregard “the thousands of affected communities who are still reckoning with the oil spill” from the MT Princess Empress which sank near Oriental Mindoro province on Feb. 28.   OPINION: Need for coherent climate agenda Over the past year, the Marcos administration has been criticized for its doublespeak (for example, advocating for renewable energy but approving the renewal of a fossil gas project) and the lack of a coherent, holistic climate change agenda. In his Sona next month, the President must speak with clarity and present a timeline on what the government intends to do to fulfill its commitment to the Paris Climate Change Agreement and to the Filipino people.     Hi Edward, We'd like to know what you think of this newsletter. Send us your feedback by leaving a message in our suggestion box. SAY HI     © 2023 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Flat icon Unsubscribe