Kahit mahirap ang sitwasyon, kailangang magtrabaho para maitaguyud ang aking pamilya. Disiplina ang kailangan sa ganitong panahon.

Isang malaking pagsubok sa akin bilang isang maybahay kung paano ko hahatiin ang oras ko araw-araw para gampanan ang pagiging isang ina, asawa, at guro sa aking mga anak. Kasama na rito ang kaliwa’t kanang gawaing bahay na hindi ko dati araw-araw na ginawa noong wala pang pandemya.

Balancing time at work and family is very challenging on my part. However, setting up priorities, time management and negotiations is what keeps it balanced.

I have been the one providing for the medication of my mother and basic needs of my family including my sister and nephews who stay in our house to help me attend to our mother since the lockdown.

If there is a will, there is a way. With great faith, with determination, nothing can hinder what can be done with efficiency and with grace.

Over 236,000 farmers across the country are benefitting from the 1.2 million bags of certified inbred seeds released to local government units by the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)-Seed Program on its third season of implementation. “PhilRice in partnership with provincial and municipal LGUs have been working non-stop despite the pandemic restrictions to deliver and distribute the certified inbred seed requirements of farmers listed in the Registry System for Basic Sectors […]

I am Edelita Bodino, 54 years old. I belong to the Agta-Tabangnon tribe in Danao, Polangui, Albay. As so-called indigenous people (IP), we are known for planting rice and coconut on the mountain slopes. These rices we call Dinorado and Hinawa are cherished for their delicious taste. They are our community’s main staple food, but not our livelihood. We do not sell our rices. We only get cash from selling […]

Responding to the impact of the succeeding typhoons in 2020 last quarter, DA-PhilRice launched donation drives for Bicol and Cagayan. DA-PhilRice provided cash assistance to PhilRice Bicol staff totaling P200,000 brought about by two devastating typhoons that hit the region late last year. In-kind relief assistance that included rice, grocery items, clothes, and personal essentials, among others, were also distributed in Isabela communities. About 100 volunteers and donors supported the […]

Albeit worried and uncertain, two PhilRice women-leaders did not lose their reins in handling the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) programs when the Luzon lockdown was resorted to beginning in mid-March. Amidst the intimidating pandemic, their worries were beyond contracting COVID-19 and their own welfare. Selfless, their foremost concern was helping drive national programs crucial in motivating farmers to continue planting rice. For about two months, Dr. Flordeliza H. Bordey, […]

Our battlecry for rice security is not a no-contest bout! We must overcome challenges that come along the way. For one thing, in 2019 the country replaced import limits with tariffs that intensified foreign competition for our local rice farmers. To weather these challenges, collaborative efforts and support are essential. This is why a cooperative exists – to extend members a helping hand and help make them stronger and resilient. […]