With both the hog and poultry industry threatened by diseases like the African Swine Fever and the Bird Flu, government must focus on Cattle, Goat and Sheep Production as sources of meat for the Filipino consumers. Cattle Raising and Goat Farming stand out as the most exciting activities given the huge demand for both Beef…
The move of the country’s biggest meat importer to source from North Cotabato and Central Mindanao a big portion of its supply requirements will boost the production of at least four major agricultural crops. These crops include Corn, Sorghum, Soybeans and Cassava, including Copra. Atkins Import & Export Resources Corporation, listed as the Philippines major…
Even as I wage the lengthy battle to uncover the mystery behind the questionable results of the elections, I have slipped into the farmer’s boots once again to boost the production of Manok Pinoy, the free-range chicken breed which I raise in the farm. I will start the commercial production of breeders and cockerels for…
Globalists and Neo-Colonial Economists will surely squirm in their seats but should by God’s grace I will win as Governor of North Cotabato, I will make my province a model of how both local farmers and consumers could benefit from a Localized and Autonomous Rice Industry. This will start with ensuring that the rice farmers…
With informal surveys showing our team way ahead by proverbial miles, the other party has started massive vote buying operations with each Barangay Chairman receiving P10,000 during every meeting. Those occupying lower positions, including Purok Chairmen, received P2,000 to P5,000 every time they are summoned or visited in their areas. This is on top of…
Photo: Smuggled Rice seized in Zamboanga City. ‘Legalized Rice Smuggling’ An Oxymoron Only A Moronic Mind Could Invent! Stung by my criticisms of government’s profligate spending through the “Ayuda” Program and the P16.6-T national debt, two Congressmen had been tasked to act as attack dogs rehashing old issues raised against me when I was Secretary…
Agricultural Training Institute – Region 12 For the first time in the history of the Philippine Coconut Industry, farmers are now enjoying very high farm gate prices with Copra selling at over P70 per kilo. “The average mill-gate price, which refers to the price paid by a mill or processor for a commodity, more than…
Today, as a spate of motorcycle thefts and killings once again sowed fear among our people in the province, especially the First District bordering Maguindanao del Norte, I have looked into ways and strategies to end the problem. When I was Governor of North Cotabato from 1998 to 2007, I directed the police commander to…
The era of colonial conquests is over and we have ceased to be a colony of Spain over 100 years ago. However, by surrendering one of our countrymen, a former President at that, to the Europe-based International Criminal Court (ICC) to be tried for crimes allegedly committed within the Philippines against Filipinos, it now appears…
I received confirmation from sources inside the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) that an uneasy atmosphere prevails following the changes in the Autonomous Region’s political set up initiated by Malacañang. As the former Governor of North Cotabato who figured prominently in the previous events which led to the birth of the country’s first…
