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…
📸 Manny Piñol facebook page Shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, accompanied by his long-time friend and former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, was whisked off from our country to be brought to The Hague, Netherlands to face the International Criminal Court. It was a sad day for those who…
North Cotabato is a land of ironies: It is a major producer of rice but the farmer’s palay is bought at P15 per kilo while the market price of rice, often imported, is P50 to P60/kilo. This is a perfect example of daylight robbery because the rule of thumb is price of palay multiplied by…
In my genuine desire to provide the Indigenous People and their children a better life, I have designed the Cotabato Bamboo Farming Program in their vast Ancestral Domains which I hope to implement if by God’s grace, I will be back as Governor of my province. The program aims to establish Giant Bamboo Production in…
