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Ping Lacson Pushes Data-Driven Strategy to Lessen Dependence on Rice Imports

ROSALES, Pangasinan – Former Senator and 2025 senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is pushing for a data-driven national strategy that will lessen our dependence on rice imports.

Lacson said such a data-driven approach will ensure that surplus rice from productive regions will reach areas with low supply, and minimize the impact of inefficiencies in agricultural logistics.

“What is important is that our moves must be data-driven. We need an efficient and effective monitoring and data-sharing mechanism,” he said in English at the “Konsultahang Bayan: Agenda para sa Agrikultura” forum at the New Bagsakan Center of the Rosales Farmer’s Market here Wednesday.

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Ping Lacson Eyes ‘Kabataang Magsasaka Para sa Bayan’ Bill to Ensure Food Security

ROSALES, Pangasinan – To enhance our food security while encouraging youths to be farmers, former Senator and 2025 senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is eyeing a scholarship program for deserving students – especially children of farmers – who want to join the agriculture sector.

Lacson said Wednesday that such a program similar to the “Doktor Para sa Bayan Act” – authored by former Senate President Vicente Sotto III – would also expose young scholars to technological advancements in agriculture.

He plans to file the “Kabataang Magsasaka Para sa Bayan” bill should he earn a seat in the Senate this May.

“This is to encourage children of farmers to study new technologies through scholarships in agriculture courses. They will study new technologies and developments to improve their agricultural yield, instead of using traditional manual methods,” he said in Filipino at the “Konsultahang Bayan: Agenda para sa Agrikultura” held at the New Bagsakan Center of the Rosales Farmer’s Market here.

“We will enhance our agricultural productivity while increasing the interest of our youths in farming,” he added.

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Ping Lacson: Government Intervention Needed to Help, Not Burden Farmers and Sugar Millers

BACOLOD CITY – Amid rising prices of food and other basic items, government intervention is needed to help – but not burden – farmers and sugar millers, former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed Friday.

Lacson called for more interventions like those done by some local government units (LGUs) of buying crops from farmers at higher prices than those offered by middlemen and traders.

“The government must intervene the right way if the sugar industry, particularly the millers, face a crisis… The intervention must be to help and not burden them,” he said in Filipino in an interview with Bombo Radyo Bacolod here.

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Ping Lacson: Budget Reform, Kadiwa Institutionalization Key to Boost Agriculture in Negros

DUMAGUETE CITY – Implementing budget reform and institutionalizing the Kadiwa store are the keys to helping the agriculture sector and ending poverty especially in the Negros region, former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Thursday.

Lacson and former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III are advocating a bigger role for local government units (LGUs) to work with the national government in buying crops from farmers at a fair price, instead of them being forced to sell to middlemen at a loss.

This jibes with the Kadiwa store system’s concept of farm-to-market intervention to help farmers.

“Why not institutionalize the Kadiwa store system by way of legislation? This is a work in progress. Assuming we win, this will be one of my legislative priorities,” Lacson said in Filipino at a press conference of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate here.

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Ping Lacson Bares Resume in Senatorial ‘Job Interview’

The 90-day senatorial campaign is like a long job interview where candidates present themselves to their potential bosses who should choose wisely, former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Saturday.

“Senatorial candidates are like job applicants vying for 12 job vacancies available on June 30, 2025 in what could be the longest 90-day job interview. The Filipino people are the ‘HR’ who will vet and decide who to hire to work for them in the next 6 years. Choose wisely,” Lacson said in a post on X.

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