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Ping Lacson’s ‘Kabataang Magsasaka Scholarship’ Bill to End Farmers’ Poverty, Enhance Food Security

To end the cycle of poverty for farmers by helping their children pursue much-needed education while enhancing the Philippines’ agriculture and food security, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson has filed a bill establishing the “Kabataang Magsasaka” national scholarship and return service program.

Senate Bill 34, the “Kabataang Magsasaka Scholarship Act,” aims to promote inclusive access to quality education in agriculture and allied fields for eligible children or dependents of farmers.

“Consistent with this representation’s aspiration of breaking the poverty cycle of our farmers, this measure will likewise ensure that our country will not fall short of professionals who can contribute to modernizing and strengthening the country’s food security and rural development,” Lacson said in his bill.

In Filipino: Ping Lacson, Naghain ng ‘Kabataang Magsasaka Scholarship’ Bill para Tapusin ang Kahirapan ng Magsasaka at Palakasin ang Food Security

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Ping Lacson Wants to Change Pinoys’ Mindset on Agriculture from ‘Backward’ to ‘High-Tech’

Independent senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson wants Filipinos to view agriculture as a major high-tech driver of food security and economic growth, and not as a backward sector for “poor” farmers.

Lacson said this is why he is preparing legislation that will prepare young Filipinos to take up agriculture and eventually make the Philippines a food-secure and agriculture exporting country, should he return to the Senate.

“We need to change our mindset. We must look at agriculture as high-tech and not the traditional image of a farmer manually tilling the land with a carabao. That is a very outdated impression of agriculture,” he said.

“In Europe, farmers become wealthy because of agriculture. It may be only in the Philippines where farmers are associated with poverty,” he added.

Related: Ping Lacson, Nais Baguhin ang Pananaw sa Agrikultura: ‘High-Tech,’ Hindi ‘Paurong’

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Ping Lacson Stresses Importance of ‘Tripartite’ Approach to Help Farmers, Fishers

Independent senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson stressed the importance of a “tripartite” approach in addressing the concerns of farmers and fishermen, especially in the provinces.

Lacson, a voice for farmers and fishers, said this means constant collaboration among the national government’s agencies, local government units (LGUs), and the local farmers and fishers.

“Malaki ang maitutulong ng LGU and national government pag nag-tripartite. Pag collaborate ng LGU and national government, ang daming pwedeng gawin (The LGU and national government can do a lot in such a tripartite setup. When the LGU and national government collaborate, they can do so much),” he said.

Related: Ping Lacson, Iginiit ang Halaga ng ‘Tripartite’ Approach Para Tulungan ang Magsasaka at Mangingisda

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Ping Lacson Ready to Help Bring Solar-Powered Irrigation to More Farmers by Scrutinizing the Budget

Former Senator and 2025 senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is prepared to help bring solar-powered irrigation to more farmers in more areas in the country, to bring down agriculture production costs.

Lacson said that should he earn a seat in the Senate, he is ready to find sources of funds for such programs by scrutinizing the national budget bill for questionable appropriations.

He said he will similarly scrutinize the budget to fund related programs, such as catch basins that impound water during rainy days and release the water if needed during the dry season.

“The budget is the solution to this. And being the budget watchdog, once I see questionable appropriations during the budget deliberations, I will have them realigned for the appropriate programs, activities and projects,” he said.

Related: Ping Lacson, Titiyakin ang Solar-Powered Irrigation para sa Mas Maraming Magsasaka sa Pamamagitan ng Pagbusisi sa Budget

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On the Negros Oriental Incident

Without prejudice to findings of a formal investigation that may be contrary to the Philippine National Police’s version of the Negros Oriental operations, all peace-loving Filipinos should support our police and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel for risking their lives to keep our communities safe and secure from bad elements, instead of condemning them only because highly partisan and organized leftist groups are busy with their usual propaganda efforts to harass our troops from sustaining their anti-insurgency and anti-criminality campaign.

When farmers possess rifle grenades, fragmentation grenades, handguns, shotguns, ammunition, phones and subversive documents, it says a lot about their tactics in their insurgency campaign aimed at a protracted guerrilla warfare aimed at overthrowing the duly constituted authority.

I urge the Department of Interior and Local Government and Department of National Defense to provide all the necessary legal and other forms of assistance to our troops and not make them feel abandoned. Now, more than anytime, they should be assisted by their superior officers until and unless it is proven that they violated the established rules of engagement and the existing laws of the land.

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