The “Oras ni Mannalon ti Tabako” Radio Program
The “Oras ni Mannalon ti Tabako” Radio Program for market-driven quality tobacco production kicked off on November 14 at DZPA in Bangued, Abra, anchored by Marife P. Peralta, Agriculturist I,…
Typhoon Ulysses brought damages to tobacco seedbeds in Isabela
Typhoon Ulysses brought damages to tobacco seedbeds in Isabela, with an estimated cost of P4.6 million, based on the initial damage assessment of the NTA Isabela Branch Office as of…
LGUs get P18-billion share from tobacco excise tax collection
Tobacco-producing local government units (LGUs) are set to receive P18 billion as their share from the government’s tobacco excise tax collections in 2017, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)…
Gulayan at Manukan sa Barangay Project in Cagayan
Tobacco grower Franklin Berbano, of Taguing, Baggao, Cagayan, a beneficiary of the NTA “Gulayan at Manukan sa Barangay” project, has started harvesting his vegetables and poultry last week.
Tobacco growers tapped for beef cattle production
The National Tobacco Administration is taking another step towards increasing income of farmers through its Beef Cattle Production Assistance Project (BCPAP). For the new initiative, the agency has allocated P10…
Branch Offices hold info drive on tobacco production
As an initial move for a successful implementation of the total Tobacco Contract Growing System (TCGS), the National Tobacco Administration started conducting orientation on quality tobacco production, in cooperation with…
Ilocos Sur LGUs support tobacco farmers
by Neyo E. Valdez LOCAL chief executives of two municipalities in the second district of Ilocos Sur, in coordination with the NTA Candon Branch Office, distributed facility assistance to the…
NTA signs inter-agency accord for border security, management
The National Tobacco Administration joined 29 other government bodies for inter-agency cooperation initiated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to strengthen border control capabilities of the government
Virtual training on solar irrigation for agri-engineers
To fine-tune the implementation of its solar-powered irrigation program, the National Tobacco Administration conducted technical capability training for all its 31 registered Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers.
NTA OKs rules for mandatory online transaction for regulatory processes
The Governing Board of the National Tobacco Administration has approved the guidelines and procedure for the mandatory online transactions in its regulatory functions, in a board meeting held October 13…