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No add'l cost for minimum wage earners under P20/kg rice -DA

Manila, June 4 -- Minimum wage earners should not bear any additional cost as they access the National Food Authority's (NFA) PHP20 per kilogram "high quality" rice under the "Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM... Read More


NDA: Milk, dairy cattle growth steady

Manila, May 30 -- The National Dairy Authority (NDA) on Friday reported a steady growth in the country's milk production and dairy cattle population. In a statement, NDA Administrator Marcus Antonius... Read More


DA, BOC seize P9-M sugar, P81.06-M tobacco products

Manila, May 29 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA), Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday flagged around PHP9 million worth of smuggled sugar at the Port... Read More


SRA sustains close monitoring vs. RSSI infestation in NegOcc

Manila, May 29 -- The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Thursday assured close monitoring to contain the red-striped soft-scale insects (RSSI) infestation in Negros Occidental. The RSSI, which... Read More


DA to restore pork MSRP; FTI to intervene in markets

Manila, May 29 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said it will soon restore the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for pork to help consumers amid spiking prices, in line with Presid... Read More


DA: 120K minimum wage earners to access P20/kg. rice under BBM Na

MANILA, May 28 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said 120,000 minimum wage earners would benefit from the PHP20 per kilogram rice under the "Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na" program star... Read More


DA: FTI to study rice imports from ASEAN to sustain P20/kg. rice

MANILA, May 28 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said it would study the possible importation of rice from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to help sustain the PHP20... Read More


Rice supply, retail prices to remain stable during lean months - DA

MANILA, May 28 -- Filipinos can expect a stable rice supply and retail prices despite nearing lean months due to a "good harvest season", the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday. The lean m... Read More


BAI: No new avian flu cases in PH

Manila, May 27 -- There are no new active cases of avian influenza (AI) in the Philippines based on the latest data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI). "There were no positive HPAl (highly path... Read More


DA: Minimum wage earners to benefit from P20/kg rice under BBM Na

Manila, May 27 -- Minimum wage earners in the country may soon avail of the PHP20 per kilogram rice program dubbed "Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na" program, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesd... Read More