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Incoming rice shipments may still enter 4 ports until Sept. 15

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said select shipments of imported rice may still enter the Philippines through four ports until Sept. 15 despite the 60-day import ban ... Read More


Aid given to fishers during 3-month fishing ban in Davao Gulf

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The annual three-month closed fishing season in the Davao Gulf ended on Monday, but the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the affected fisherfolk were given adeq... Read More


DepEd lauds historic, UNESCO-compliant proposed education fund

Manila, Sept. 2 -- The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday lauded the Marcos administration's "historic" proposed budget allocation for the education sector. This comes after President Ferdina... Read More


DA seeks enforcement powers to curb agri smuggling

MANILA, Sept. 1 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday urged lawmakers to grant it enforcement powers to strengthen the fight against agricultural smuggling. The department issued the statem... Read More


DA-DRRM prepositions aid amid Jacinto, 'habagat', LPA

MANILA, Sept. 1 -- The Department of Agriculture-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DA-DRRM) Operations Center assured Monday that necessary aid has been prepositioned for farmers and fishers who... Read More


DA, DTI back lifestyle checks on gov't officials

MANILA, Aug. 29 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Friday welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s order to subject all government officials to... Read More


DA: No pork, chicken price cap in Sept as market costs decline

MANILA, Aug. 29 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday announced it will no longer push through with the planned maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for pork and chicken in September, citin... Read More


Consumers told not to buy imported rice priced above P43/kg

MANILA, Aug. 29 -- Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Friday urged the public to reject retailers selling imported rice above PHP43 per kilogram, warning that some sellers may be exploi... Read More


DA denies 'ghost deliveries' in fertilizer subsidy, calls it fake news

MANILA, Aug. 29 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday tagged as "fake news" claims of alleged ghost deliveries of fertilizer subsidy. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. acknowle... Read More


DA banks on 1st bird flu vaccine to boost poultry sector

MANILA, Aug. 27 -- Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday stressed the benefits of the country's first vaccine against bird flu as the government pushes for food security targets.... Read More