President Marcos on Monday, Jan. 13, ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to ensure swift delivery of assistance to farmers across the country to prevent any gaps this planting season. At the meeting with the government's economic managers, Marcos told the agency "there should be no...
Domestic and wild bird importation from New Zealand will be temporarily banned amid threats of an avian influenza outbreak, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. DA Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said the move is aimed at preventing the entry of high pathogenic avian influenza into the...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN | Mark Balmores) Navotas 1st district Rep. Toby Tiangco says the Marcos administration's intensified efforts in agricultural development and reform have begun to bear fruit. Tiangco...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has upheld its indictment of former Department of Agriculture (DA) undersecretary for fisheries Eduardo B. Gongona over the alleged anomalous 2018 contract for the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources' (BFAR) Integrated Marine Environment Monitoring System...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) The overall chairman of the House quinta-committee (quinta-comm) has told Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. to immediately follow through on his...
The Philippines' food service industry is expected to revert to pre-pandemic sales levels next year, after an anticipated 12-percent growth this year on the back of strong demand among Filipino diners, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a Dec. 17 report,...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. is weeding out not only the bad eggs among agricultural importers but also underperformers in the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) senior management team. Tiu Laurel told reporters last Monday night, Dec. 16, that five more importers — three of...
With a flurry of initiatives lined up for next year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) shall seek exemptions from the forthcoming election ban on public spending to ensure that projects won't stop nor delay implementation. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. told Manila Bulletin on...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has emphasized the need to reevaluate agricultural practices among member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) amid threats...
Navotas lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco Navotas lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco lauded the Department of Agriculture (DA) for its timely move of expanding its Rice for All program during the holiday season. Tiangco said this will allow more...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo has debunked the Department of Agriculture's (DA) claim that the agency is powerless to stop the soaring prices of...
The Philippines, the world's No. 1 rice importer, would buy an even bigger volume during the current marketing year (MY) after a string of strong typhoons battered farms and slashed harvests, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service's...
