Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2021, has dampened the Philippine government’s overall growth outlook for agriculture sector, which already lost over P3-billion worth due to the typhoon. "The growth outlook is dampened," said Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a...
Typhoon Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, had so far wiped out nearly P3 billion worth of agricultural production in the province, and the Department of Agriculture (DA) expects this to rise further in the next few days. As of Wednesday, the DA Regional Disaster Risk...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects further rise in losses and damage the agriculture sector sustained from Super Typhoon Odette – which now stood at more than half a billion pesos. The same observation was noted by Federation of Free Farmers Board Chairman Leonardo Montemayor, who said...
A group of farmers are wary of the potentially devastating impact of Typhoon Odette on agriculture production and has asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to prepare early work to mitigate potential losses. In an advisory, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said the DA, together with...
Visayan small fishermen are seeking economic aid of at least P10,000 a month as the Philippine government imposed the three-month closed fishing season within their area. In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) said this will subsidize the small...
After more than two months, Filipino fishermen stranded in Fiji have finally returned home, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, Nov. 17. FINALLY, HOME -- Filipino fishermen stranded in Fiji for over two months are finally home. They arrived in the Philippines on Nov. 5, 2021....
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has already given up on its ambitious growth target of 2 percent for the agriculture sector, but it has remained hopeful that the sector could still pull off a growth of at least below 1 percent following four consecutive quarters of decline. 44673 In a briefing,...
Several farmers' groups have joined forces and raised the need to overhaul the Philippine agriculture sector, demanding the next administration to "transform" the industry for "food security, job creation, and balanced growth". In a joint statement, Bayanihan sa Agrikultura, Federation of Free...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are in talks about the possible implementation of a gasoline discount mechanism in the fisheries sector, one of the most hit farm sub-sectors by the incessant rise in gasoline prices. In a briefing Monday, Oct. 25, DA...
Three fishermen onboard a distressed motorboat in the vicinity waters of Benham Rise have been rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the agency reported Saturday, Oct. 23. They were identified as Romeo Bernardo, 59, Freddie Lubiano, 54, and Glen Lopez, 44, whose motorboat F/BCA BENEDICT UNO...
Filipino farmers are now in "deep debt" following the devastation caused by Typhoon Maring while still coping from the combined impacts of the African Swine Fer (ASF), depressed palay prices, and skyrocketing cost of farm inputs. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said this situation has...
The country’s agriculture sector has sustained nearly P2-billion damage from Severe Tropical Storm Maring, but losses are expected to further rise. Photo from Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas In the latest report of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Maring’s damage and losses to farm sector...
