The government is planning to implement a province-specific floor price mechanism as part of a wider policy to improve prices of palay (unmilled rice), which has fallen to as low as ₱6 per kilo, according to the National Food Authority. NFA Administrator Larry Lacson stated on Tuesday, Sept. 30,...
As Tropical Storm "Nando" (international name: Ragasa) t hreatens to intensify into a super typhoon by weekend, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) prepared more than 2.6 million prepositioned family food packs (FFPs) for immediate distribution to affected communities. On...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is proposing the return of the government’s grains purchasing power to include corn and milled rice, in addition to palay or unmilled rice, as another major step to strengthen the country’s food security. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel has been...
TMI Food Processing Development, Inc. (TMIFPDI), the leading manufacturer of the popular Tobi brand, is celebrating 60 years of manufacturing excellence in the Philippines. The company marked this significant milestone with an event held on Aug. 29, 2025, at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, celebrating...
The birthplace of the Philippines’ Grill Expert, Mang Inasal Robinsons Place Iloilo, has officially reopened—refreshed, reimagined, and ready for the future. On Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, Mang Inasal celebrated the blessing and digital relaunch of its very first branch, originally opened in 2003,...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-six people fell ill after eating barracuda fish in Balasan, a town in northern Iloilo province. “They are now recovering and have already been discharged from the hospital,” said Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (PHO)....
When disaster strikes in the Philippines, whether it 's a typhoon, flood, or earthquake, one of the first forms of government aid that reaches affected communities is the family food pack from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Family food packs are prepared and stored...
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — After setting off from Cyprus, a ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for the Gaza Strip was approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed effort to alleviate the worsening crisis as famine threatens the Palestinian territory. The...
BAGUIO CITY – The long-awaited monthly food vouchers of indigent college students will be fulfilled after the City Council approved the Free Youth Meals for College Students Ordinance of 2023. The free youth meals program under the ordinance aims to make education more accessible by reducing food...
The Po family’s Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF), one of the leading food companies in the Philippines, reported a seven percent improvement in net income to ₱3.9 billion in the first half of 2025 as its branded business drove revenue growth. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF), through United States (US)-based subsidiary Century Pacific North America Inc. (CPNA), has acquired the Loma Linda brand from Atlantic Natural Foods Inc. (ANF) to further scale its growing presence in shelf-stable, plant-based nutrition. In a disclosure to the...
Despite a bulk of subsidies provided to the National Food Authority (NFA) in the second quarter, the total financial support received by government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) still declined in the first six months of 2025. Government subsidies to state-run firms declined by 22...
