BACOLOD CITY – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday announced the approval of a P10-million pesticide assistance from the national government to address the infestation of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) mainly in Negros Island. “Nandiyan na ang...
BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering increasing the buying price of palay (unhusked rice) to support farmers and the national government’s P20 per kilo rice initiative. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced during the program’s launching at Burgos...
BACOLOD CITY – The P20 per kilo rice program was officially launched here on Thursday, June 5. Hundreds of residents lined up as early as 6 a.m. to purchase the staple. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Mayor Albee Benitez led the launching at the Burgos Public Market with...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said he is open to shifting the importation of key agricultural goods to the United States (US) from other countries, as part of the government’s strategy to reduce the reciprocal tariffs imposed on Philippine goods. A delegation of...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is open to kick off the pilot run of its ₱20-per-kilo program after the 2025 midterm elections, citing complications with the 10-day spending ban. Last week, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued a memorandum order to...
The Marcos administration is ready to spend ₱10 billion to ₱12 billion to subsidize the upcoming pilot run of its ₱20-per-kilo rice program in the Visayas region and Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) stores, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. In a briefing on Tuesday, April...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that its initiative of selling rice at ₱20 per kilo will be expanded into the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) program and participating local government units (LGUs) nationwide, starting on Friday, May 2....
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel The Department of Agriculture (DA) expressed its disappointment over Vice President Sara Duterte’s remarks about the alleged poor quality of the ₱20-per-kilo rice, which is set to be sold in a pilot run in Visayas. "With all due respect to...
The campaign promise of President Marcos to lower the price of rice to as low as ₱20 will soon be a reality with a planned trial run in the Visayas region, according to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. Laurel announced this in a press briefing in Cebu City,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is reviving its inter-agency body tasked with monitoring and assessing data on the country’s livestock and poultry, helping the government ensure market stability while keeping prices low. Under Special Order (SO) No. 599, dated April 10, Agriculture Secretary...
The Department of Agriculture’s Inspectorate and Enforcement (DAIE) unit seized smuggled agricultural commodities worth ₱2.83 billion in 2024, nearly a billion more than the previous year’s total. Over the 12-month period, the DAIE conducted a total of 71 operations. This...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered inspections of onion cold storage facilities across the country to curb potential hoarding and price manipulation. Laurel announced on Monday, Feb. 24, that the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) will take charge of these...
