Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is committed to enforcing fiscal discipline within the agency, emphasizing the need to prioritize projects that offer strong and sustainable returns. As the DA develops its multi-year budget plan, Laurel wants to prioritize initiatives...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the Codex Alimentarius Commission's (CAC) official recognition of Sardinella lemuru, locally known as tamban, will open up new export opportunities for local sardine products. In a statement, the DA said tamban was included in the CAC’s Codex Standard for...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the importation of 4000 metric tons (MT) of red and white onions to prevent a repeat of the 2022 crisis when onions soared as high as ₱700 per kilo. “This importation of 3,000 metric tons of red onions and 1,000 metric tons of white onions is...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the decline in the inflation rate of rice in January is attributed to government interventions to stabilize prices, particularly the tariff cut on the staple food last year. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), rice posted a year-on-year...
The National Food Authority (NFA) announced on Tuesday, Feb. 4, that the rice buffer stocks it will disburse as part of the declaration of a food security emergency on rice could be purchased by consumers at ₱35 per kilo as early as this week. The Department of Agriculture (DA) declared the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will reduce the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of imported rice from ₱58 to ₱55, effective on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The price reduction is part of the DA’s ongoing efforts to stabilize rice prices and alleviate inflationary pressures on basic...
Galing sa Puso (GP) Party-list first nominee Jan Padiernos (GP Party-list) Nueva Ecija's rice production success is so impressive that Galing sa Puso (GP) Party-list wants to replicate it in the entire country through legislation. GP...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) declared on Monday, Feb. 3, a food security emergency on rice as prices for the commodity remain stubbornly high. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the declaration was prompted by the "extraordinary” increase in local rice prices despite the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is ramping up its initiatives to prevent a potential egg shortage and the subsequent price surge in the Philippines. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel warned that the country is facing a potential shortage by April after many egg-laying hens were culled...
Grocery store chain operator MerryMart Grocery Centers Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to sell rice at affordable prices, as low as ₱29 per kilo, in its establishments. DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting Tuesday, Feb. 4, for the declaration of a food security emergency for rice amid persistently high prices of the staple Filipino food. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the agency is in receipt of the National Price Coordinating...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Mark Enverga (left), Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo (PPAB) Solons blasted the Department of Agriculture (DA) for insisting on the hefty maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of P58 per kilo...
