Senator Grace Poe prodded on Friday, July 16, the government to ramp up local agriculture production to alleviate the increasing hunger among Filipinos, as reported by the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Our people are hungry. There’s...
Future agriculturists and scientists were challenged by Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar to pursue real innovations and technologies and not let their ideas end on paper in a bid to spur much-needed innovations in the country's agriculture sector. Department of Agriculture...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar assured fisherfolk and farmers in Calabarzon that help will be available to them in the event that Taal Volcano erupts again. Residents of Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on July 1, 2021. This, after a...
A modular on-site and solar-powered cold storage system from India could be the solution to the lingering post-harvest woes of farmers in the Philippines. (Photo by Naveed Ahmed / Unsplash) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar on Friday, June 25, bared that the agency has teamed up...
Other local government units (LGUs) should take inspiration from Bohol as far as crafting programs for the local agriculture and fishery sectors ar concerned, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) "This is exactly what we want...
The Philippine government will spin off the Benguet Agri Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC), the country’s biggest vegetable trading facility, after six years in operation, Agriculture Secretary William Dar announced. According to Dar, this move will free up the state-funded BAPTC) in La Trinidad,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking to open up the Philippine agricultural market to Egyptian consumers, thus giving way to more investment opportunities that would be beneficial to both countries. PH-EGYPT MARKET ACCESS--Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar and new Egyptian...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS), a key feature in the Republic Act (RA) No. 11511 that provides guarantees for organic practices. “Made possible by the support of our legislators, RA 11511 opened opportunities for our small farmers...
What better way to help farmers grow more produce than to set up modern and efficient soil laboratories around the country? Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar pitched this idea in his speech during the 70th anniversary celebration of the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM)...
Not many will contradict me if I say that the works of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and sci-fi legend Isaac Asimov are especially noteworthy for their world-building, for conjuring up a specific universe that we are happy to be transported to time and time again. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that...
Denice Zamboanga (ONE Championship) Marrok Force coach William Aranguiz insisted that Filipina fighter Denice Zamboanga isn't an underdog compared to veteran South Korean mixed martial artist Seo Hee Ham. Aranguiz, who is also the director for MMA at the Bangkok-based stable, is confident that his...
The leader of a science-inclined consumer advocacy group has called Secretary William Dar's stint at the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the current administration as 'a big mistake", particularly when it comes to handling the African Swine Fever (ASF) scourge. AGHAM President Angelo Palmones...
