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(Unsplash)             Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) or prisoners ought to learn agriculture if their penal facilities are suitable for it.  It is through this notion that Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte filed House Bill (HB) No.3541, or the...

Farm output declined in the third quarter due to weak performance in crops and fisheries, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The latest data from the PSA revealed that the value of production in agriculture and fisheries, adjusted for constant 2018 prices, decreased by 0.3 percent...

The growth of the country's trade deficit for agricultural goods slowed in the second quarter as exports plunged, outweighing a decline in imports, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In a report, the PSA said the total balance of trade in agricultural goods, or the difference...

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is optimistic that the price of rice will stabilize as harvest starts in major palay-producing regions. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PCO screenshot) Marcos said this in a video message uploaded to the social media channels of the...

State-run Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) is at risk of suffering heavy losses once major catastrophic events occur, which would eventually be shouldered by the taxpayers, an in-depth analysis by the Insurance Commission (IC) revealed. According to the IC analysis released by the Department...