Severe Tropical Storm Kristine has caused hundreds of millions worth of damages to the country’s agricultural sector and infrastructure, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Saturday, Oct. 26, adding that millions more worth of damages are expected in the coming days. Administrator...
President Marcos on Monday, June 10, assured Cagayan Valley that he plans to follow his father’s footsteps in improving the agricultural sector of the region. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of the Solar Pump Irrigation system at Brgy. Cabaruan,...
The Task Force El Niño admitted on Wednesday, April 24, that almost the entire Philippines is being affected by the El Niño phenomenon, which brings extreme heat and drought. (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Citing reports from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Task Force El Niño...
Around 4,000 farmers in Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula are feeling the brunt of the El Niño phenomenon as the regions’ agricultural sector is among the hardest hit, the Task Force El Niño said on Sunday, Feb. 18. (Photo by Nana Buxani/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...
CANDON, Ilocos Sur -- As the largest fast food chain company in the country, the Jollibee Group Corporation (JGC) through its corporate social responsibility arm, Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF), is helping lift the lives and labor of farmers in Ilocos Sur. The Farmers Entrepreneurship Program...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called on stakeholders to support the implementation of the P45.01 billion Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Scale-Up, which he said would benefit Filipino farmers, fisherfolk, and consumers. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with World Bank...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and Go Negosyo on Tuesday, June 6, began tackling the benefits of farm clustering in an aim to boost productivity and help ensure food security. Go Negosyo-DAR meeting on private sector-led initiative KALAP program (Photo from Go Negosyo) This was recommended...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, May 30, promised that the government will do its role in supporting programs that would enhance the use of technology in boosting the country’s agricultural sector as he welcomed investment opportunities from a leading Thai conglomerate....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is now seeking passage of a bill that would expand the services of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) and encourage private sector participation in agricultural insurance. Go, in filing Senate Bill No. 2117, said it is necessary to provide better...
The Philippines would need P2 trillion to irrigate some 1.2 million hectares of potentially irrigable areas in the country, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Acting Administrator Eduardo Guillen said on Tuesday, April 18. (Photo courtesy of Bloomberg/Getty Images) During a media briefing...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), through Secretary Benhur Abalos, has supported the Kapatid Angat Lahat for Agriculture Program (KALAP), a private sector-led initiative which aims to help the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the agricultural...
A total of 51 agriculture groups – composed of farmers, fishers, and producers – have joined forces to sign a petition against the mega trade deal, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The groups think the deal will result in further “import surges, price depressions, and...
