The name Jose Rizal is unlikely to be forgotten in Philippine history books. He has been instrumental in the Filipino’s bid towards independence and several developments in various sectors. Rizal also made contributions to Philippine art, literature, and medicine, which continues to fascinate his...
Typhoon Odette's damage to the agriculture sector now stood at P8 billion as it wiped out 171,222 metric tons (MT) of agricultural produce and destroyed 341,280 hectares of agricultural areas. Photo from Philippine News Agency In 2020, the most destructive typhoon for the agriculture sector was...
The Philippine agriculture sector is now reeling from more than P6-billion worth of damage and losses eight days after Typhoon Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, made several landfalls in many parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Based on the latest report of the Department...
Filipino livestock growers and fish producers are cautiously optimistic for the agriculture sector’s prospects in 2022 despite myriad challenges the past two years. In a forum hosted by food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan, local tilapia and bangus producers said they continue to invest...
If there's one food that Filipinos can’t live without, it's probably rice. Locals incorporate rice in various dishes–from full meals to light snacks. Rice is the most important agricultural crop in the country and is consumed by 90 percent of the total population, according to a journal...
The Philippines will import more corn in the Market Year (MY) 2021 to 2022 amid lower production and harvest area for the main staple. 55701 The latest forecast of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Manila (Post) slashed it corn production outlook for...
It is not every day that Filipinos living abroad get to see or eat vegetables that they are accustomed to having in the Philippines. However, some still manage to grow and even earn a profit from the veggies mentioned in the Filipino folk song ‘Bahay Kubo.’ This is also true for Rolando Sison,...
To help rebuild their livelihood, farmers and fishermen in regions placed under a "state of calamity" due to typhoon "Odette" may now borrow up to P25,000 from the Department of Agriculture (DA). Photo from the Department of Agriculture The DA's Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) announced...
Damage to the country’s agriculture sector is now nearing P4 billion five days after Typhoon Odette left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). In its latest update, the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DA-DRRM) Operation Center was already...
Despite the pandemic, the country’s state-run fish ports were still able to unload a total amount of 480,000 metric tons (MT) of fish from January to end-November. This was based on the report of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), which said that Regional Fish Ports (RFP) all...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has transferred 60 percent of its 100 percent ownership over the massive P33.75 billion Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project (CMIPP) to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM). NIA Administrator Ricardo R....
Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2021, has dampened the Philippine government’s overall growth outlook for agriculture sector, which already lost over P3-billion worth due to the typhoon. "The growth outlook is dampened," said Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a...
