(Unsplash) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has reiterated that it's safe to cook and consume pork from hogs that are infected by African Swine Fever (ASF) . "We have learned from 2019 ito ‘yong masyadong...
DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. downplayed on Monday, Aug. 12 the effects of the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in eight municipalities in...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have agreed to continue a potato farming program that has significantly enhanced overall farm productivity in the Philippines. “Since its inception, this program has exemplified the power of public-private partnerships in...
In response to the escalating threats of coastal erosion and extreme weather events in Ilocos Norte, a pioneering collaboration has been established between the Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development...
THIS JULY 17, 2024 image released by Gull Meadow Farms shows a corn maze honoring the 75th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip in Richland, Mich. (AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to corn mazes across the country are finding a familiar and joyous figure in the winding labyrinth of tall...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) accompanies President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (center) at the turnover of new heavy machinery for the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) (Speaker’s Office) Speaker Martin Romualdez...
Local farm output declined in the second quarter of the year due to a prolonged dry spell caused by El Niño, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA reported that the value of the country's agricultural production totaled P413.91 billion from April to June, a 3.3...
President Marcos assured the country's farmers that they would not be left behind in the government's plans to modernize the agricultural sector, renewing his commitment to supporting them in improving their livelihood. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said...
The vaccine for the African Swine Fever (ASF) will be available by third quarter of this year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said as the national government vowed to initiate measures to prevent the spread of the contagious viral disease affecting the pig farming industry. DA Secretary...
The restoration of the agricultural sector in Typhoon Carina-hit Bataan, Pampanga, and Bulacan will be the priority of the Marcos administration to ensure harvest and food security, President Marcos said on Saturday, July 27. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. conducts an aerial...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan stressed the need to include marginalized groups in the decision-making processes of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to help curb hunger and food...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) stated that President Marcos' move to lower rice import tariffs is not causing an increase in the country's rice imports. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said that rice importation is demand-driven, emphasizing that the Philippines would not...
