TACLOBAN CITY – To boost economic growth, the local government of Silvino Lubos, Northern Samar expressed desire to cultivate high-value crops such as strawberries, lettuce, and grapes. "We are thrilled to share groundbreaking news with the public! The governor's plan to cultivate strawberries,...
While the dream of rice being bought at P20 per kilo is still unattainable, the government believes improving Filipinos' purchasing power is "a good direction" to take now. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the goal to bring down the price of rice...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Agriculture's (DA) foremost rice industry expert doesn't think there's a rice "cartel" in the Philippines. Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. asked DA Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development Leocadio Sebastian...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) It took nearly half a day for the House Committee on Appropriations to terminate or complete its deliberation on the proposed 2024 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA), an agency...
Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza (Screenshot from YouTube live) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s inability to regularly meet with his eight undersecretaries in the Department of Agriculture (DA) isn't good governance. Thus, claimed...
DA Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian (Screenshot from YouTube live) Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian has admitted before House of Representatives members that it's not part of the agency’s plans to reduce the retail price of rice to P20....
Dominga Ebare and Ricarte Ebare, owners of OTAW (Once Tasted Always Wanted) farm in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. (OTAW Farm) After devoting their lives to raising a family and tending to their home, Dominga Ebare and her husband, Ricarte Ebare, decided to establish a farm after...
Gabriel Serrano and Sandy Nera, owners of Siyudad Agrikultura during the YFC awarding ceremony. ( Siyudad Agrikultura) Gabriel Serrano and Sandy Nera are the partners behind Siyudad Agrikultura, an innovative urban farming venture in Calauan, Laguna that embodies an approach to agriculture that...
Iran has expressed its intention to do barter with the Philippines in the agriculture sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Iranian Ambassador Yousef Esmaeilzadeh (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) During his courtesy call to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Contributed photo) The Department of Agriculture's (DA) plan to import 500,000 metric tons (MT) of rice is just part of the agency’s worst case scenario for the local rice supply, Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido...
Chopping and dropping of biomass such as branches and leaves to serve as fertilizers. (Anitu Food Forest) Marvi Rafael Montecillo and Rogen Montecillo are a husband and wife team behind the Anitu Food Forest. They're changing farming by using a method called syntropic farming, which mimics...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. warned anew rice hoarders and price manipulators in the country amid the reported price increase of rice in the market. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos issued the stern warning as he ordered the Department of Agriculture...
