Besides Covid-19, the country has also been dealing with an education crisis. The pandemic has forced schools to close down and students to learn from home. The government implemented distance or blended learning to help halt the spread of the virus and ensure educational continuity during...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center reported Friday, Aug. 26, that the initial damage to agriculture from severe tropical storm “Florita” in the Cordillera is P44,010,647.46. Cameron Odsey, DA-Cordillera...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is set to meet with different agencies to heed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s call to ensure that the delivery of agricultural products is unhampered. ARTA logo ARTA officer-in-charge Undersecretary Ernesto Perez made this announcement after Marcos...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture-Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center Region 1 (Ilocos) reported an initial damage of P26,532,572.66 in agriculture from severe tropical storm “Florita.” Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan, DA Region 1 director, said...
The narrative of Leonie Agri Corporation (LAC) Farms is one that sparks hope. The initial 42-hectare land in Nueva Ecija where the farm stands today was formerly believed by the locals to be cursed as it was arid and barren for the longest time. It has evolved from “cursed” land into a...
With local agricultural development seemingly more important than ever, Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnulfo Teves Jr. is prodding the national government to allocate at least P1 billion to every agriculture-based congressional district for the construction and repair of farm-to-market roads....
Senator Risa Hontiveros has questioned the supposed involvement of the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) headed by Vic Rodriguez in the attempted and unauthorized importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar. Hontiveros was particularly curious as to why Rodriguez did not spare President...
One of the leaders of the sugar producers groups said Tuesday they "were made to believe" that there was a need to import sugar as reportedly instructed by acting Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing,...
Malacañang remains tight-lipped on calls for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to designate a full-time Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary to focus on issues affecting the agriculture sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "We have no...
Malacañang on Tuesday, Aug. 23 denied knowledge of the attempted importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar to address the supposed supply deficit in the country. Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez said it was only on Aug 10 that they learned that former Department of Agriculture (DA)...
Amid pressure from senators to disclose the persons who supposedly influenced him to sign the unauthorized order on the importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar, former Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian said Tuesday, Aug. 23 that nobody was behind his move...
Photo by Rodion Kutsaev from Unsplash. Photosynthesis is the process in which plants produce food for themselves by converting sunlight to glucose. But according to a belief held by many biologists, the process is relatively inefficient as plants cannot utilize most of the energy available in...
