Agents of the Bureau of Customs seized P9.49 million of onions believed to have been smuggled into the country through the waters of Zamboanga City. In a statement, the BOC said the confiscation was based on two separate operations in Barangay Labuan on Jan. 22 and in Barangay Cawit the following...
Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. on Sunday, Jan. 29, asked President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to focus on Mindanao’s progress as the region has a “great potential” to address the country’s shortage in onions and other farm products. Surigao del Sur Rep. Romeo Momo...
Around 3,000 metric tons (MT) of imported onions have so far arrived in the country, the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) disclosed on Saturday, Jan. 28. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with the Manila Bulletin, BPI Information Section...
Imported red onions in various markets in the National Capital Region (NCR) are at least P40 cheaper than local red onions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported. Red onions (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Based on the price monitoring of the agriculture department as of Friday, Jan.27, imported...
There's an urgent need to address the country’s lack of post-harvest facilities, which could have contributed to the low local production and soaring prices of commodities such as onions. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee as he renewed his call for...
WORKERS unload 6,000 mesh bags of smuggled red onions intercepted by the Zamboanga 2nd Mobile Force Company on Wednesday, Jan. 25. (Photo via Liza Jocson) ZAMBOANGA CITY – The 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company and the Bureau of Customs confiscated some 6,000 bags of smuggled red and...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered a stakeholders' meeting next week after discovering that imported onions are sold up to P200 per kilo. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides the 13th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (Photo from the Office of the Press...
Guests were delighted to bring home one of Ilocos' agricultural produce The prices of onions have been going up since last year, and it seems to be staying that way—for the meantime. This is why the groom Jayson Saplala and his bride Lorellei Monette Savedra thought of the idea to give...
CAVITE – A newlywed couple treated guests to “expensive” giveaways during their wedding reception in Tagaytay City on Tuesday, January 24. Their unusual party favors: bags of onions. Videos and photos taken by wedding coordinator Aldrik Gohel of Moments by Ruffa show the couple, Jayson and...
The Kadiwa store program, which gives Filipinos access to relatively cheaper local produce and products amid the prevailing fast inflation, will continuously be implemented throughout 2023. Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo gained this assurance from the Department of Agriculture (DA)...
A total of 10 kilos of sibuyas! Four days before their wedding, April Lyka Birrey and Erwin Nobis asked their good friend Carl Michael Montecarlo Poblacion of Wonderful Works to come up with a bridal bouquet with touches of onions. It was a challenge he couldn't pass up. Add to the fact that the...
President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, said that the government is implementing a program to assist onion farmers in increasing their yield in order to stabilize supply and lower the commodity's price. FARMERS harvest onions in a remote...
