The farm output growth has weakened in the first quarter of this year, primarily due to the decline in crop production, especially in palay cultivation, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Based on the PSA report released on Wednesday, May 8, the total value of agricultural and...
Local farmers and livestock workers will soon benefit from the sustainable corn development program to be launched by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as part of the government's food security commitment. Corn (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a bid to ensure sufficient food grains, the agriculture...
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...
BACOLOD CITY -- Two persons, including a barangay official were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Alijis here, with the seizure of 201 grams of shabu worth P1,366,800 on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The subject of the buy-bust was identified as Abby Araneta, 28, a barangay kagawad in Alijis, while...
The Department of Agriculture (DA), headed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. in a concurrent capacity, is looking into the possibility of implementing the “Masagana 150” program which aims to harvest 150 cavans of rice per hectare of land. A similar program, dubbed “Masagana...
Tech entrepreneurs (techpreneurs) of Filipino heritage made waves in the Silicon Slopes Summit held on October 14 to 15, 2021, in Utah. Philippines-based cofounder of Yield Guild Games Gabby Dizon presents the business model in gaming “Play to Earn,” which allows players to convert their time...
