ZAMBOANGA CITY - An employee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform was shot dead at Purok Almaciga, Barangay San Rafael, Isabela City in Basilan Province Sunday night, Aug. 28. PMaj. Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-9 Public Information Officer, identified the victim...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday urged the government to conduct a comprehensive inventory of local white onions to check the extent of a shortage caused by last summer’s lean harvest. Marcos said doing so would also help the government determine if there are traders who are hoarding white onions....
The government of China is committed to help the Philippines in four key areas – agriculture, infrastructure, energy, and people-to-people relations – as a key step in enhancing mutual trust and cooperation between the two countries. Liu Jiangchao, Minister of the International Department of...
After years of funding drought, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will finally get it’s much-awaited and -deserved budget hike—set to be at P102.15 billion next year—under the Marcos administration, Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th District Rep. Ralph Recto said on Sunday, Aug. 28. House...
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,...
