The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the “root cause” of its billions of unobligated funds last year was the COVID-19 pandemic, following the request of the private sector for the Agriculture Secretary William Dar to explain the findings of Commission on Audit (COA) on the agency’s...
Palay prices in some parts of the country have dipped below the production cost, but the worst is yet to come for rice farmers. Based on the initial survey by Federation of Free Farmers (FFF), palay prices in some parts of the country, including Pangasinan, Tarlac, Mindoro Occidental, Negros...
The decline in sardines catch in Bicol and Samar is now at an alarming rate, prompting international organization Oceana to urge the Philippine government to prioritize and hasten the implementation of the National Sardine Management Plan. Oceana recently released the results of its study,...
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) is wary over the Philippines’ imposition of a ban on Brazilian beef products, a temporary measure to prevent Mad Cow disease or Atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) from entering the country. To protect consumers, the...
The country's largest pork producers group decried the low farm-gate prices, prompting them to launch a nationwide campaign, appealing to consumers to prefer local pork over imported. In a text exchange, Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines, Inc. (PPFPI) President Nonon Tambago said local...
Farmers are demanding for a production subsidy of at least P15,000 that will come from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) proposed 2022 budget. “While we want a higher budget for agriculture, we are not keen on the policy and fiscal directions of the Department of Agriculture and Secretary...
Farmers fear that the lower budget the agriculture sector will receive from the national expenditure program next year will only worsen hunger in the Philippines. In a statement, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) called out the "paltry" allocation for agriculture, agrarian reform, and food...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has approved the issuance of a Certificate of Necessity to Import (CNI) of 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish to augment current local fish production in anticipation of the closed fishing season. MANILA BULLETIN He made the decision as recommended by the Bureau of...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the ban on the importation of poultry products coming from the Netherlands eight months after the European country reported a series of bird flu outbreaks. MANILA BULLETIN/file photo On August 25, Agriculture Secretary William Dar formally signed...
After being flagged by Commission on Audit (COA) for underutilization of funds and accounting irregularities, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is now strategizing to fully utilize its budget for this year. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) At the same time, the DA...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Agriculture (DA) for billions of unspent funds and accounting "irregularities" prompting several farmers’ groups to slam the government agency led by Agriculture Secretary William Dar. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of...
The Philippine government may import more fish than the average amount in anticipation of this year’s closed fishing season, which could push food prices higher in the coming months. During the Food and Sustainability Forum organized by the Economic Journalist Association of the Philippines...
