BACOLOD CITY – The P20 per kilo rice program was officially launched here on Thursday, June 5. Hundreds of residents lined up as early as 6 a.m. to purchase the staple. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Mayor Albee Benitez led the launching at the Burgos Public Market with...
As the world grapples with the continued rise of plastic pollution across marine and freshwater ecosystems, developing economies such as the Philippines are ramping up the production of non-plastic alternatives, with seaweed as a major source. In its latest global trade update, the United Nations...
United States-based global weather intelligence firm Tomorrow.io is set to bring its artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the Philippines to help farmers to rapidly shifting climate conditions that often hamper productivity. Tomorrow.io, a known technology provider for American government...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city’s recently restored African Swine Fever (ASF)-free status is seen to boost confidence in local pork production after the compliance of the City Veterinary Office (CVO) with the national guidelines on ASF recovery. In Executive Order 11-2025, dated June...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is working closely with the Department of Health (DOH) in monitoring confirmed human melioidosis cases in Siquijor province. Initially suspected as glanders, the cases were identified as melioidosis after further laboratory testing by the DOH. ...
The World Bank Group (WBG) has imposed a 4.5-year debarment on L.S.D. Construction & Supplies, a construction firm in the Philippines, for “collusive, fraudulent, and corrupt practices” linked to the Philippine rural development project (PRDP). In a May 28 statement posted on its website, the...
The buzz and market excitement in the marketplace is being kept up by the price of rice at ₱20 per kilo, which vulnerable sectors in particular areas can avail of right from the start. It’s no longer just a campaign promise but is now being enforced, with the President brushing aside...
Approximately ₱90 million worth of smuggled sugar and cigarettes were seized by authorities at the Port of Manila, further fueling the government’s ongoing crackdown on agricultural smuggling to protect farmers and consumers. Officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar...
Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona has submitted his courtesy resignation, following the administration’s move to revamp the leaderships of government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs). “I think we already received the memo and we ’ re loyal to...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is charting the return of the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on pork in Metro Manila’s wet markets in the third quarter of the year, which will now see the government play a more substantial role as a middleman to curb rising pork prices. The MSRP, which...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to include minimum wage earners in the government’s ongoing ₱20-per-kilo rice program beginning next month, further expanding access to cheaper rice. In a statement, the DA said it has “agreed in principle” with the Department of Labor and...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is aiming to retain the current rice tariff rate of 15 percent during the upcoming review next month, with the proposed gradual increase temporarily on hold due to concerns about timing. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the government would likely...
