The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will file criminal charges before the Sandiganbayan against Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretary for Consumer Affairs Kristine Y. Evangelista and 17 others in the shortage and spiralled prices of onion in 2022. In a separate decision, the OMB...
Local government units (LGUs) were urged by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to declare a state of calamity in order to access a disaster program budget amid African Swine Fever (ASF) incidents. (MB File Photo) “This (declaring a state of calamity) will allow them to access disaster funds to...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Tuesday, October 17 vehemently opposed the P10-billion allocation for the importation of chemical fertilizer, and urged the government to promote the use of organic fertilizers instead which is more cost effective. Sen. Cynthia A. Villar, chairperson of the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) should strengthen its support for agricultural workers to help ensure food security in the country, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go, vice chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the statement following the release of a recent Pulse Asia...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to utilize the excess collections of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to help rice farmers. MB File Photo Marcos directed DA officials to use the excess collection beyond the P10-billion requirement to provide drying,...
President Marcos has tasked the departments of Agriculture and Finance to expedite the release of financial assistance for farmers. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos made the call while he was distributing confiscated smuggled rice in Roxas City, Capiz on...
Senators on Thursday, October 5 told officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to forego the P50-million confidential funds allocated to the agency under their proposed 2024 national budget. Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, and Sen. Raffy Tulfo...
Farmers and rice retailers may soon breathe a sigh of relief after Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said on Tuesday, Oct. 3, that there are now “positive indicators” for the possible lifting of the rice price ceiling. Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Gerald...
Although the Department of Agriculture (DA) has recommended the lifting of the rice price cap, it is up to President Marcos to decide on it, an official said on Tuesday, Oct. 3. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) DA-Bureau of Plant Industry Director...
There was no mention of choosing a new Agriculture Secretary during the sectoral meeting presided over by President Marcos on Tuesday, Oct. 3. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting in Malacañan on Oct. 3 to discuss the recommendation to lift the temporary...
Our fruits are known the world over — we have the sweetest mangoes, the juiciest pineapples, and the plumpest pomelos. Now, we proudly add avocados to that list as an initial shipment of 3,040 boxes of fresh Hass avocados embarked on a journey from our shores to South Korea last Sept. 30,...
The Philippine government has started the exportation of a large variety of fresh avocados through a ceremonial send-off at the KTC Port Tibungco, Davao City on Sept. 30, the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) said. DA-BPI director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said the first...
