"They do not want me to leave." This was what President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said when asked if he already has a prospect for the highest position in the Department of Agriculture (DA) which he currently holds. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo hosted the Visayas cluster workshop of the rice technology transfer program of the Department of Agriculture (DA). RICE industry leaders and officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) from the Visayas are in Iloilo for the three-day cluster...
Sen. Cynthia Villar said she is confident that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will soon sign into law the bill condoning loans of farmers and agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). Sen. Cynthia Villar (Senate PRIB Photo) Villar, chairperson of the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured residents evacuated due to the continued unrest of the Taal and Mayon volcanoes that the government is ready to provide them with assistance until it would be safe for them to return home. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang...
TACLOBAN CITY – Department of Agriculture (DA)-8 Director Andrew Rodolfo Orais advised the newly formed Regional Jackfruit Industry Development Council officers to pass a resolution declaring May 23 every year as Regional Jackfruit Day. Orais made the advice following the election of officers held...
Most of the Philippines’ farmlands have low soil fertility due to “some unsustainable agricultural practices” of farmers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. According to Karen Bautista, head agriculturist of the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Soil and Water Management, 82 percent...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (left) and Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Contributed photo) Two ranking House members who had significant participation in the onion price surge inquiry want President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to continue holding the reins as...
INFANTA, Quezon – Quezon Rep. Mark Enverga has discharged agricultural interventions worth P19 million to farmers’ associations in this town. QUEZON Rep. Mark Enverga distributes P19-million worth of agricultural interventions from the Department of Agriculture (DA) headed by President Ferdinand...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-6 is urging local government units (LGUs) across Western Visayas region to strengthen measures against African Swine Fever (ASF). DA-6 issued the advisory as it has been receiving reports of the re-entry of processed pork products across the region....
The Department of Agriculture (DA) should review a recent memorandum order that would limit the type of fertilizer that rice farmers could use, Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, May 15, said. Signed on April 27, Memorandum Order 32 (MO 32) promotes the distribution of yet unnamed biofertilizers to...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Hog raisers who are members of the United Association of Pangasinan Swine Grower Inc. (UAPSG) have received a total of P77-million assistance under the Department of Agriculture's Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE)...
Senator Imee Marcos revealed today, Friday, May 12, that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. still refuses to leave his temporary post as Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary. Senator Marcos said the President still wants to stay as temporary DA secretary because “sabi niya...
