Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, January 8 said he supports a proposal that seek the creation of a task force against illegal traders who smuggle and sell onions in order to address the issue on rampant smuggling and hoarding of the agricultural produce and other prime vegetable commodities....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, January 6 welcomed the Office of the President’s (OP) decision to clear a former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary and three former board members of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on the controversial issuance of Sugar Order No. 4. “I am...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered an import ban on chicken and other poultry products from eight countries amid the outbreak of avian influenza. A chicken in a cage (Photo courtesy of Pexels) Domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry meat, day-old chicks, and sperm...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday, Jan. 5, called on the public to respect the decision of the Office of the President (OP) that cleared four officers of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on the controversial order to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar in August 2022. DTI...
Admitting that the price of onion in the country has gotten “out of control,” the Department of Agriculture (DA) said importation of onion is the only solution to lower its skyrocketing prices in markets. Onions (Jel Santos/Manila Bulletin) “Kung hindi ho masawata itong pagtaas ng presyo na...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro doesn't think that implementing a suggested retail price (SRP) on onions can solve the outrageous price surge for the produce. "Imposing a suggested retail price (SRP) on onions is at best a band aid solution to the exceedingly high prices of onions in the...
Senator Imee Marcos has asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to tap a neglected source of funding to increase the supply of onions that could be sold at P170 per kilo in Kadiwa outlets and rolling stores before the New Year. This, after Marcos called "pointless" the DA’s plan to raise the...
Another increase on the suggested retail price (SRP) of red onions is expected before the year ends as the Department of Agriculture (DA) proposed to raise it from ₱170 to P250 per kilo starting Dec. 30. Onions (Photos courtesy of Pixabay) In an interview, DA Assistant Secretary Kristine...
Transforming Philippine agriculture—through a food-secure and resilient nation with empowered and prosperous farmers and fisherfolk—was the main goal of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in 2022. But as the agency focused on its OneDA Reform Agenda, agriculture leaders faced tons of...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, December 29 said he supports calls for a Senate investigation into the alarming skyrocketing prices of local onions in light of the alleged smuggling of the crop from other countries. Sen. Imee Marcos has filed Senate Resolution No. 350 calling for a...
The the increase in prices of red onions, which hit P500 per kilo during Christmas week, continue to make consumers suffer amid the holidays. Onions (Photos courtesy of Pixabay) To lessen their struggles, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is now looking into motr interventions in the supply chain...
Amid the current problems of increasing food prices and inefficiencies, a collaboration between the Philippines and Japan is set to strengthen the vegetable value chain that will help farmers and ensure food security and sufficiency in the country. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture)...
