Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, disclosed that several Filipino fishermen are still enduring the destruction that tropical cyclone Paeng left. Paeng, the country’s 16th tropical cyclone in 2022 and the fourth in the month of...
A group of progressive fisherfolk has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to mobilize its calamity funds for boat distribution and livelihood rehabilitation for fishers affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Paeng. A fisherman in Cavite (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a statement released,...
Filipino farmers with low purchasing power will be given fertilizer vouchers in a bid to bolster their rice production, Malacañang said. FARMERS in Western Visayas region are urged to adapt to climate-resilient farming. (DA-6) Under the updated guidelines of Memorandum Order 65, which the...
The agricultural damage caused by Typhoon Paeng is so far pegged at P2.24 million, per the initial assessment of the Department of Agriculture (DA). (Photo courtesy of the Facebook page of Municipality of Valladolid Negros Occidental) Based on the DA’s Bulletin No. 2 on Typhoon Paeng issued on...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Region 1 (Ilocos) continues to provide agricultural interventions to beneficiaries of the Balik Probinsiya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program. In a two-day distribution activity, the DA turned over P3 million in agricultural...
The agricultural damage caused by Typhoons "Maymay" and "Neneng" has reached P583.45 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) bared on Friday, Oct. 21. FLOOD caused by severe tropical storm ‘Neneng’ shuts down the Claveria Detour Bridge on the Manila North Road in Claveria, Cagayan on...
"I am still needed there." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo by Noel Pabalate) This was President Marcos' statement over calls for him to appoint a full-time secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA) amid pressing agriculture issues. Marcos said he is staying as the Agriculture...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) will start selling sugar at P70 per kilo at its Quezon City and Bacolod City offices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Monday, Oct. 17. DTI tracks prices and supply of BNPC, Sugar in Manila In a statement, the DA said sugar will be sold at...
A pro-farmer lawmaker has filed a House bill (HB) that seeks to sway more students to take agriculture, forestry, and fisheries degree programs so they may--with the government’s backing--become “agripreneurs” scholars. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee (Facebook) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) encourages interested civil society organizations (CSOs) to register and obtain accreditation as partners of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the co-implementation of their programs, projects, and activities in order to ensure that...
BUTUAN CITY – Field units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), along with the Department of Agriculture (DA), stepped up their peace and development effort in the most far-flung areas, particularly former stronghold of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army in...
SARIAYA, Quezon – House Deputy Majority Leader Quezon Rep. David C. Suarez has proposed to the Department of Agriculture (DA) the creation of the National Water Use Plan to complement the National Farm-to-Market Road Map. Suarez said the National Water Use Plan will ensure that farmers have...
