Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has echoed calls for an immediate and stronger government interventions in the agricultural sector amid concerns of possible tighter supply of rice following India’s export ban. “What is important is our Department of Agriculture (DA); the government needs...
The country has enough supply of rice that would last for a little more than one month despite three unfortunate events that have affected its production, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday, August 1. *DA Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) *...
The promise to bring down the price of rice to P20 per kilo is not within reach soon, given the several issues affecting the agriculture sector. This was admitted by Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla in a Palace briefing on Tuesday, Aug. 1, noting that it will not be...
An official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) assured that the Philippines has a 39-day buffer supply of rice amid the threats of the El Niño phenomenon and the challenges of importing rice from neighboring countries, while it looks to increase the rice production in the country. (Keith...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan (Contributed photo) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan only has good things to say about former Ilocos Sur Rep. Deogracias Victor Savellano, who has been appointed Department of Agriculture (DA) undersecretary. “If we look...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has urged the government to impose an "urgent price freeze" on agricultural products in areas severely affected by typhoon Egay. Dingras, Ilocos Norte (Photo courtesy of Domenic Daoang and Ryan Paul Bagalayos) "Retail prices of rice, vegetables,...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan (Contributed photo) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan has renewed calls for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to designate a full-time secretary at the Department of Agriculture (DA). Libanan underscored this appeal...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged government agencies to pursue projects like the Reformation Initiative for Sustainable Environment (RISE) that would address multiple humanitarian and economic problems. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has categorically denied a long-running rumor that former senator and interior secretary Mar Roxas would be tapped as full-time Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary. Rep. Marcos did so during a...
ILOILO CITY – A P12.84-million project will utilize solar power to turn salt water into potable water for residents of a far-flung island barangay in Concepcion, a town in northern Iloilo province. Implemented under the Philippine Rural Development Project of the Department of Agriculture (DA),...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Filipino rice farmers have been getting a "better deal" for their palay (unhusked rice) ever since President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. took over as Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary. This was the claim of Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, as he shared farm gate...
BALLESTEROS, Cagayan – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has launched the development of salt industry project, also known as the "Oplan Asin: Pasiglahin, Sariling Ating Asin” in 2022 at Ballesteros, Cagayan on July 3-4, 2023. The project is...
