Approximately ₱90 million worth of smuggled sugar and cigarettes were seized by authorities at the Port of Manila, further fueling the government’s ongoing crackdown on agricultural smuggling to protect farmers and consumers. Officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar...
Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona has submitted his courtesy resignation, following the administration’s move to revamp the leaderships of government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs). “I think we already received the memo and we ’ re loyal to...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is charting the return of the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on pork in Metro Manila’s wet markets in the third quarter of the year, which will now see the government play a more substantial role as a middleman to curb rising pork prices. The MSRP, which...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to include minimum wage earners in the government’s ongoing ₱20-per-kilo rice program beginning next month, further expanding access to cheaper rice. In a statement, the DA said it has “agreed in principle” with the Department of Labor and...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is aiming to retain the current rice tariff rate of 15 percent during the upcoming review next month, with the proposed gradual increase temporarily on hold due to concerns about timing. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the government would likely...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are strengthening their collaboration on regulating vaccines for bird flu and African swine fever (ASF). Both the DA and FDA recently met to discuss updates on the vaccines as part of the government’s ongoing drive to...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is expecting retail prices of rice to decline as retailers seek to compete with the government’s ₱20-per-kilo rice program, which is now available across a number of cities and municipalities. DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the agency has received...
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) assured the public that poultry products, such as chicken meat and eggs, are safe for human consumption following the recent detection of a new bird flu subtype in Camarines Sur. BAI earlier reported that the country’s first case of highly pathogenic avian...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the pork industry requested the withdrawal of the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on pork amid challenges in compliance. In an interview on Thursday, May 15, Laurel said the industry is struggling to comply with the pork limit...
A total of eight countries are seeking the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) accreditation to export meat products to the Philippines, as the country moves to raise the supply of the commodity still reeling from African swine fever (ASF). Agriculture Undersecretary for Livestock Constante...
Officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) are urged to fast-track the implementation of its high-profile projects, such as the ₱20-per-kilo rice program, to meet the expectations earlier set by Congress, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. “We must ensure that we meet...
The maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on pork, implemented to lower retail pork prices, is set to be lifted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as the agency seeks to revise the policy to crack down on low compliance. In an interview on Wednesday, May 14, Agriculture Undersecretary for...
