From its original request of a P280-billion annual budget for next year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) may only end up with P129 billion for 2021, already including the portion of the stimulus package it has been requesting supposedly for this year. Agriculture Secretary William Dar...
Farmers usually make an income from their harvests. Especially now with more health-conscious individuals, their products are able to reach various markets all over the country. However, there are certain times such as natural disasters and diseases, when farmers would have to turn to other...
The Bureau of Customs further stepped up its campaign against rice smuggling even amid the coronavirus pandemic by conducting raids on warehouses suspected of storing illegally imported stocks of the grain in response to reports by concerned citizens. Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo...
As the prices of palay sank to as low as P12 per kilogram (/kg) in some areas, Senator Risa Hontiveros agreed there is a need to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) and promised to convince the law's author and fellow senator, Cynthia Villar, about it....
To fully transform the agriculture sector, the Department of Agriculture (DA) must be given a higher budget, ideally more than P100 billion, that is proportional to the sector’s contribution to the country’s total gross domestic product (GDP), a top DA official said. Farm workers thresh rice...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The producers of highland vegetables from the province of Benguet received more than P35 million worth of agriculture inputs to boosts the vegetable industry in the province. Geared towards the development of vegetable industry in Benguet, the Department of Agriculture...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 1 (DA-RFO1) through its, Rice Banner Program has readied hybrid rice seeds to replace the matured rice seedlings of the farmers, who have delayed transplanting due to limited water supply in the fields. This is to...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte -The provincial government of Ilocos Norte had launched the buy-farmer products program to help the farmers sell their products amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, a total of 143 farmers were able to sell their fruits and vegetable products through the buy-farmers’...
BUTUAN CITY – Some P588 million worth of assistance had been extended to farmers in Caraga region amidst coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. “Our COVID-19 response to our farmers is still continuing without let up,” stressed DA 13 Regional Executive Director (RED) Abel James I. Monteagudo,...
BUTUAN CITY – The Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Caraga region approved two projects amounting to P23.5 million for the farmers and fisherfolks in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Dinagat Islands. The DA 13-RPAB headed by Regional Executive...
Images by NOEL PABALATE Hit Eastwood this weekend to show support for our farmers Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, Department of Agriculture, and Resto PH pays tribute to Filipino farmers and food businesses. Leading the opening ceremony were (middle, from left to right) Megaworld Lifestyle Malls...
The province of Bohol, located in the Central Visayas Region, is known for its natural wonder, which is also a favorite tourist destination: the Chocolate Hills. It got its name from the color of the hills during the summer, when the lush, green grass on them turns brown. Those who are...
