(File photo) The procurement and renting of land in rice-producing provinces by some foreigners raised concerns that it may affect the country’s food security in the long run, prompting the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) to coordinate with relevant government agencies to...
Fishermen from Masinloc, Zambales (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) For Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan, the Philippines’ aging fisherfolk population presents a serious food security problem. “This is...
Sen. Cynthia Villar is pushing for the passage of the bill that seeks to advance the development, promotion, and competitiveness of the livestock, poultry, and dairy industries in the country. Senate Bill No. 2558 or “An Act Strengthening the Livestock, Poultry and Dairy Development and...
In recognition of the farmers' vital contribution to ensure the country's food supply, President Marcos led the distribution of 2,867 hectares of agricultural lands to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Central Visayas Region in a ceremony in Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental on Monday,...
The trade visit to Malaysia next week by leading Philippine agriculture will support the country’s goal to achieve food security, Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said on Thursday, April 18. ASEAN BAC members, together with President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., Trade Secretary...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling on the government to invest in agriculture modernization and irrigation development in a bid to further improve the country’s food security amid steady population growth. “Unless the government embarks on a comprehensive modernization program, it would be...
Amid the persistent challenges surrounding water security and safety in the country, IDE Technologies, a water desalination firm based in Israel, wants to introduce its technologies to enhance water access and sustainability in Philippine agriculture and other sectors. Israeli Ambassador to the...
President Marcos will ramp up his efforts to ensure food security amid threats of El Niño as part of his administration's new brand of governance. In front of hundreds of thousands of Filipinos who attended the kick-off of Bagong Pilipinas (new Philippines) rally in Manila on Sunday, the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos has made it clear in the ongoing ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit in Tokyo, Japan that Filipino families' welfare is his top concern. House Speaker...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez spoke favorably of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) on Tuesday, Dec. 12, as an instrument for ensuring the country’s food security. “We are trying to look at ways to boost our rice self-sufficiency and...
By YVETTE TAN In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos wanted assemble the Infinity Gauntlet so he could eradicate half of all life in the universe because he claimed that genocide is what is needed to restore balance and to keep resources from being depleted by overpopulation. This was not his reason for...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) agreed to provide collaborative assistance for enhancing rice and various crops in Mindanao. MAGNO (left) in a meeting with Laurel (second from right). Presidential...
