The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Friday, July 4, that the country has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from Brazil. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said the lifting was following the South...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pausing its plan to lower the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of imported rice next month, citing global market volatility driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East. The DA initially planned to lower the MSRP of five-percent broken imported rice...
Minimum wage earners can now take advantage of the government’s ₱20-per-kilo subsidized rice following its rollout in Manila led by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel and Labor Secretary Bienvenido...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is in support of a recommendation from a House of Representatives panel to revert the rice tariff rate from 15 percent to 35 percent—on the condition that this will be implemented gradually. During the final hearing of the House quinta committee on Wednesday,...
BACOLOD CITY – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday announced the approval of a P10-million pesticide assistance from the national government to address the infestation of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) mainly in Negros Island. “Nandiyan na ang...
BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering increasing the buying price of palay (unhusked rice) to support farmers and the national government’s P20 per kilo rice initiative. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced during the program’s launching at Burgos...
BACOLOD CITY – The P20 per kilo rice program was officially launched here on Thursday, June 5. Hundreds of residents lined up as early as 6 a.m. to purchase the staple. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Mayor Albee Benitez led the launching at the Burgos Public Market with...
As the world grapples with the continued rise of plastic pollution across marine and freshwater ecosystems, developing economies such as the Philippines are ramping up the production of non-plastic alternatives, with seaweed as a major source. In its latest global trade update, the United Nations...
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 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 influential Makati Business Club (MBC) is calling for the retention of the administration’s economic managers and other “ efficient ” department heads following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s call for all of his Cabinet Secretaries to resign. Marcos announced on...
President Marcos ' directive for Cabinet resignations has sparked a mix of hope and apprehension in the local financial market, as some view it as a necessary step toward improved governance and economic performance, while others are concerned about potential market volatility during the...
