As the fight against smuggling continues, a total of P78.9 million worth of illegally imported agricultural goods were seized by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and other government agencies during separate operations at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) from December 2022 to...
Seeking to lower the skyrocketing price of onions and address the supply gap in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the importation of 21,060 metric tons (MT) of onions before the peak of the harvest season of local onion growers. Red onion (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a...
Government needs to pump more funds to the livestock industry owing to increased consumer demand, Senator Cynthia A. Villar said. The constantly increasing demand for an animal protein associated with the increase in our population needs government support to intensify livestock production and...
As the harvest season rolls around, a possible drop in the prices of onions is expected next month, an agriculture group disclosed on Monday, January 9. Onions (Jel Santos/Manila Bulletin) In a radio interview, Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) President Rosendo So explained that if the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, January 8 said he supports a proposal that seek the creation of a task force against illegal traders who smuggle and sell onions in order to address the issue on rampant smuggling and hoarding of the agricultural produce and other prime vegetable commodities....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, January 6 welcomed the Office of the President’s (OP) decision to clear a former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary and three former board members of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on the controversial issuance of Sugar Order No. 4. “I am...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered an import ban on chicken and other poultry products from eight countries amid the outbreak of avian influenza. A chicken in a cage (Photo courtesy of Pexels) Domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry meat, day-old chicks, and sperm...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday, Jan. 5, called on the public to respect the decision of the Office of the President (OP) that cleared four officers of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on the controversial order to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar in August 2022. DTI...
Admitting that the price of onion in the country has gotten “out of control,” the Department of Agriculture (DA) said importation of onion is the only solution to lower its skyrocketing prices in markets. Onions (Jel Santos/Manila Bulletin) “Kung hindi ho masawata itong pagtaas ng presyo na...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro doesn't think that implementing a suggested retail price (SRP) on onions can solve the outrageous price surge for the produce. "Imposing a suggested retail price (SRP) on onions is at best a band aid solution to the exceedingly high prices of onions in the...
Senator Imee Marcos has asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to tap a neglected source of funding to increase the supply of onions that could be sold at P170 per kilo in Kadiwa outlets and rolling stores before the New Year. This, after Marcos called "pointless" the DA’s plan to raise the...
Another increase on the suggested retail price (SRP) of red onions is expected before the year ends as the Department of Agriculture (DA) proposed to raise it from ₱170 to P250 per kilo starting Dec. 30. Onions (Photos courtesy of Pixabay) In an interview, DA Assistant Secretary Kristine...
