The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking the help of local government units (LGUs) in getting more farmers and fishermen to register into the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) for them to have easier access to agriculture-related assistance programs. (Photo courtesy of...
Owners and caretakers attend to their fish cages as they continue with their normal lives in Agoncillo, Batangas amid the Taal Volcano unrest on July 3, 2021. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) The unused funds of the Department of Agriculture (DA) could have been used to provide cash assistance to...
Small business owners have spent over a year adapting to the many challenges of operating during a pandemic and as economies slowly start to open up, the new normal has forced women micro-entrepreneurs (WMEs) to be nimble and flexible. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) According to...
Metro Manila mayors ought to put up so-called Kadiwa stores in their respective cities in order to provide a source of affordable food products to their constituents, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. (Photo courtesy of the DA) The DA, in a letter it sent to the Department of Interior of...
The Philippines is banking on techology-savvy, young agripreneurs in the regional effort to advance food security undertakings amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. FARMERS GO DIGITAL--A farmer-youth tandem completes the hands-on activity on smartphone familiarization under the Digital...
After being flagged by Commission on Audit (COA) for underutilization of funds and accounting irregularities, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is now strategizing to fully utilize its budget for this year. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) At the same time, the DA...
Twenty-two barangays around the country remain affected by African Swine Fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday, Aug. 19. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) 19. The villages with active cases of the dreaded hog disease are located in eight provinces. These are...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar asserted that no irregularities were committed despite the recent findings of state auditors on the alleged non-utilization of the P9.8-billion fund intended for farmers. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "We...
The billions of unused funds by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in 2020 were crucial to the struggling farmers and fisherfolks in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and economic crises, a fishers' group said on Wednesday, Aug. 18. (Unsplash) Citing the study of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Agriculture (DA) for billions of unspent funds and accounting "irregularities" prompting several farmers’ groups to slam the government agency led by Agriculture Secretary William Dar. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of...
Food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan is worried that the government’s planned fish importation during the second half of the year is ill-timed and may be detrimental to local fishermen. (Unsplash) In a statement, Tugon Kabuhayan convenor and former Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has "achieved a high distribution rate" of free fertilizers and inbred and hybrid seeds to farmers intended for the 2020-2021 dry season, contrary to claims that the project was anomalous. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) In a statement...
