Philippines’ pork imports for this year are still seen to go higher at 425,000 metric tons (MT), even despite the already 401 percent surge in pork imports the country recorded from January to April of this year. This is following the release of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) guidelines...
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) had so far released more than P13 billion in loans and cash grants to nearly a million farmers and fishermen for this year, the bank's latest data showed. As of May 31, LANDBANK has assisted cumulatively 2.7 million farmers and fishers nationwide, of...
The Philippines agricultural trade went up during the first quarter of the year, but this was mainly due to the higher amount of imported products that entered the country during the period. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the country’s total agricultural...
President Duterte conceded on Monday, June 28, it would be difficult for the government to produce massive socialized housing for homeless Filipinos. In his taped public address, the Chief Executive said the completion of housing projects “takes time” because of the “conversion” system....
The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) and the Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) as part of their commitment to boost the country’s data science and analytics (DSA) ecosystem, the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine...
Seven schools in the Philippines were among the top universities which have made a global impact based on rankings by World's Universities with Real Impact (WURI). Far Eastern University (feu.edu.ph) Far Eastern University placed 79th in the Global Top 100 Innovative Universities, up from its last...
The Philippines and China will both keep their statuses as the world’s top rice importers, data from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) showed. In its latest report on global rice production, USDA adjusted its trade forecast for the Philippines and...
The latest figures from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Friday night, June 4, showed that tropical storm "Dante" has caused at least P82.46 million in agricultural damage to the country. media Based on the department's assessment report released at around 6 p.m., the losses to agriculture are...
Agricultural damage caused by the onslaught of tropical storm "Dante" has reached P63.61 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Citing their latest assessment report Thursday, June 3, the agency said that the damage to agriculture left by the...
The damage wrought by massive flooding in Mindanao due to the onslaught of tropical storm "Dante" is now at P14.6 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday, June 2, citing initial result of the assessment. (File photo/Keith Bacongco/Manila Bulletin) According to the latest bulletin...
Filipino farmers may just be able to recover their losses from infestation and natural calamities under a P1-billion insurance fund intended for Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) beneficiaries. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) The DAR and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation...
In a bid to entice more borrowers from the agriculture sector, Bank of the Philippines (BPI) has opened a loan program to small and medium enterprises (SME) with no collateral and fewer documentary requirements. BPI Business Banking Head Eric Luchangco said in a statement that the Ayala-led bank is...
