To help more agriculture students pass the Licensure Examination for Agriculturists (LEA), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) on Friday, May 3, formally announced their partnership to offer free online review classes....
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. has announced plans to extend support and improve technical knowledge for horticultural farmers whose production has decreased due to the effects of El Niño. On May 3, Friday, Tiu Laurel suggested that in order to boost...
Thousands of tobacco farmers are urging lawmakers to pass the economic sabotage bill before President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (SONA) to protect their livelihoods from rampant agricultural smuggling. In a statement on Thursday, May 2, more than 50,000 members of the Philippine Tobacco...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to review the Rice Tarrification Law (RTL) in order to reinstate the National Food...
After the implementation of preventive measures, the Department of Agriculture (DA) declared that Bulacan province is now free from avian influenza. In a statement on Friday, April 26, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said that the declaration was made as it has been 90 days since...
Winners of the biggest harvested pineapples awarded at Sumilang Festival in Silang, Cavite, on April 24 (Carla Bauto Deña/MANILA BULLETIN) SILANG, Cavite – The local government unit (LGU) of Silang officially opened the Sumilang Festival 2024 at the New Municipal Hall Grounds in Barangay...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the government plans to construct solar-powered cold storage facilities in Occidental Mindoro to soften the impact of the power crisis in the province. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said that they are collaborating with the Department of...
Sen. Cynthia Villar expressed support for Administrative Order No. 20 easing the rules on the importation of agricultural products. She mentioned this on Tuesday, April 23, during the 73rd Philippine Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers (PSABE) Annual National Convention, the 35th...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has expressed its support for the Department of Agriculture’s proposal to extend the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). “NEDA is looking at that issue. There are pros, there are cons. I would like to think that keeping the RCEF...
State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies said that more incentives should be given to agricultural extension workers (AEW) to motivate them to reach farmers in far-flung areas. During an online webinar, PIDS Supervising Research Specialist Ivory Myka R. Galang noted that AEWs...
Senators on Monday, April 22 urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to ramp up local production even after releasing Administrative Order No. 20 easing the rules on the importation of agricultural products. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero said that while he supports the latest...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is calling for the reduction of pork importation as many areas in the country are still recovering from the impact of African Swine Fever (ASF). AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (left) partakes of a ‘lechon’ or roasted pig at the...
