President Marcos has tasked the departments of Agriculture and Finance to expedite the release of financial assistance for farmers. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos made the call while he was distributing confiscated smuggled rice in Roxas City, Capiz on...
Senators on Thursday, October 5 told officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to forego the P50-million confidential funds allocated to the agency under their proposed 2024 national budget. Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, and Sen. Raffy Tulfo...
Farmers and rice retailers may soon breathe a sigh of relief after Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said on Tuesday, Oct. 3, that there are now “positive indicators” for the possible lifting of the rice price ceiling. Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Gerald...
Although the Department of Agriculture (DA) has recommended the lifting of the rice price cap, it is up to President Marcos to decide on it, an official said on Tuesday, Oct. 3. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) DA-Bureau of Plant Industry Director...
There was no mention of choosing a new Agriculture Secretary during the sectoral meeting presided over by President Marcos on Tuesday, Oct. 3. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting in Malacañan on Oct. 3 to discuss the recommendation to lift the temporary...
Our fruits are known the world over — we have the sweetest mangoes, the juiciest pineapples, and the plumpest pomelos. Now, we proudly add avocados to that list as an initial shipment of 3,040 boxes of fresh Hass avocados embarked on a journey from our shores to South Korea last Sept. 30,...
The Philippine government has started the exportation of a large variety of fresh avocados through a ceremonial send-off at the KTC Port Tibungco, Davao City on Sept. 30, the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) said. DA-BPI director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said the first...
It is high-time for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to appoint a full-time and competent head of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero said. Escudero said the government can address the urgent challenges faced by the agency, including the...
The Philippines is set to start exporting avocados to South Korea following the completion of the necessary process required by Seoul. According to the Philippine Embassy in Seoul, the commercial shipment of hass avocados—a large-sized variety of avocado—is expected before the...
The Philippines intends to import less rice in 2023, an Agriculture executive said. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian made the statement following the projection of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the Philippines rice importation will hit 3.8...
The title of this piece encapsulates the exact directive issued by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Sept. 12, 2023 to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) when he attended the presentation of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11953, known as the “New Agrarian...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has expressed his endorsement of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan as a strong contender for the role of Department of Agriculture (DA) chief. During last Friday's Chat with SBED, reporters floated the idea that...
