The National Food Authority (NFA) will soon begin purchasing storm-damaged palay (unmilled rice), at a lower rate than its regular buying price, to help offset the losses incurred by farmers from recent typhoons. NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said this emergency procurement will be embodied in an...
The National Food Authority (NFA) aims to increase the drying capacity of its palay (unmilled rice) procurement from the current 12 percent to 100 percent by the end of next year, as it prepares to open new drying facilities. NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said that the grains agency will reach 100...
The government is rolling out the one-tonner bagging system for palay (unmilled rice) as part of a modernization effort to reduce storage costs and ultimately improve the country’s buffer stocking. The National Food Authority (NFA) announced on Friday, Oct. 17, that it will start using flexible...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, October 16, announced that it has received a fully equipped food truck from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) to enhance its disaster response and humanitarian operations across the country. In a statement, the PRC said the donation...
ROME (AP) — The United Nations ' food aid agency said Wednesday that severe funding cuts from its top donors are especially hurting its operations in six countries and warned that nearly 14 million people could be forced into emergency levels of hunger. The World Food Program, traditionally...
The Philippines is asking the assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to help address 27 years of developmental gaps in the country’s agriculture sector, fueled by the government’s funding shortfalls, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a statement, DA Secretary...
Coffee lovers are gearing up for a caffeine-filled weekend as KapeCon 2025 takes over Paseo de Roxas Avenue in Makati City on October 11 to 12, 2025. Organized by Coffee Home Brewers (CHB), the country’s largest online community of coffee enthusiasts, the festival promises two full days of...
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) leads the nine Filipino companies included in Forbes Magazine’s World’s Best Employers list this year, which consisted of 900 companies. SMC was ranked at No. 42, the only Philippine company in the top 100, followed by Ayala Corp. (139),...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing the second tranche of relief assistance for 12 northern towns in Cebu affected by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the province on Sept. 30. Following a meeting with local chief executives in northern Cebu,...
Australian Ambassador Marc Innes-Brown expressed his deep appreciation for Filipino food as he goes around the city and nearby provinces to sample popular Pinoy fare. The envoy, who shared these discoveries on his X (formerly Twitter) account, called them #BiyaheNiMarc. “On my exploration of...
Senator Raffy Tulfo criticized the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its supposed negligence and inaction on the continued sale of unregistered products that pose health risks. During the budget hearing of the Department of Health (DOH) and its attached agencies on Thursday, Oct. 2, Senator...
Tycoon Andres Soriano III’s A. Soriano Corp. (Anscor) has earned ₱300 million in less than a year from the sale of its 22 percent stake in TBG Food Holdings Inc., the owner of The Bistro Group restaurant business, to Bounty Fresh founder Tennyson Chen’s Inoza Business Holdings Inc. for...
