The price of onions in markets is expected to drop once the more than 21,000 metric tons of imports arrive in the country before January ends, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. Onions (Jel Santos/Manila Bulletin) DA deputy spokesperson Assistant Secretary Rex Estoperez said they are...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, January 11 urged the government to delay its plans to import around 22,000 metric tons of onions saying it may be best for the Department of Agriculture (DA) to first observe the harvest of local farmers next week before making any drastic moves. “It’s best...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday, January 10 questioned the plan of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to import 22,000 metric of onions saying this would only hurt Filipino farmers. The DA, headed by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. had earlier bared its...
Seeking to lower the skyrocketing price of onions and address the supply gap in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the importation of 21,060 metric tons (MT) of onions before the peak of the harvest season of local onion growers. Red onion (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has been strongly urged to consider allowing the importation of onion by legitimate traders to address the high cost and shortage of supply of this important food spice in Filipino households. George T. Barcelon, president of the Philippine Chamber of...
Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) once again called on the national government to “end importation” and instead “strengthen the local production” of fish. (Unsplash) According to the fisherfolk group, importation harms local production and displaces...
It was a "procedural mistake." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. This was what President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said about the sugar importation mess involving several government officials, who were all absolved of any liability" over the incident last year. Marcos said he will...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday, Jan. 5, called on the public to respect the decision of the Office of the President (OP) that cleared four officers of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on the controversial order to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar in August 2022. DTI...
Admitting that the price of onion in the country has gotten “out of control,” the Department of Agriculture (DA) said importation of onion is the only solution to lower its skyrocketing prices in markets. Onions (Jel Santos/Manila Bulletin) “Kung hindi ho masawata itong pagtaas ng presyo na...
President Marcos has ordered the importation of more than 64 metric tons of refined sugar in a bid to stabilize the price of sugar in the country. In a memorandum order dated Dec. 20, Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban ordered the convening of the department's...
Local farmers, fisherfolks reject EO 171 extension By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT Farmer and fisherfolk organizations were dismayed over the planned extension of Executive Order No. 171, saying it is killing local food producers. EO 171 temporarily modified the rates of import duty on various products,...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has rolled out a new campaign against the selling of imported fish unauthorized for wet markets, particularly those that are diverted frozen fish commodities that are supposed to be for canning, processing,...
