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Rice policy delays raise alarm as planting season nears

Senator Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday called for the immediate release of the long-delayed rice tariff guidelines and the remaining P13 billion in Rice Competitiveness...

DA: Rice prices hold steady amid import ban

Rice prices remain stable in local markets despite the ongoing import ban, but farmgate prices may rise if the restriction continues until December, the...

Philippine farm production rebounded 5.7% in second quarter of 2025

Philippine farm output expanded by 5.7 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, buoyed by a record harvest in rice and corn, according...

Bicol minimum wage earners to benefit most from P20 rice—DA

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Saturday said the majority of the 120,000 minimum wage earners set to benefit from the government’s P20-per-kilogram rice...

DA expanding P20/kg rice program to benefit up to 60m Pinoys

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is studying how it could expand the government’s affordable rice program to beyond vulnerable sectors, with the goal of...

Rice imports fell by nearly half in 3 months

Rice imports declined by nearly half in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA assistant secretary Arnel de Mesa...

Food security emergency declaration likely on Jan. 22—Agri exec

The declaration of a food security emergency will likely happen as early as Wednesday, January 22, an official of the Department of Agriculture said. “We...

DA: Reduced tariff led to low rice prices

The Department of Agriculture refuted the claim of the National Economic and Development Authority that reduced tariff on imported rice did not result in...

‘Carina’ wrath destroys over P251-million worth of crops, says DA initial report

The Department of Agriculture (DA) released on Friday a preliminary damage report for Super Typhoon ‘Carina,’ citing initial losses of P251.21 million across 12,764...

DA says livestock with Q fever depopulated, condemned

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Saturday all livestock afflicted with the Query or Q fever have been depopulated and condemned, with surveillance and...

DA: Rice imports may hit 3.9m tons

The Philippines may import as much as 3.9 million metric tons (MT) of rice in 2024, like the projection of the February 2024 grains...

DA distributes P32 million to ASF-affected hog raisers in Rizal

The Department of Agriculture has distributed P32-million worth of additional interventions for hog raisers affected by the African swine fever in Rodriguez, Rizal. Agriculture Secretary...

Agriculture department opens Malasakit Help Desks across Calabarzon

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