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Chicken Feet, anyone?

Agriculture Secretary Francis Tiu checks out chicken feet at Mega Q. Mart in Cubao, Quezon City yesterday. The Department of Agriculture began enforcing suggested...

Philippines’ November inflation eased to 1.5%

Inflation rate eased to 1.5 percent in November 2025 from 1.7 percent in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday. The Department of Economy,...

The ASEAN–Korea partnership powering economic growth

“It is time we align our external relationships with the internal demands of our people” For countless Filipino households working hard to make ends meet,...

DA eyes MSRP on onions, pork to ease holiday prices

To temper rising food prices and ease consumer anxiety ahead of the holiday season, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to reimpose a...

Philippines inflation quickened to 1.7 percent in September

The Philippines’ headline inflation rate increased to 1.7 percent in September 2025 from 1.5 percent in August on the back of higher costs for...

BSP predicts faster August inflation

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Friday inflation rate for August 2025 likely settled between 1.0 percent and 1.8 percent, higher than 0.9...

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...

Philippine inflation eases to near 5-year low of 0.9% in July 2025

Inflation in the Philippines cooled to its lowest level in nearly five years in July 2025, pulled down by slower price increases for housing...

DA seeks importation of another 150,000 tons of pork

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking to import an additional 150,000 metric tons (MT) of pork under the Minimum Access Volume Plus (MAV...

9 in 10 Pinoys likely to vote for bets who care about food security

With the country’s recent declaration of a food security emergency, access to affordable food has become a top priority for Filipinos, according to the...

Soaring egg prices have US consumers squawking

Washington, United States—A resurgence of avian flu, which first struck the United States in 2022, is hitting chicken farms hard, sending egg prices soaring and...

House forms ‘Murang Pagkain’ Quinta Committee

The House of Representatives on Tuesday launched an investigation into soaring food prices, smuggling, price manipulation, and hunger—systemic challenges that have left millions of...

Kimchi threat as heatwave drives up South Korea cabbage prices

Seoul, South Korea—An unprecedented heat wave across South Korea has driven up the price of cabbages, data revealed Friday, with the vegetable used in the...

Speaker: House helping soften food inflation

House Speaker Martin Romualdez assured that the House of Representatives would continue to use the resources at its disposal to keep food inflation manageable. His...
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