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DOTr implements relief plan amid hikes

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is implementing a multi-pronged relief package to counter soaring fuel prices, including reductions in airport and port charges and...

Twenty-pesos Rice Rollout

Residents queue for P20-per-kilo rice at a Department of Agriculture Kadiwa store in Quezon City on Tuesday, March 17, as the government rolls out...

Truckers group mulls 30 percent increase in fees

A truckers’ group said it will implement a 30% increase in service rates amid rising fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict. Maria Zapata,...

PH food security stable through year-end, DA says

The Philippines remains on track to maintain food security in the coming months despite global uncertainties caused by the conflict in the Middle East,...

ADB targets $40b for Asia-Pacificfood security agenda through 2030

The Asian Development Bank has surpassed its $14 billion commitment to strengthen food security in Asia and the Pacific during 2022–2025 and is now...

Philippines urges ASEAN to maintain open trade, protect supply chains

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary for International Trade Group Allan Gepty on Thursday urged Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states...

Grab, MOVE IT partner with ARK Solves to boost food security

Grab Philippines and MOVE IT have teamed up with social impact innovator ARK Solves to launch ‘Feed Back,’ a community-led food security program. The pilot...

Irrigators’ Associations key to food security, infra rollout – NIA

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is powering its drive toward food security through a renewed focus on modern irrigation systems, climate-resilient infrastructure, and, most...

How the ME conflict is affecting PH

"Our next biggest problem is how the Middle East crisis affects food for the country" YES, the Middle East conflict with Iran against the United...

AC Logistics, Glacier open Mindanao cold storage hub

AC Logistics Holdings Corp, and Glacier Megafridge Inc. have opened a new cold storage facility in Panabo City, Davao del Norte to expand temperature-controlled...

DA expands P20 rice program to Baguio

The Department of Agriculture (DA) expanded its flagship food security program, the P20 "Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!" Rice Project, to Baguio City, targeting vulnerable...

Group asks gov’t to cut pork imports to save hog industry

The Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) over the weekend urged government agencies to reduce pork imports to encourage hog raisers to enhance domestic production. SINAG...

PH rice imports hit 408,860 tons in January—PSA

The Philippines imported 408,860 metric tons of milled rice in January 2026, according to the latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report, surpassing a voluntary...

NFA nets P936.5m from rice stock sale

The National Food Authority auctioned nearly 90 percent of its aging rice stocks on Feb. 20, generating P936.5 million and exceeding its P912.4 million...
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