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Tag: food security

Wellness within reach

In the Philippines today, many families juggle tight budgets and rising food prices while trying to eat well and stay active. According to the State...

Supplies

Workers deliver sacks of imported rice to retailers in Tondo, Manila on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. The Department of Agriculture is considering an initial...

DAR to revive 4-year scholarship for ARB kids

THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) aims to revive its four-year scholarship program for children of farmer-beneficiaries under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program to...

Affordable Rice

Keeping palay prices fair, expanding P20-per-kilogram rice and fast-tracking farm-to-market roads will be the toughest test of the Department of Agriculture heading into 2026,...

DA to expand P20 rice program to 3.2 million people by February 2026

The Department of Agriculture expects to reach about 3.2 million Filipinos, or roughly 780,000 households, as it extends its P20-per-kilogram rice program from January...

Govt taps satellite technology to improve agriculture sector

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (DA-BAFE) have harnessed space science and technology applications to...

DA to cap rice imports to 3.8mt in 2026

The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to cap rice imports in 2026 at 3.6 million to 3.8 million metric tons (MT) as it banks...

‘Atin ang Kinse Kilometro’ bill must balance fisherfolk livelihood, food security’

The chairman of the House Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries said that proposals to bar commercial fishing vessels from operating within the 15-kilometer municipal...

Million Trees Foundation receives solar-powered indoor cultivation system

The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) turned over a solar-powered Indoor Cultivation System (ICS) to the Million Trees Foundation Inc. (MTFI)...

Pangilinan: Address soil health for rice concerns

Senator Francis Pangilinan on Sunday called for a national soil testing program to help address the country’s rice supply challenges and improve long-term food...

DA caps Metro Manila pork prices ahead of holidays

The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) imposed maximum suggested retail prices (MSRPs) on pork sold in Metro Manila beginning Friday to curb price spikes...

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,...

DA sets P120/kg cap on onion prices to curb profiteering

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will enforce a P120-per-kilo suggested retail price (SRP) for both red and white onions starting Dec. 1, in a...

Kadiwa ng Pangulo Expo to feature P20 rice program

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will hold the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) Expo 2025 from Nov. 27 to 29 in Intramuros, featuring the Metro...
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