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Solon cites Mindoro’s agricultural potentials

FPJ Panday Bayanihan party-list Rep. Brian Poe has called for greater investment in irrigation and agricultural infrastructure in Mindoro, citing the province’s “untapped potentials”...

Benteng Bigas program extends to public teachers

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday said the government’s P20 rice program will soon cover public school teachers and non-teaching personnel,...

DA pushes P176.7-billion budget for 2026

Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday urged the House of Representatives to approve in full the agency’s proposed P176.7 billion...

Negros Oriental supports P20/kilo rice program

DUMAGUETE CITY — The Negros Oriental provincial government pledged P15 million in counterpart funding for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s P20-a-kilo rice program starting October. The...

Affordable Rice

Rice sells at P20 per kilo at the Department of Agriculture in Quezon City as part of the nationwide rollout of the ‘Benteng Bigas...

DA seeks NFA grain-buying role under new law

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pressing Congress to restore and broaden the National Food Authority’s (NFA) grain-buying powers, positioning the agency as a...

DA, World Bank plan $70-m climate insurance for farmers

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will roll out a $70-million climate change insurance program in 2026 with funding support from the World Bank to...

Modernizing PH agri industry

Cultivating progress in PH’s food and agriculture sector THE Asia-Pacific region continues to be the beating heart of global food and agriculture (F&A). By 2030,...

Fisherfolk to benefit from P20/k rice on Aug. 29—DA

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is fast-tracking the rollout of President Marcos’ Marcos flagship food security program dubbed “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” which sells...

Romualdez backs PBBM’s plan to build 10 fish ports

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez vowed full support for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.’s plan to establish 10 state-of-the-art fish ports nationwide as...

Rice price ceiling stays despite import ban—Tiu Laurel

MANILA—The maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice will remain in effect despite the two-month suspension of rice imports ordered by President Ferdinand...

Philippines, Canada vow to deepen agricultural ties

The Philippines and Canada are deepening their agricultural cooperation, with officials meeting to discuss trade, food security, and technical collaboration. Discussions included high-value crops,...

Salceda selected House food security panel chair

Albay 3rd District Rep. Raymond Adrian Salceda was elected chairperson of the House of Representatives Special Committee on Food Security, making him one of...

Two-day food summit unfolds in Cebu City

THE Cebu Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI) has launched a two-day agri-business exhibition at the provincial capitol complex meant to strengthen local agriculture and...
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