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Agriculture chief backs P2-b deepwater port in Mindoro

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is backing the construction of a deepwater port in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, citing its potential to...

Tiu Laurel welcomes higher agriculture budget for 2026

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. welcomed the passage of the 2026 national budget Monday, citing higher allocations for the agriculture sector to support...

Go sets guidelines for SSS micro-loan program

Finance Secretary and Social Security Commission Chair Frederick Go has provided strategic guidance to the Social Security System (SSS) on a new micro-loan program...

DA to boost chili output, curb weather-related price spikes

The Department of Agriculture is stepping up efforts to boost chili pepper production and expand protcted farming to curb sharp price spikes triggered by...

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...

Agriculture chief orders probe on Duterte-era goat program after audit results

Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered a comprehensive review of a goat breeding program launched during the Duterte administration after...

DA shifts 37,000 hectares of rice area to mung beans

The Department of Agriculture is preparing to shift up to 37,000 hectares of rice land in Nueva Ecija to mung bean production as the...

PH bans pork imports from Taiwan

The Philippines has imposed a temporary ban on imports of live pigs, pork meat, pig skin, and other related products from Taiwan following a...

DA creates watchdog for farm roads

The Department of Agriculture, or DA, announced Monday the creation of the Interim Social and Environmental Safeguards, a dedicated watchdog unit to ensure the...

DA warns corruption slows FMRs, seeks public help via new platform

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has called on farmers, local governments and citizens to help monitor the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMRs), warning...

DA set to roll out P20-rice master list registry system

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to roll out Benteng Bigas Masterlist (PBBM) Registry System, a digital platform designed to streamline operations and...

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...

US tariff exemptions expected to boost PH agriculture exports

The United States’ decision to extend tariff exemptions on key Philippine agricultural exports, particularly tropical fruits, has lifted a major source of uncertainty for...
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