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The National Food Authority (NFA) is preparing to auction off up to 60,000 metric tons of aging rice stocks in October, aiming to prevent spoilage, free up warehouse space, and support rice supply amid an import suspension. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., who chairs the NFA Council, said the move aligns with President Ferdinand […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will begin distributing P20-per-kilo rice to jeepney and tricycle drivers, further expanding the reach of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s flagship food program, Benteng Bigas, Meron Na! “We will initially roll out the P20 rice program for tricycle and jeepney drivers on September 16 in five pilot areas,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched the expanded rollout of the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!”—the flagship food program of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.–at select major fish ports in Luzon for the benefit of fisherfolk and registered fishery sector workers. Initially covering the Navotas Fish Complex in Metro Manila, Sual Fish Port in Pangasinan, and the […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. fired back at allegations of “ghost deliveries” of fertilizer raised by the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag), calling the claims unfounded and potentially damaging to the Department of Agriculture. “We’ve already admitted before the Senate that there were indeed delays in fertilizer deliveries in Regions 1, 2, and 4B. […]
The Department of Agriculture hailed the Food and Drug Administration’s approval for commercial use of the country’s first vaccine against avian influenza—a disease that has significantly harmed the poultry industry and poses risks to public health—as a major boost to the sector and the government’s food security goal. “With the FDA’s approval of Volvac B.E.S.T. […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is championing the Bicol region as a major force in the country’s cacao industry, aiming to boost national output while positioning the region as a reliable source of premium beans and specialty chocolate. Speaking at the first Bicol Cacao Congress and the fourth Cacao Festival, Tiu Laurel highlighted Bicol’s […]
The Department of Agriculture launched the latest phase of its flagship food security initiative, “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na! Para sa Magsasaka,” in four additional locations across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. According to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., the P20-per-kilo rice is available in Laoag City (Ilocos Norte), Roxas City (Capiz), Baloy, Cagayan de Oro City […]
A week after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced a two-month suspension of rice importation starting September 1, farm gate prices of palay have begun to rise in six of the 13 key rice-producing regions, according to data from the National Food Authority (NFA). Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the government is closely monitoring […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is accelerating the rollout of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s flagship food security program “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!,” which aims to provide rice at P20 per kilo to 15 million households by 2026. On August 29, the DA will include fisherfolk to the growing list of beneficiaries of the affordable rice […]
The maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice will remain during the two-month suspension of rice imports ordered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced. The MSRP for 5 percent broken imported rice was reduced to P43 per kilo from P45 on July 16. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. decided […]