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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. highlighted the growing role of micro, small and medium enterprises in raising the value of farm and fishery output, saying these business ventures are key to creating jobs and boosting incomes in a sector where many remain among the country’s poorest. “Raw produce is only the beginning. The real […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified the rollout of its P20-per-kilo rice initiative, “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!”, with back-to-back distributions in Leyte and Samar, reaching thousands of beneficiaries and reinforcing efforts to ensure affordable food for vulnerable sectors. In Palo, Leyte, more than 5,000 individuals received subsidized rice under the program. Beneficiaries included farmers, […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has dispatched 18 trucks to transport vegetables from Benguet following reports of oversupply in the region that has left local farmers struggling to sell their harvest, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said. Tiu Laurel said the DA’s logistics teams, including the KADIWA program under the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon jointly inspected a farm-to-market road (FMR) project in Braulio E. Dujali, Davao del Norte, as the government steps up a nationwide audit following the transfer of agricultural road development to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The officials visited an 800-meter concrete road in […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has stepped up its push for regional food security with the turnover of a P67.63-million rice processing system to the municipal government, a move seen to reinforce the role of Palawan not just as a premier tourist destination but as a critical food-producing hub. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led a joint inspection with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at Agora Market in San Juan City, stepping up efforts to monitor the prices and supply of food and other basic goods. During the visit, Marcos and key officials checked the “timbanagan ng […]
The Department of Agriculture is weighing a price ceiling on imported rice as global tensions push up shipping and farm input costs, raising concerns about profiteering in the domestic grains market. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the government is studying a cap of about P50 per kilo on imported rice, a level he […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched a major regional development initiative with Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. personally overseeing the distribution of over P65 million in agricultural interventions to local farmers and fisherfolk in Libon that is widely recognized as the “rice granary of Albay.” Held at Pantao Port, the event underscores the DA’s strategic […]
The Department of Agriculture cracked down on underperforming contractors and suppliers in 2025, imposing roughly P81 million in penalties for delayed deliveries of farm inputs and slow implementation of government funded projects that disrupted key agricultural programs. The sanctions were compiled by the agency’s regional field offices following a directive issued recently by Agriculture Secretary […]
The Department of Agriculture has launched a sweeping investigation into several fertilizer suppliers with government contracts and temporarily halted the release of their stocks following complaints over product quality. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. directed procurement and warehouse officials to suspend the distribution of fertilizer from the companies while the DA, together with the […]