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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the government will extend the ban on rice importation until the end of this year, allow imports only in January 2026, and reimpose the ban in February, to stabilize supply in time for the dry season harvest. Speaking before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Agriculture, Tiu Laurel […]
Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Japanese Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi met on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Agriculture and Forestry Ministers Meeting to discuss deeper bilateral cooperation in agriculture, including enhanced trade, technology transfer, and sustainability efforts. A key focus of the bilateral talks was increasing Philippine […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is poised to issue an executive order for emergency government procurement of palay, aiming to stabilize prices triggered by adverse weather and a bumper harvest—factors that have blunted the impact of the two‑month rice import ban. Speaking on the sidelines of the House’s 2026 budget […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is moving to tighten the country’s rice import policy by extending the current two-month import suspension and raising tariffs on foreign rice, in a bid to stabilize palay prices and protect Filipino farmers during the peak of the harvest season. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. made the announcement, saying the […]
Officials from the Department of Agriculture led the formal turnover of a P70.2-million rice processing facility to farmers in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro—one of the country’s major rice-producing towns. “This is another step toward realizing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s vision of a modernized agricultural sector—one where farmers are more productive and profitable, food supply is stable, […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its temporary import ban on poultry and related products from Israel and South Dakota in the United States, following the successful containment of recent avian influenza outbreaks in those areas. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. issued separate administrative orders ending the bans, which previously halted the entry […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the inauguration of a P61.7 million Rice Processing System (RPS) in this rice-producing town, marking the fifth such facility established in the province of Pampanga under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). Designated as RPS 2, the newly inaugurated facility features a multi-stage rice mill with a capacity of up […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has issued a sweeping audit of all farm‑to‑market road (FMR) projects since 2021—taking his cue from investigation initiated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on controversial flood control works of the Department of Public Works and Highways. Though FMR schemes are identified and validated by the Department, these road projects […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds from Argentina, following a confirmed outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in that country. Memorandum Order No. 48 bars the entry of poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, and semen for artificial insemination sourced from Argentina, after […]
In a joint entrapment operation, the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA), the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), and the Aritao Municipal Police arrested three individuals in Nueva Vizcaya for selling unregistered fertilizers and agricultural growth hormones. The operation, conducted recently in Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya, followed reports of illegal sales of agricultural products not authorized […]