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From the Committee on Agriculture public hearing, privilege speech, and back-to-back meetings with different agricultural sectors, Senator Kiko Pangilinan wasted no time in fulfilling his campaign promise since returning to the Senate–showing diligence in examining details, grounding discussions on data, and demonstrating a deep grasp of the issues at hand. Most recently, as Chair of […]
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 […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to rollout of Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!—the flagship affordable rice initiative of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.—on Tuesday, September 16, to initially reach more than 57,000 public transport workers across five major cities. From bus, jeepney, and tricycle drivers to transport operators, the transport sector now joins the ranks […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has officially declared Camarines Sur free from avian influenza, five months after the province’s last recorded case of the highly pathogenic H5N9 bird flu virus. The declaration, issued through Memorandum Circular No. 27 signed recently follows a comprehensive disease control and surveillance campaign. The last confirmed case was detected […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is urging Congress to back its bid to restore and expand the grains purchasing powers of the National Food Authority—a move aimed at bolstering food security by empowering the agency to directly buy corn and rice from local farmers and cooperatives. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the proposal […]
The World Bank is backing a five-year, $70 million initiative to create a co-insurance pool that will cushion Philippine agriculture from escalating climate-related risks. Set to roll out in 2026, the project aims to benefit 750,000 small farmers and fisherfolk by the time it wraps up in 2030, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. “The […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the official launch in Bien Unido, Bohol of his flagship food program, “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!”, an initiative that makes the P20-per-kilo rice available to thousands of qualified beneficiaries. This flagship initiative of Marcos carried out by the Department of Agriculture is a key step toward delivering affordable food to […]
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 […]