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To help ensure the country’s food security, Senator Robin Padilla vowed to do his part in ensuring the Department of Agriculture’s budget for 2024 gets the nod of lawmakers. Padilla, in his message at the DA’s flag-raising ceremony, also urged the DA to support new Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. in his efforts to give […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the kick-off of three core projects of the DA, in partnership with the World Bank (WB), namely the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Scale-Up, the Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP), and the Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) Project. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whose […]
Newly-appointed agriculture secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said his priority is to increase food production and modernize agriculture, a major pillar of the Philippine economy. Laurel said the marching order of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is to modernize agriculture so the country could be food secure, less dependent on imports and lift millions of farmers and […]
A day after the International Day of Rural Women, the Department of Agriculture (DA) paid homage to the seven national finalists of this year’s Search for Outstanding Rural Women (SORW) during the World Food Day 2023 celebration at the Quezon Memorial Circle recently. Aligned with the Magna Carta of Women (MCW), the Search is an […]
In honor of the growth and transformation of the Philippine livestock and poultry industries following the consecutive blows by the outbreak of transboundary animal diseases, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more, the Department of Agriculture (DA) formally launched the 3rd National Livestock and Poultry Month recently. This year’s event was spearheaded by the DA Office of […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service, reaffirmed its commitment to assisting the youth who want to implement their agribusiness venture as it launched the 2023 Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) Program at the Coconut Palace in Pasay City. Now in its third year, the DA’s YFC Program, which is undertaken […]
The Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA-IE), together with the National Meat inspection Service (NMIS) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), conducted a joint anti-smuggling operation and food safety inspection in Dasmariñas City, Cavite recently. During the operation, the team discovered two unregistered cold storages and five refrigerated […]
The Department of Agriculture – National Food Authority (DA-NFA) highlights its vital role in achieving country’s food security during its 51st founding anniversary recently. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whose message was delivered by Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, reminded the agency of its mandate anchored on maintaining sufficient rice buffer stock sourced from Filipino farmers. “You have […]
The 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) amounting to P167.5 billion, which is six percent higher than its 2023 funds under the General Appropriations Act (GAA), has been approved by the House of Representatives recently. In line with the directives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to boost the country’s local […]
Service, not savings. This is the purpose of billions of pesos of funds allocated to the Department of Agriculture (DA), stressed AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee as he secured the commitment of the agency to simplify and streamline the estimated 50 requirements needed by farmers, fisherfolk and cooperatives to receive much-needed assistance to boost […]