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The Provincial Government of Davao de Oro, led by Governor Dorothy Montejo-Gonzaga, joined the simultaneous launching of KADIWA ng Pangulo activity, a marketing strategy of the government which seeks to provide consumers with access to quality and safe food items, while ensuring farm producers have a ready market. Various farmers’ associations of the province have […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) formally received 4,000 metric tons (MT) of white refined sugar from the Department of Finance – Bureau of Customs (DOF-BOC) to be sold at various KADIWA markets and stalls. The sugar, which was shipped from Thailand, was seized at the Port of Batangas last April for lack of proper documents, […]
A year before the 40th anniversary of the dynamic diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam, Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Megawati Manan exchanged valuable insights on potential agricultural trade opportunities between the two countries. To help Brunei with its increasing demand for rice, the Philippines […]
Around 1,034 kilos of frozen meat products were apprehended by the Department of Agriculture – Office of the Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA-IE) during a joint operation with the Pasay City Government, the DA-National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently. A raid on a restaurant and mini-mart yielded […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) partnered with Pacific Roadlink Logistics Inc. (PRLI) for the construction of the country’s first border inspection facility on its property at General Alejo Santos Highway, Angat, Bulacan. The DA and PRLI recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of the Cold Examination Facility in Agriculture (CEFA), which […]
In a bid to enhance farmers and fisherfolk access to markets that will enable them to increase their income and improve the quality of their lives, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) recently at the DA Central Office in Quezon City. In his message, […]
Around 14,000 kilos of smuggled frozen agricultural goods amounting to P2.8 million were seized by the Department of Agriculture – Office of Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA-IE) following a successful raid in Meycauayan, Bulacan recently. In line with the directives of President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to intensify measures against agricultural […]
As part of the government efforts to resolve the supply crisis and revive the Philippine salt industry, Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban convened with a consortium of private-sector representatives recently at the DA Central Office in Quezon City. During the meeting a proposal was presented, which focused on the establishment of a […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has put in place water management strategies as part of its adaptation and mitigation efforts on the effects of El Niño phenomenon on agricultural production. One of the strategies that DA is campaigning for is the rainwater harvesting or the collection and storage of rain, rather than letting it run […]
The Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA-IE) apprehended smuggled frozen meat products amounting to P35 million during an operation in Meycauayan, Bulacan recently. The initiative is in accordance with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to strengthen the Department’s fight against agricultural smuggling. Following the issuance of […]