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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. enjoined employees of the agency to stay focused on the goal of ensuring food security next year as the Philippines faces the challenge of El Niño and threats of external price and supply shocks. As he led the Department of Agriculture’s annual Christmas celebration, his first as head of […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee lauded the passage on third and final reading of House Bill No. 9663 creating the Department of Water, and on Sunday said that establishing a national framework for water resource management would boost efforts to attain food security in the country. “Natutuwa po tayo na we are one step […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the government under the leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is focused on improving rice production and reducing post-harvest losses through science and technology. During his visit to the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija, Tiu Laurel told rice experts and […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. met with groups operating national and communal irrigation systems in south-central Mindanao to drum up support for a national drive to increase agricultural production for food security. “Kami po sa Kagawaran ng Agrikultura ay kasama ng ating Pangulo Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. sa pagsusulong ng food security, ang kanyang […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. assured lawmakers that his agency is closely watching the market and is taking steps to assure sufficient supply of food items at affordable prices, particularly rice, sugar, and onions. Appearing before the Committee on Agriculture and Food of the House of Representatives, Tiu Laurel said he gave importers less than […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Thursday will deliver the keynote speech at the 6th National Sardines Industry Congress and Trade Exhibit, an event Lee said highlights the importance of strengthening the partnership between the government and the private sector to develop industries that can contribute to the country’s economic development and food security. […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) assures the public that there is enough affordable supply of rice in the market. According to DA Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Arnel de Mesa, the country has almost completed the wet season harvest. “We have harvested about 90% of palay across the nation, bought at P22.00 per kilogram,” de Mesa […]
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (DA-OASR) led the celebration of the Food Safety Awareness Week with the theme, “Pagkaing ligtas, masustansiya, at sapat, susi sa magandang kalusugan ng lahat.” The said celebration, held every last week of October to intensify public awareness and participation in government efforts […]
With more than nine out of ten Filipinos saying they are now spending more on food, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Sunday said the government should prioritize setting up more Kadiwa stores to provide the people with an alternative where they could buy food items at a cheaper price. “Hindi nakapagtataka na mas […]
Officials of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA), United States (US) government, and Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) convened recently for an open forum and networking lunch as part of the US and BCIU’s agriculture mission to the Philippines. With the main objective of advancing food security goals, the meeting was led by DA […]