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DA urges farmers to plant 1–2 rice varieties in areas within RPS scope

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has urged rice farmers in areas served by rice processing systems (RPS) to focus on planting only...

PBBM leads inspection of PHO94.8-M modern rice hub in Antique

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday, January 19, inspected the recently completed P94.8 million rice processing...

DA to pivot to result-driven agri reform agenda to fix farming’s broken economics

The Department of Agriculture (DA) vowed to pivot to result-driven reform agenda in  fixing what it called the “broken economics” of Philippine agriculture, a...

Agriculture chief praise 2026 budget for farm, fishery sector boost

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. praised the passage of the proposed 2026 national budget, highlighting its higher allocation for the agriculture sector...

DA bets on more sili to cool price spikes

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. is zeroing in on one of the most volatile items in the Filipino kitchen: sili. With prices...

DA chief pushes fast-track laws to spur farm growth

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. is pressing Congress to fast-track long-pending laws and shake up entrenched institutions as the government moves to...

Audit spurs DA review of ill-funded goat breeding drive

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered a comprehensive review of an ambitious goat breeding program launched under the Duterte administration but...

Government weighs Cocochem sale as coconut demand rebounds

SAN PASCUAL, Batangas—Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday led an ocular inspection of the facilities of United Coconut Chemicals Inc., as...

Budget boost paves way for more farm-to-market roads in 2026

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. welcomed Congress’ decision to more than double funding for farm-to-market roads (FMRs), calling it a “game-changing investment”...

DA pushes data drive as Command Center nears launch

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has called on officials and employees of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to accelerate data collection efforts...
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