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DA chief orders audit of farm-to-market road projects

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has issued a sweeping audit of all farm‑to‑market road (FMR) projects since 2021—taking his cue from investigation...

DA chief pushes for agency’s passage of P176.7B budget in full

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday made a strong appeal to the House of Representatives to approve in full the Department...

PH, Cambodia push stronger agri ties in bilateral talks

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia— Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday, September 9, with Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry...

World Bank backs USD70-M climate risk co-insurance pool for PH agriculture – DA chief 

The World Bank is backing a five-year, USD70 million initiative to create a co-insurance pool that will cushion Philippine agriculture from escalating climate-related risks. Set...

DA chief says smuggling crackdown intensified, but law needs fixing

Nearly a year after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act (Republic Act 12022) into law, the Department of Agriculture (DA)...

DA chief slams Sinag’s ‘ghost delivery’ claims as ‘fake news’

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. fired back at allegations of “ghost deliveries” of fertilizer raised by the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag),...

NFA to auction 60,000 MT aged rice stocks

The National Food Authority (NFA) is preparing to auction off up to 60,000 metric tons of aging rice stocks next month or until October,...

DA chief outlines key changes for overhaul of Rice Tariffication Law

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday outlined before the Senate Committee on Agriculture a set of amendments to the Rice Tariffication...

DA to launch Command Center for data-driven food management

The Department of Agriculture plans to soft-launch its Command Center—the digital nerve center that the DA envisages will drive smarter, data-driven management of the...

PHP500-M Camsur mega cold storage set to open December

The PHP500-million solar-powered cold storage facility in Camarines Sur is all set for opening in December this year, the Department of Agriculture said. Agriculture Secretary...
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