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DA chief mulls extension of rice import freeze

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said he is inclined to recommend to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. an extension of the current rice...

DA trims 2025 palay production forecast amid erratic weather patterns

Amid increasingly erratic weather patterns, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has scaled back its rice production target for 2025, citing widespread flooding in key...

P20 rice rolls out to transport sector; initial beneficiaries 57K

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to rollout of Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!—the flagship affordable rice initiative of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.—on Tuesday,...

DA bats for Farm to Market Roads Equity Act to address 36,000-KM backlog

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is urging congressional support for the proposed Farm-to-Market Roads Development and Equity Act that aims to create a more...

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 to expand P20 rice program to jeepney, tricycle drivers

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will begin distributing P20-per-kilo rice to jeepney and tricycle drivers next month, further expanding the reach of President Ferdinand...

P20 rice now available for registered fisherfolk

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday launched the expanded rollout of the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!”—the flagship food program of President Ferdinand Marcos...

DA wants NFA powers back—but not authority to import rice

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the restoration of key regulatory powers of the National Food Authority (NFA) through amendments to the...

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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