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In celebration of this year’s International Coastal Cleanup Day, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) led a cleanup drive in Barangay Tanza Uno, Navotas City, while calling on the public to participate in initiatives aimed at ocean conservation and protection. About 500 individuals from BFAR-Central Office, BFAR-National Capital Region (NCR), New Era High […]
Under a steady partnership between the Philippines and Korea, the Mech Now Davao 2023 formally opened at the Southern Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Laboratory of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) in Manambulan, Davao City recently. With the theme, “Farms of Tomorrow: Advancing Agriculture through Technology,” the two-day event promoted agricultural mechanization and advancement in the […]
The Philippines’ commercial shipment of Hass avocado to the Republic of Korea will start soon by the end of September 2023. “We thank the Korean government for finally approving the market access of our Hass avocado exports,” Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban said as he announced that the country can now export […]
To aid small rice retailers affected by Executive Order (EO) No. 39, the Departments of Agriculture, Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and Trade and Industry (DTI), together with the local government unit of Quezon City distributed financial assistance at the Commonwealth Market in Quezon City. Personnel from DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program facilitated the payout of P15,000 […]
The Philippines started exporting fresh mangoes again to Australia with an initial shipment of 1,500 kilograms of Carabao mangoes during a simple send-off ceremony recently at the Philippine Airlines (PAL) Cargo Terminal. The meticulous planning, rigorous adherence to international quality standards, and continuous efforts of our farmers and exporters have culminated in this momentous occasion,” […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), and the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA) Philippines Center formally opened its “Pilot Village Project on Protective Cultivation and Postharvest Management of Vegetables” in Siniloan, Laguna recently. DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, Republic of Korea Ambassador to the Philippines Sang-hwa Lee, […]
Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban recently met with representatives from Head Sport Philippines and the Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI) to discuss ways to improve the local rubber industry and help rubber farmers boost their income. During the meeting, Head Sport Philippines proposed installing a modern rubber processing plant that will source raw […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved the recommendation to impose mandated price ceilings on rice in the whole country to ensure reasonably priced and conveniently accessible staple food to Filipinos amid the alarming increase in its retail prices in the market. Executive Order No. 39 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin recently stated that President Marcos […]
Following the Philippine Department of Agriculture – Sugar Regulatory Administration (DA-SRA)’s visit to São Paulo, Brazil early this year, delegates from the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) and the Embassy of Brazil in Manila met with DA officials recently to discuss areas for cooperation between the two countries to boost its sugarcane and ethanol industries. As […]
The Philippine government formally accepted the 300-metric ton (MT) milled rice donation by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) under the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Tier 3 Program in Camalig, Albay. Intended for the families affected by the Mayon Volcano eruption, the donation was turned over by Embassy of Japan […]