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In adapting to the “new normal,” the Department of Agriculture (DA) will reinvent itself along with its regional field offices, bureaus, and attached agencies to stay relevant and worthy of existence. “We cannot go back to yesterday. We must use our past achievements to rebuild our institutions, like that of the Bureau of Soils and […]
The We Heal As One Center-Philippine Arena sent home on Friday 78 recovered patients, mostly overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), after testing negative from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a ceremony led by National Action Plan Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon, Maligaya Development Corporation Chief Operating Officer Atty. Glicerio “Ka GP” Santos IV, and […]
The Department of Agriculture is enhancing its preparations for wet cropping season this June. During a Laging Handa public briefing, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the department will cover an estimated total area of 2.5 million hectares for wet season planting. “We will cover almost 2.5 million hectares.” “We will cover almost 2.5 million hectares […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar and other officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) led the harvesting of fresh vegetables from the technology demonstration sites of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), highlighting the culmination of the 2020 National Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month celebration. The model urban farm called “ATIng Gulayan ng DA” showcases replicable technologies and […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has created “integrity circles,” dubbed as “Agriculture Dialogue and Information Network Groups” (ADING) to ensure efficient, effective, and graft-free use of limited public funds. “This is our response to the call of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to provide transparency and integrity in all government interventions,” DA Secretary William Dar said […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has partnered with the Manila City government to promote urban agriculture and household food security. During a visit of DA officials and executives of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno at the Manila City Hall recently, Agriculture Secretary William Dar […]
The country’s agriculture sector is expected to play a major role in pursuing a socio-economic response framework to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic recovery efforts. “For us to rise stronger from this COVID-19 crisis, the government must encourage the development of an agriculture-driven economy,” said Agriculture Secretary William Dar at the opening of the Farmers’ […]
Hundreds of health care workers and law enforcers were tested for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Sunday, May 24, with all four mega swabbing facilities already operational. Swabbing facilities were put up by the government in collaboration with the private sector as part of the “Test, Trace, Treat” strategy or T3, which aims to […]
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has resumed rice exports to the Philippines and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to maintain adequate food supply in the region amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “We welcome the decision by Vietnam to resume its rice export policy and taking into account the difficulties […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is readying interventions under its P700-million Quick Response Fund (QRF) after conducting field validation of areas affected by Typhoon Ambo in Eastern Visayas and Luzon. “We will use the QRF to rehabilitate affected areas and help farmers and fishers who suffered the brunt of ‘Ambo’ that damaged P1.14-billion worth of […]