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Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol formally turned over to farmer organization-beneficiaries in four Abra towns a solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) designed to irrigate a minimum of 10,000 hectares of rice land per area. The four SPIS is part of the six solar irrigation projects being implemented by the DA in the Cordillera Administrative Region under […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol formally turned over to farmer organization-beneficiaries in four Abra towns a solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) designed to irrigate a minimum of 10,000 hectares of rice land per area. The four SPIS is part of the six solar irrigation projects being implemented by the DA in the Cordillera Administrative Region under […]
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol ordered quarantine officers of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) to implement stricter measures on the entry of meat products, especially pork from Hong Kong, following the reported outbreak of the African Swine Fever (ASF) in the territory. In his order, Piñol also warned incoming passengers that “bringing in meat and […]
While importing rice is now liberalized with the enactment of Republic Act No. 11203, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol is urging rice traders and importers to be conscious of the supply situation in the market so that there will be no oversupply of the staple grain. In his speech, which was read by Agriculture Undersecretary Ariel […]
As an executive order aimed at addressing the country’s water supply issues is being finalized by the government, a party-list group on Wednesday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to take an active role in ensuring that the agriculture sector will not suffer from water shortages arising from the effects of climate change. “The current […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Universal Robina Corp. (URC) signed a P5 million program to boost the country’s potato industry. In a ceremonial planting of potatoes at the remote village of Balutakay, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said under the partnership, URC will provide high quality Granola potato seeds from Canada, […]
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the Agriculture Department will be installing 6,200 solar-powered irrigation systems nationwide as a short-term solution to address the effect of El Niño which has caused farm lands to dry up. “This is our short-term resolution for El Niño, to build a solar-powered irrigation system. The project has a fund of […]
As the country marked International Women’s Month, a party-list group representing the agriculture sector is calling on government to do more in addressing gender inequality in rural areas and provide women in agriculture with opportunities for decent livelihood. “March is International Women’s Month—this is a good time for government to take stock of what we […]
The AGRI Party-list has voiced its support for Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte’s order to all agencies to identify government-owned lands that can be distributed to land reform beneficiaries. Executive Order (EO) 75, which was recently signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, directs the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to acquire all government-owned lands originally devoted to […]
Senator Dick Gordon has maintained his stance to peg the age threshold of criminal responsibility at 12 years old. Gordon, chairman of the Senate justice committee, said that while his position may eventually differ in a few years’ time, he is currently keen on lowering the criminal liability age to 12 years old from the […]