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The Department of Agriculture has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of both domestic and wild birds from New Zealand following reports of an avian influenza outbreak in that country. In a memorandum order No. 01, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. confirmed that tests conducted by the New Zealand National Animal Health Laboratory […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have joined forces to explore “creative ways” to reduce rice prices to more reasonable levels and alleviate the financial burden on Filipino consumers. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the initial focus would be on imported rice, but stressed that the government’s […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. raised concern over persistently high rice prices, particularly the sale of imported rice at P60 per kilo, calling it indicative of profiteering. Tiu Laurel’s comments followed a recent consultative meeting with rice importers and millers, where DA officials scrutinized the industry’s pricing practices. “The exorbitant price of imported rice […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has ordered the expansion of the Protein-Enriched Copra Meal (PECM) commercialization project to Western Visayas (Region VI), aimed at boosting local livestock production by providing a sustainable, cost-effective alternative protein source for animal feeds. Launched in 2022 as a response to supply disruptions caused by COVID-19 and the ongoing […]
The Philippines and Pakistan are optimistic they could reach a final deal by June next year on the allocation by the South Asian nation of at least 1 million metric tons of rice to fill a quarter of Manila’s annual import requirement of the food staple. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. met with Dr. […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has announced plans to remove brand labels from imported rice, citing concerns that some industry players are manipulating the system to inflate prices and exploit Filipino consumers. “After conducting a series of market visits, we now have reason to believe that some retailers and traders are intentionally confusing Filipino […]
The Department of Agriculture is adding four public markets in Metro Manila where P40 per kilo well-milled rice will be sold under the Rice-for-All program to provide consumers with options amid stubbornly high prices of the food staple. KADIWA ng Pangulo rice kiosks in the four additional markets started offering the P40 a kilo rice […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and global ocean exploration nonprofit OceanX have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will enable the latter to assess the health and diversity of fisheries, and therefore marine food resources of Philippine seas using its state-of-the-art research vessel, OceanXplorer. The MOU, formalized by DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. […]
The Department of Agriculture has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of live cattle and buffalo, as well as their products, from Japan due to the outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) based on memorandum order no. 57. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the import ban is essential to protect the local […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led a visit to the Pasay City Public Market to oversee the continued rollout of the KADIWA ng Pangulo kiosks that sells affordable rice to consumers under the Rice-for-All program. “The [Rice-for-All] program, which offers well-milled rice at P40 per kilo, is a realization of President Bongbong Marcos’ vision […]