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A “win-win” for consumers and farmers. This was how House Committee on Agriculture and Food Chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban Jr. characterized the recent passage of the Rice Tariffication Bill, which aims to lift the quantitative restriction on rice imports and removes the National Food Authority’s (NFA) monopoly on the importation of the staple […]
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol relieved the whole quarantine group of the Department of Agriculture at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for failure to implement measures to block the entry of pork products coming from countries affected by the African Swine Fever or ASF. “I will issue the order even as I am here in […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol, together with the recovery intervention team, inspected areas in the Bicol Region, which were badly hit by Tropical Depression “Usman.” As of January 2, the DA had estimated damages and losses to agriculture in the Bicol Region alone at P300 million. “As early as Dec. 31 when the […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is upbeat on its plan to transform Samar Island from being a poverty-stricken area into one of the country’s rice granaries through the recently-launched Samar Rice Development Program (SRDP). Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said government’s target is to “make Samar Island one of the major producers of rice in the […]
As government imposed suggested retail prices (SRP) for rice on Saturday, House Agriculture Committee chair and ANAC-Party-list Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr. urged rice retailers to toe the line and help the public cope with the high cost of living. “I hope our rice retailers comply with the SRP. The problem of inflation is an […]
Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Chairperson Koko Pimentel III said on Sunday that he was planning to convene insurance stakeholders to discuss and propose measures that would give added protection to Filipino farmers, particularly from the damaging effects of typhoons and natural calamities. The move was meant to enhance the food security situation […]
The House of Representatives approved on second reading a bill conferring to the province of Catanduanes the official “Abaca Capital of the Philippines” designation. House Bill 7369, principally authored by Catanduanes representative and concurrent Committee on Transportation chairman Cesar Sarmiento, seeks to acknowledge the vital contribution of the province in making the Philippines the largest […]
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Thursday assured the public that the latest steps taken by the government would allow the country to weather the problems caused by inflation, after the latest Pulse Asia Survey revealed that more than six in 10 Filipinos considered rising prices one of the top three […]
Senator Cynthia Villar said the Department of Agriculture (DA) should rethink its policy of importation, stressing the danger it poses to the livelihood of small farmers and fisherfolk. The seasoned legislator made this statement after the Department of Agriculture approved the importation of 17,000 metric tons of galunggong (round scad) from China, in a bid […]
Mango growers, private stakeholders, and local chief executives convened at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen, Pangasinan, to discuss issues within the mango industry and collaboratively craft a five-year roadmap towards Philippine mango development. In his message, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol encouraged mango growers “to take this opportunity to look out for possible technology development […]