Agriculture and Food

Power vs. Process: Petition challenges legality of impeachment hearings in House recess

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (APRIL 27) — A supplemental petition filed before the Supreme Court is raising fresh constitutional questions against the ongoing impeachment proceedings involving Vice President Sara Duterte,...

SOCCSKSARGEN women carry growing burden of elderly care

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (April 27)  — In Barangay Lagao, 39-year-old fish vendor “Nerissa” stretches her daily earnings to...

SOCCSKSARGEN posts 4.8% growth, but farmers feel uneven recovery

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (April 27)  — The SOCCSKSARGEN economy grew by 4.8 percent in 2025, outpacing the national...

SC to revisit foreign divorce rules: What it means for OFWs in Mindanao

MANILA (April 27) — The Supreme Court (SC) is set to resume oral arguments on a case that...

Flood probe hits Davao infra growth

DAVAO CITY (April 27)  — In Barangay Mintal, the slowdown in government projects is felt not in statistics—but...
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Lanao Sur agricultural cooperatives receive P14.4 million in digital farm equipment

DAVAO CITY — The Bangsamoro Government has distributed P14.4 million worth of post-harvest facilities to agricultural cooperatives in Lanao del Sur. The distribution took...

Marcos signs Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act

DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act No. 12022, known as the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act, on September 26. This...

DA Chief urges PPA to prioritize movement of container vans loaded with imported rice

DAVAO CITY --Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has urged the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to expedite the movement of nearly 1,000 container...

144 tons of undocumented shipments of carrots and onions seized at Port of Subic

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The joint operations by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday, September 11,...

DA chief: NIA’s transfer to OP ‘strategic, possibly game-changing’

MANILA – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday lauded the move of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s move to revert the National Irrigation...

DA chief calls for expanded coverage of ASF vaccine testing

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has directed the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) to broaden its controlled testing...
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