Agriculture and Food

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 cover not just her children’s needs—but also her mother’s maintenance medicines. “Kapag...

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...

Flood control probe widens: Mindanao contractors feel ripple effects as raps vs Romualdez mount

MANILA (April 27) — The widening corruption probe over alleged irregularities in flood control projects is now expected...
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DA: Allowing NFA to buy, sell rice will stabilize prices

MANILA— The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Saturday reiterated the move to re-allow the National Food Authority (NFA) to buy rice and sell it...

P136-M irrigation project benefits Davao del Sur farmers

DAVAO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration in Davao Region (NIA-11) on Wednesday handed over a newly completed irrigation project worth PHP136.6 million to...

DA pushes for NFA function restoration in Rice Tariffication Law extension

DAVAO CITY --- The Department of Agriculture on Monday appealed to Congress to reinstate the National Food Authority’s role in stabilizing rice prices and...

The number of poor families in Mindanao still high

DAVAO CITY --"Figures don't lie," says a popular quote. This is how Dr. Guido David, chief data scientist of the Octa research team described the...

DA assures stable rice supply in 2024 despite production decline in Q1

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday assured of a stable supply of rice for the entire year despite the slight decline in...

DBM says gov’t can use P15-B disaster relief fund to combat El Niño

MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Friday said the government could tap the remaining PHP15.507 billion under the National Disaster Risk...
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