Agriculture and Food

Zamboanga Locked in Dual Emergency as Drought Losses Pass ₱1.5M and Dengue Kills 18

ZAMBOANGA CITY (October 27) — Facing a deadly viral outbreak and an accelerating agricultural drought, Zamboanga City authorities are under growing pressure to deliver immediate relief and infrastructure interventions...

Policy Gap Costs Filipino Farmers Millions as Global Ube Market Soars

MANILA (October 27)  — The world is obsessed with purple yam, driving a massive $595 million global ube...

Cloud of Unresolved Graft Cases Hangs Over Mangudadatu’s Bid for BARMM Chief Minister

COTABATO CITY (October 27)  — Calls are growing louder for the Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao to...

Gas Pain in the South: Davao Occidental Drivers Face Region’s Highest Pump Prices

DAVAO CITY (October 27)  — Tanking up in Davao Occidental? Prepare for a heavier hit to your wallet. Fresh...

Border Busted: BI Intercepts 3 Filipinos in Davao Off to Fight as Foreign Mercenaries in Europe

DAVAO CITY (October 27) — Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at Davao International Airport foiled an illegal recruitment...
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Authorities seize 25 MT of smuggled fresh onions

DAVAO CITY --- The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have jointly seized a 40-foot container filled with fresh...

DA lifts temporary ban on the importation of live goats from the US

DAVAO CITY -- The ban was initially imposed in June after Coxiella burnetii, the bacteria responsible for Q fever, was detected in imported goats....

NFA partners with PNOC to reduce energy costs through solar project

By utilizing solar power, NFA not only reduces its carbon footprint but also supports the national goal of increasing renewable energy use.-DA Photo DAVAO CITY...

DA and BPI blacklist three agricultural importers, set to revoke licenses of five more

DAVAO CITY --- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has blacklisted three agricultural food importers and is preparing to revoke the import licenses of five...

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...
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