Agriculture and Food

BARMM pushes HR reforms with high-level training for gov’t officials

COTABATO CITY  (April 29) — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao government is stepping up efforts to professionalize its workforce, with senior officials undergoing specialized training aimed at...

Siargao maps path to waste-free future on Earth Day

SURIGAO CITY  (April 29) — In Siargao, Earth Day wasn’t just symbolic—it was hands-on. In Del Carmen, Surigao del...

BARMM ramps up protection for women, children vs gender-based violence

Police officers assigned to Women and Children Protection Desks (WCPD) take part in a three-day capacity-building training spearheaded...

BIR orders tax audit on VP Sara Duterte, husband, linked firms

MANILA  (April 29) — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has ordered a tax audit covering Vice President...

ICC forms Trial Chamber for Duterte case after charges confirmed

MANILA (April 29) — The case against former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte has entered a new judicial phase,...
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Fuel Crisis Pushes Zamboanga Fishing Industry to Brink, Threatens Food Supply Chain

File photo from PIA ZAMBOANGA CITY  (April 13)  — A major pillar of the southern Philippines’ fishing economy is nearing collapse, as surging fuel prices...

Drowned roads, rising fuel, and the price we pay

DAVAO CITY (March 30) — Across Mindanao today, the effects of conflict among global powers are being felt. Not in distant headlines, but on flooded...

P15-M farm road in Davao del Sur boosts access—but scale, sustainability questions remain

DAVAO CITY (March 29) — A newly completed PHP14.96-million farm-to-market road (FMR) in Kiblawan, Davao del Sur is expected to ease long-standing transport challenges...

ATI plants seeds of innovation—but will Cotabato farmers reap the rewards?

KIDAPAWAN CITY  (March 25)  — The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) is turning real farms into classrooms across Cotabato, aiming to transform local agriculture through...

Eel export opens China door for Davao aquaculture

DAVAO CITY (March 23) — From local waters to Chinese tables, a two-ton shipment of Philippine eel has put the Davao Region on the...

Rice, corn output seen falling in Q1, raising food security concerns

MANILA (March 17) — The Philippines may face weaker harvests of its two key staple crops in the first quarter of the year, with...
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