Agriculture and Food

UP Mindanao opens new path to medical education with School of Medicine

DAVAO CITY  (September 3)  — For aspiring doctors in Mindanao, the road to medical school is about to get shorter. The University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao will formally launch...

Moro scholar: BARMM polls will put peace process to the test

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY  (September 3)  — The first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...

From feared to sought-after: Arakan bets on tourism to rewrite its story

DAVAO CITY  (September 3)  — Arakan is rewriting its story—from a place once feared to a destination now...

DOLE XI steps up child labor prevention as quake-hit families recover

JOSE ABAD SANTOS, Davao Occidental  (September 3)  — Keeping children out of hazardous work is emerging as a...

DepEd weighs transparent bags as schools tighten security after campus attacks

MANILA (September 3) — As schools tighten security following a string of deadly campus attacks, the Department of...
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Davao durian breaks into Oman market with first 1-ton trial shipment

DAVAO CITY  (August 6)  — Davao’s durian industry has secured a foothold in the Middle East after a trial shipment of 1.08 tons of...

IPOPHL, DA to accelerate rise of Philippine farm products into global brands

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have strengthened their partnership to accelerate efforts to help more...

PH agri products eye global brands—but can farmers capture the premium?

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (July 30) — PHILIPPINE fruits and other farm products are being positioned for a bigger share of the global market,...

New farm roads open lifeline for Manobo farmers in Surigao Sur

BUTUAN CITY (July 28)  — For Manobo farmers in two remote barangays of San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, the long-awaited road to better livelihoods...

MinDA pushes Blue Economy to keep Mindanao’s ocean wealth at home

DAVAO CITY (July 28)  — Mindanao supplies nearly half of the country’s fisheries, most of its seaweed, and vast mineral resources—but much of the...

DPWH orders geotechnical survey after portion of Davao-Bukidnon highway collapses

DAVAO CITY (July 23)  – The Department of Public Works and Highways has commissioned a private geotechnical firm to conduct a subsurface investigation along...
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