Agriculture and Food

Caraga LGUs on high alert as TD Basyang halts sea travel, classes

BUTUAN CITY (February 4) – Local government units (LGUs) and disaster response agencies across the Caraga Region have ramped up preparedness measures as Tropical Depression (TD) Basyang threatens to...

Philippine Geriatric Center Approved: A Lifeline for Senior Citizens

MANILA (February 4) — The Senate on Monday approved a landmark measure creating the Philippine Geriatric Center (PGC),...

New Maguindanao del Norte Police Chief Takes Helm Amid Security Challenges

SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte (February 4) — A new police chief has taken charge of Maguindanao del...

Mambajao Commits to Long-Term Reforestation as Climate Risks Rise in Camiguin

MAMBAJAO, Camiguin  (February 4) — With island communities increasingly exposed to flooding, riverbank erosion, and climate-driven extreme weather,...

Survivors Press Accountability as Safety Lapses Emerge in Basilan Ferry Tragedy

ZAMBOANGA CITY (February 4) — As grieving families search for answers weeks after the sinking of MV Trisha...
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Green irrigation project targets revival of Bukidnon upland farms

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY  (December 20)  — A ₱20-million solar-powered irrigation project is set to revive agricultural productivity in one of Bukidnon’s once-thriving upland...

₱36-M debt wiped out, 1,036 land titles awarded: Thousands of BARMM farmers finally freed from decades of burden

COTABATO CITY (December 12) — The Bangsamoro Government has condoned ₱36 million in agrarian debt and distributed 1,036 land titles covering 9,687 hectares to...

Davao City passes honeybee ordinance; tighter policing to ensure safe, sustainable beekeeping

DAVAO CITY  (December 11) — The Davao City Council has approved a new ordinance promoting honeybee production—an initiative framed not only as an agriculture...

How Filipino scientists built a quick test to spot fake stingless bee honey

MANILA  (December 8) — Stingless bee honey has become one of the country’s most sought-after “superfoods.” It’s more expensive, harder to produce, and prized...

P10-M agri-aid reaches Davao Occidental — farmers say support is long overdue in a region battling inequality, youth outmigration

DAVAO CITY (December 3)  – After years of chronic underinvestment in some of Mindanao’s most remote farming communities, over PHP10 million in agricultural aid...

Philippine fruit exporters breathe easier as US keeps zero tariffs — DA

MANILA (November 21)  — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. says the country’s fruit exporters can finally “breathe easier” after the United States confirmed...
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