Agriculture and Food

Siargao immigration crackdown targets illegal foreign workers, businesses

SURIGAO CITY (July 3) — A coordinated immigration crackdown on Siargao Island has signaled a tougher government stance against foreigners violating Philippine immigration laws, as authorities moved to curb...

Northern Mindanao races to prepare as El Niño threat looms

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (July 3) — With forecasters warning of a high likelihood of El Niño returning...

Gridlock, backlash greet INC protest as critics question show of force

MANILA (July 3) — Gridlock and a wave of online backlash greeted the Iglesia ni Cristo's (INC) pre-dawn...

CSC clears way for DepEd to hire 10,000 school counselor associates

MANILA (July 3) — The government is poised to deploy 10,000 additional mental health workers to public schools...

Snakebite cases surge in Davao, doctors warn against dangerous first-aid myths

DAVAO CITY (July 3) — A sharp rise in snakebite cases in the Davao Region is exposing a...
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DA pours rice aid into Davao farms ahead of planting season

DAVAO CITY  (May 27) — The government has intensified its push to secure rice production in Mindanao, rolling out millions of pesos worth of...

MinDA, Apl.de.ap Explore Sustainable Agriculture Partnership in Mindanao

DAVAO CITY (May 24) — The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has opened partnership discussions with global artist and philanthropist Allan Pineda, known as Apl.de.ap,...

Davao sounds alarm on bee decline as farms face pollination threat

DAVAO CITY (May 19) — Agriculture leaders in Davao are pushing stronger protection for bees ahead of World Bee Day on May 20, warning...

Rice, transport costs push Davao inflation to 8.9% in April

DAVAO CITY (May 15) — Families across Davao Region felt a sharper squeeze on household budgets in April as inflation surged to 8.9 percent,...

Davao Bets Big on Coffee, Chocolate Tourism—Farmers Still Waiting

DAVAO CITY (May 6) — Davao City is expanding its popular coffee and chocolate crawl this June, banking on tourism to boost its “Chocolate...

Caraga maps drought-prone farms as El Niño threat builds

BUTUAN CITY (April 28) — With dry months looming, Caraga’s agriculture sector is bracing early—pinpointing which farms are most likely to be hit and...
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