Agriculture and Food

Ramadan Hugs Heal Old MILF-BARMM Rift

COTABATO CITY (February 20)  — A Ramadan embrace went viral Wednesday night, as BARMM Interim Chief Abduraof “Sammy” Macacua and MILF chairman Al-Haj Murad Ebrahim publicly set aside months...

Two Small Lives Lost in Nabunturan — And the System That Looked Away

NABUNTURAN, Davao de Oro (February 20)  — In Purok 5, Barangay Magsaysay, grief is no longer private. It...

Shear Line Soaks Caraga, Forces Evacuations and Class Suspensions

BUTUAN CITY (February 20)  — Torrential rains triggered by a shear line forced evacuations, class suspensions, and road...

After 52 Years in the Fields, a Farmer Finally Holds His Land — But Why Did It Take Half a Century?

ZAMBOANGA CITY (February 20)  — For 52 years, Levi Chavez cultivated land that fed his family but did...

Mt. Balatukan Eyes ASEAN Heritage Status — A Win for MisOr, If Protection Keeps Pace

Photo courtesy of Earl Ryan Janubas/PIA CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (February 20)  — One of Misamis Oriental’s last strongholds...
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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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