Agriculture and Food

Three Seasons of Faith in Mindanao: Lanterns, Crescent Moons, and Ashes

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (February 18) --- In Mindanao, the turning of the season is not marked by weather alone—it is marked by faith. Within weeks, communities across the island...

PSA urges public: Be vigilant vs ‘National ID’ modus operandi

TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte (February 18) — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has warned the public against...

P6.5-M shabu haul in 48 hours: Big busts, bigger questions in Davao Region’s drug war

DAVAO CITY (February 18) — In just 48 hours, anti-drug operatives in the Davao Region seized more than...

Expanded Centenarians Act widens cash gifts, recognition for Filipino seniors

MANILA (February 18) — For many Filipino families, reaching 80, 90, or even 100 years old is more...

3,560 girls aged 10–14 gave birth in 2024. Education isn’t optional anymore, CPD says

DAVAO CITY (February 18) — When more than 3,500 children give birth in a single year, it is...
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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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