Agriculture and Food

Macacua pulls back amid shifting BARMM alliances

COTABATO CITY  (May 1) — With political rivalries intensifying ahead of the Bangsamoro’s first parliamentary elections, interim Chief Minister Abdulrauf Macacua has announced a temporary retreat from partisan politics,...

ICC taps UK judge to lead Duterte trial, spotlight returns to Davao roots

DAVAO CITY  (May 1) — The International Criminal Court has appointed British judge Joanna Korner to head the...

DOLE pushes early dispute settlement to keep labor conflicts from escalating

ZAMBOANGA CITY  (May 1) — A new partnership among labor agencies and local employment offices is aiming to...

BARMM rolls out unified aid database to tighten delivery, curb leakages

MSSD-BARMM Minister Raissa Jajurie delivers her video message during the launch of the Beneficiary Data Management System (BDMS)...

Bankerohan clearing clash lays bare livelihood vs order dilemma in Davao market hub

DAVAO CITY (May 1) — What began as a routine road-clearing operation in Bankerohan on April 29, 2026...
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Fuel Crisis Pushes Zamboanga Fishing Industry to Brink, Threatens Food Supply Chain

File photo from PIA ZAMBOANGA CITY  (April 13)  — A major pillar of the southern Philippines’ fishing economy is nearing collapse, as surging fuel prices...

Drowned roads, rising fuel, and the price we pay

DAVAO CITY (March 30) — Across Mindanao today, the effects of conflict among global powers are being felt. Not in distant headlines, but on flooded...

P15-M farm road in Davao del Sur boosts access—but scale, sustainability questions remain

DAVAO CITY (March 29) — A newly completed PHP14.96-million farm-to-market road (FMR) in Kiblawan, Davao del Sur is expected to ease long-standing transport challenges...

ATI plants seeds of innovation—but will Cotabato farmers reap the rewards?

KIDAPAWAN CITY  (March 25)  — The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) is turning real farms into classrooms across Cotabato, aiming to transform local agriculture through...

Eel export opens China door for Davao aquaculture

DAVAO CITY (March 23) — From local waters to Chinese tables, a two-ton shipment of Philippine eel has put the Davao Region on the...

Rice, corn output seen falling in Q1, raising food security concerns

MANILA (March 17) — The Philippines may face weaker harvests of its two key staple crops in the first quarter of the year, with...
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