Agriculture and Food

PNP raises BARMM alert after four suspected extremists killed in Maguindanao

COTABATO CITY (October 21) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has heightened security in parts of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) after four suspected Dawlah Islamiyah...

P371M in El Niño interventions remain unfunded under DA’s P62B plan

MANILA (October 21) — With a potentially very strong El Niño threatening crops, water supplies and rural livelihoods,...

Mindanao railway seeks new backers after China financing fell through

DAVAO CITY (October 21) — After its planned Chinese financing failed to materialize, the long-delayed Mindanao Railway project...

DOH flags four health threats as El Niño puts Mindanao communities on alert

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (October 21) — As extreme heat threatens to strain Mindanao communities’ water supplies, the...

Davao justice zone plans ‘Green Rooms’ to spare abuse victims repeated interviews

DAVAO CITY (October 21) — Victims of abuse and other crimes could be spared the trauma of repeatedly...
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A Legacy Picked from the Trees: USM Community Celebrates Panagburas 2026

DAVAO CITY (September 12) — Laughter resonated through the branches of the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) Fruit Orchard on September 11, 2026, as...

P680-K DOST grant turns coconut waste into livelihood, disaster tool in Davao Occidental

JOSE ABAD SANTOS (September 11) — Discarded coconut husks could soon become a source of income and a tool against flooding and soil erosion...

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗗𝗔 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁

DAVAO CITY (September 10)— The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is advancing Mindanao’s mango industry toward renewed global market participation by bringing growers, government...

DA seeks billions as El Niño threat exposes irrigation, farm-input gaps

MANILA (September 10) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking billions of pesos in additional funding to protect farmers from a potentially severe...

Davao coffee processor bites into specialty success

DAVAO CITY (September 8) — Before a machine checks the moisture of coffee beans, Princess Dian Tapdasan uses a simpler tool: her teeth. In Sitio...

Saba banana exports open new markets, but farmers must share in gains

DAVAO CITY (September 7) — Philippine Saba bananas are gaining a foothold in new international markets, opening fresh opportunities for growers—but the expansion will...
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