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No food, oil shortage despite Russia-Ukraine crisis: DOF

Jessica Fenol and Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 05:11 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez on Tuesday allayed fears of food and oil shorage amid the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine. Read more »

Pacquiao blasts plan to lower tariff on corn imports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 09:45 PM

Sen. Manny Pacquiao has thumbed down proposals to lower the tarrif and increase the minimum access volume (MAV) or minimum quota for imported corn. Read more »

Wheat hits 14-year highs as Russia-Ukraine conflict curbs supply

Michael Hogan, Reuters
Posted at Mar 07 09:05 PM

Russia and Ukraine together account for about 29 percent of global wheat exports and 19 percent of corn exports. Read more »

Restaurant chain welcomes new beverage partner

Kenny Rogers Roasters
Posted at Nov 10 04:58 PM

Kenny Rogers Roasters welcomes Coca-Cola as its new beverage partner in the Philippines. Read more »

Truck crashes on C5, spills corn kernels

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 02:53 PM

Workers retrieve dried corn kernels that scattered on C5 Road after the truck carrying it met an accident near Pasig Boulevard around 1 a.m. Saturday. Read more »

Corn farmers oppose reduction of yellow corn tariffs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 07:50 PM

Philippine corn farmers said lowering tariffs on yellow corn will be detrimental to local corn growers. Read more »

Bearwin Meily, napilitang ibenta ang bahay dahil sa kawalan ng pambayad

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 04:33 PM

Sa unti-unting paglamlam ng kaniyang karera sa showbiz na sinundan pa ng pandemya, napaluha na lamang ang komedyanteng si Bearwin Meily nang ikuwento ang pagbenta sa kanilang pinangarap na bahay dahil sa pagkakakapos sa pera.  Read more »

Majority of honey sold in markets contain sugar syrup: DOST

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 10:30 AM

Majority or 80 percent of honey products sold in markets contain sugar and corn syrups, threatening the health of consumers and resulting in some P200 million loss to the local honey industry, according to a study by the Department of Science and Technology. Read more »

Farmers face starvation after corn fields in Cagayan destroyed by flood

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 11:58 PM

Corn farmers in the isolated parts of the town of Baggao are on the brink of starvation after their entire corn harvest was wiped out by typhoon Ulysses. Read more »

Grain grab: China's global hunt for feed grains roils world market

Hallie Gu, Maximilian Heath and Naveen Thukral, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 11:12 AM

Chinese feed producers, pig farmers and traders are reshaping the global grain market as they scour the world for supplies amid a domestic shortfall that sent local corn prices to record highs and is expected to fuel global food inflation in 2021. Read more »

LGUs, private sector urged to buy palay, corn directly from farmers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 01:29 PM

The Department of Agriculture said Thursday provincial local government units and the private sector should buy palay and corn from farmers to boost prices. Read more »

FDA warns public against purchase of popular liver spread, other unregistered food products

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 09:08 PM

(UPDATE) The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned the public against the purchase and consumption of several unregistered food and food supplements. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 7, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 05:58 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Bumper corn harvest in northern Mindanao

Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 02:48 PM

An agricultural worker carries a sack filled with harvested yellow corn in Claveria, Misamis Oriental on Sunday.  Read more »

Bata natanggalan ng anit matapos maaksidente sa makina ng corn mill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 08:02 PM

Ginagamot ngayon ang 8 taong gulang na babae matapos matanggalan ng anit nang aksidenteng makain ng makina ng corn mill ang kaniyang buhok sa Quezon, Bukidnon.  Read more »

RECIPE: Ginisang sayote with carrots and young corn

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 04:03 PM

Kung naghahanap ng ulam na siksik sa sustansiya at sarap, puwedeng subukan ang makulay na ginisang sayote with carrots and young corn. Read more »

Villar: 'I am not against research'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 11:14 AM

Senator Cynthia Villar on Wednesday clarified that she was “not against research” after drawing flak over the weekend for criticizing the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) budget on corn study. Read more »

Dahil sa research: Here's how a Pinoy scientist saved the world's corn industry

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 07:09 PM

A Filipino scientist's research back in 1961 saved the world's corn industry a decade later.   Read more »

'Puro research': Villar hits agriculture budget on corn program

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 07:17 PM

Senator Cynthia Villar chastised the Department of Agriculture on Wednesday over what she said was its bloated budget on research on corn.  Read more »

PH to import corn amid shortfall from El Niño

Reuters
Updated as of May 21 08:08 PM

The Philippines said on Tuesday it is seeking to import 300,000 tonnes of corn to cover a shortfall in the domestic supply caused by the El Niño-induced dry weather and to prepare for the expected "dramatic" growth of local hog and poultry sectors. Read more »