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Mga magsasakang apektado ng mga nagdaang bagyo, tutulungang makapagtanim ulit

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 05:59 AM

MAYNILA - Handa umano ang Department of Agriculture na tulungan ang mga magsasaka na malubhang naapektuhan ng mga nagdaang bagyo.  Read more »

Some QC vendors struggle with price freeze; DA insists strict compliance

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 07:48 PM

Prices of certain items increased despite the Department of Agriculture freezing prices on selected basic goods and commodities following the declaration. Read more »

Over 1 million small rice farmers to receive P5,000 cash aid from 'excess tariff'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 08:45 AM

Over 1 million rice farmers tilling 1 hectare or less will receive P5,000 cash assistance due to excess tariffs collected on rice imports, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday. Read more »

PH to import more rice in 2021 after losing 8 days worth of supply due to typhoons

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 04:16 PM

The Philippines will have to import more rice in 2021 after losing about 8 days worth of supply following the onslaught of 3 consecutive typhoons, Agriculture Sec. William Dar said Thursday. Read more »

Rice supply still sufficient despite typhoons: Agriculture chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 04:21 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Sunday the country's rice supply remained sufficient even after a series of typhoons ravaged the country in the past weeks. Read more »

Twin typhoons leave billions in agri damage: DA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 08:15 AM

Typhoons Quinta and Rolly left some P5.6 billion in agricultural damage after devastating several regions, the Department of Agriculture said Monday. Read more »

Suplay ng karneng baboy hindi problema sa kabila ng ASF — DA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:40 PM

Mas marami pa nga ang suplay ng karneng baboy ngayon kumpara sa parehong panahon noong nakaraang taon, ayon kay Agriculture Secretary William Dar.  Read more »

Senate panel urges DA to improve campaign vs meat, rice smuggling

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 03:34 AM

Several senators on Monday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to heighten its campaign against the smuggling of meat products in the Philippines, saying some traders have come up with scheme to slip illegal products into groceries. Read more »

Senate panel urges DA to improve campaign vs meat, rice smuggling

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 06:26 PM

Several senators on Monday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to heighten its campaign against the smuggling of meat products in the Philippines, saying some traders have come up with scheme to slip illegal products into groceries. Read more »

DA to ban farmer cooperatives from importing rice

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 05:09 PM

Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said that farmer cooperatives would soon be banned from importing rice as they are still allegedly being used by traders to illegally ship rice to the country. Read more »

Senators eye creation of new agency after agrarian reform dept fulfills mandate

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 02:51 PM

At least two senators on Tuesday said they are considering the creation of a new agency once the Department of Agrarian Reform completes its mandate to distribute land. Read more »

DA to buy local palay amid decline in prices

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 03:18 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday it would buy palay or unmilled rice by local farmers at P19 per kilo in light of plunging farmgate price of the staple. Read more »

Loans for COVID-19 response reach P392.94 billion

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Sep 03 06:22 PM

The running total will be paid from 2023–2049, with an average repayment period of 15 years for each loan, based on the amortization schedules indicated in the loan agreement documents available on the DOF website as of Aug. 5. Read more »

DTI backs lifting import ban on meat products from Brazil

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 08:27 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry on Monday said it is backing calls to lift the import ban on meat products from Brazil as meat processors warned of a possible shortage of processed meat.  Read more »

Agri chief wants chicken included in coronavirus aid to reduce oversupply

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 07:45 AM

Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Friday he was working with several agencies to include chicken in the government’s pandemic aid and reduce its oversupply. Read more »

Agri department assures enough food supply for MECQ areas

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 04:24 PM

MANILA - There is enough food supply for Metro Manila and nearby provinces that reverted to a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Tuesday as some households resorted to panic buying of goods.   Read more »

Agri dept says projects outlined for use of coco levy fund

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 05:34 PM

The Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it has outlined projects for the use of the interest earnings of the coconut levy fund for the "strengthening" of the industry as President Rodrigo Duterte urged lawmakers to pass a measure for the fund's implementation. Read more »

Agri department assures of enough rice supply after gov't halts importation

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 02:30 PM

The Philippines has enough rice supply, the Department of Agriculture assured the public Thursday after Malacañang announced that it would no longer push through with its plan to import 300,000 metric tons of rice under a government-to-government scheme.   Read more »

Senate to investigate DA deal for allegedly overpriced fertilizer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 11:51 AM

The Senate is set to investigate alleged irregularities in the Department of Agriculture's procurement of fertilizers when Congress resumes session next month, the head of the chamber's Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform said Tuesday. Read more »

Agri dept. determinadong isulong ang urban gardening program sa buong bansa

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 02:48 AM

Nakapamahagi ang Department of Agriculture ng P400 milyong halaga ng seeds at seedlings sa 2 milyong household sa buong bansa, ayon sa pamunuan nito Huwebes. Read more »