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Rice trader na 'nagtatago ng bigas,' binalaan umano ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 10:20 PM

Iginiit ng rice trader na "misinformed" lang ang pangulo at wala siyang sama ng loob dito. Read more »

Government to open resort, restaurant managed by the Ati tribe in Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 12:48 PM

The government is set to build a beach front accommodation and an organic restaurant in Boracay to be managed and run by members of the island's Ati tribe, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said two months after the famed tourist destination was closed for rehabilitation. Read more »

Palasyo: NFA council, hindi bubuwagin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 05:03 PM

Nilinaw ng Palasyo na hindi bubuwagin ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang National Food Authority (NFA) council. Read more »

Piñol: Duterte ordered NFA council abolition

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 08:47 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the abolition of the inter-agency National Food Authority (NFA) council, one of his economic managers said Friday, as the government moved to ensure enough rice supply. Read more »

'Pekeng' rice shortage isinisi sa 'nananamantala'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 02:55 PM

Ayon kay Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, pinalaki at ginamit ng ilang grupo ang pahayag ng National Food Authority na bumababa na ang kanilang buffer stock ng bigas. Read more »

DA to sell commercial rice at a lower price, says Piñol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 08:24 PM

The Department of Agriculture will sell commercial rice at a lower price amid concerns over depleting supplies of government-subsidized rice. Read more »

Bird flu sa Nueva Ecija, kontrolado na: DA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 04:40 PM

Kontrolado na ang bird flu sa Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, inanunsyo ng Department of Agriculture nitong Linggo. Read more »

Pagtaas sa presyo ng bigas, isinisi sa 'middlemen'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 08:08 PM

Hinala ni Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol, middlemen o yung mga bumibili ng palay mismo sa mga magsasaka ang may sala kung bakit nagkaroon ng pagbabago sa presyo. Read more »

Bird flu crisis over, agri chief says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 07:45 PM

MANILA - (UPDATE) The bird flu crisis in Central Luzon is over, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Monday. Read more »

Bird flu virus sa Pampanga, maaaring maipasa sa tao: DA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 24 06:33 PM

Kinompirma ng Department of Agriculture nitong Huwebes na maaaring maipasa sa tao ang bird flu virus na nakita sa Pampanga. Read more »

Safe for eating: Duterte to eat balut to allay bird flu fears

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 24 03:43 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will be joining a boodle fight in Pampanga to prove that poultry products are safe to eat despite the avian influenza outbreak declared in a farming town there, a Cabinet official said Thursday. Read more »

PH records first avian flu outbreak

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 08:14 PM

MANILA (4TH UPDATE) - The Philippines has recorded its first bird flu outbreak and will cull around 200,000 fowls to control the spread of the virus, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Friday. Read more »

Del Monte to export jackfruits from Leyte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 04:59 PM

Del Monte Fresh Philippines is set to export Leyte's Abuyog sweet jackfruit to at least three Asian countries after company executives loved its quality and taste, Agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Tuesday. Read more »

Coca-Cola FEMSA commits to use more local sugar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 11:54 PM

The company would follow through on its commitment provided the government consider imposing tariffs against an imported soft-drink ingredient, the agriculture minister said Friday. Read more »

Thailand's biggest agri company to invest $2B in PH within 5 years

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 01:32 PM

Thailand's largest agricultural company is set to pour in $2 billion to expand its pork and chicken production in the Philippines in the next five years, Agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol said. Read more »

Government lifts fees on trucks carrying agricultural goods

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 08:02 PM

Trucks carrying agricultural products will be exempted from paying fees collected by local government units along checkpoints. Read more »

LOOK: Duterte dons pineapple fiber shoes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 07:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte now has another unique pair of footwear he can alternate with his Marikina-made leather shoes--a pair of brown sneakers made of processed pineapple leaves. Read more »

Ex-AFP chief Visaya is new Irrigation administrator

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 07 05:08 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is tapping retired Armed Forces chief of staff General Ricardo Visaya as the new head of the National Irrigation Administration. Read more »

Lawmakers won't identify road projects, says Piñol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 08:27 PM

Lawmakers are expected to have a limited say in the identification of farm-to-market road projects under the 2018 budget as the infrastructure program will be placed directly under the Agriculture Secretary's office, Agriculture chief Emmanuel Piñol said Thursday. Read more »

Agriculture department taps Air Force for 'food skyway'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 01:36 PM

Air Force planes will deliver fish and produce to remote Philippine islands as the agriculture department builds a "food skyway," an official said Thursday. Read more »