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Sri Lanka raids sugar stocks as food shortages bite

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 08:14 AM

Sri Lankan officials have raided private warehouses to seize thousands of tons of sugar after a state of emergency was declared over food shortages. Read more »

Agri dept tiniyak na sapat ang food supply sa bansa

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 05:55 AM

Tiniyak ni Agriculture Sec. William Dar na may sapat na suplay ng pagkain sa bansa. Read more »

Suplay ng pagkain sapat para sa NCR ECQ: DA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 03:47 PM

Tiniyak ng Department of Agriculture na sapat ang suplay ng pagkain sa napipintong enhanced community quarantine sa Kamaynilaan. Read more »

Gobyerno pinaplantsa na ang gusot sa pork importation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 11:32 PM

Nag-uusap na ngayon ang ehekutibo at Senado kaugnay sa usapin sa pork importation sa bansa na tinututulan naman ng local hog raisers.    Read more »

DA Secretary Dar inireklamo ng agri group sa Ombudsman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 06:34 PM

Inireklamo ng isang agriculture group si Agriculture Secretary William Dar dahil sa pagtapyas ng taripa sa imported pork. Read more »

Ilang senador haharangin ang Duterte order sa pagbaba ng taripa sa imported pork

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 09:55 PM

Idadaan ng ilang senador sa isang resolusyon ang pagpigil sa pagpapababa ng buwis ng imported meat.  Read more »

DA itinangging 'pinapatay' nila ang hog industry dahil sa importation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 06:17 PM

Sabi ng DA, paraan ang mga import para mapababa ang presyo ng baboy sa merkado at matulungan ang mga konsumer.  Read more »

DA bumuo ng fact-finding panel para silipin ang umano'y 'tongpats system'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 09:08 PM

Bumuo ng fact-finding committee si Agriculture Secretary William Dar upang siyasatin ang umano'y "tongpats system." Read more »

Hog raisers pabor sa state of emergency bunsod ng ASF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 04:51 PM

Suportado ng mga magbababoy na isailalim ang bansa sa state of emergency dahil sa hindi pa rin makontrol na pagkalat ng African swine fever (ASF). Read more »

Gov't mulls insurance subsidy for hog raisers to boost pork supply

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 01:11 PM

Authorities are studying a proposed insurance subsidy for commercial hog raisers in a bid to boost the supply of pork, prices of which recently spiked, an official said on Tuesday.    Read more »

Metro Manila gets fresh shipment of 2,000 hogs to pull down prices

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 11:23 AM

A fresh shipment of 2,000 hogs from Mindanao has been shipped to Metro Manila to address a supply shortage of pork and bring down its prices, in line with President Rodrigo Duterte's order, Malacañang said on Wednesday.    Read more »

Palace seeks food summit to curb prices of pork, rice

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 05:07 PM

Is another food summit necessary to curb the runaway prices of staples or could the government instead adopt a plan formulated in 2018?  Read more »

Executive branch calls for Food Security Summit over fluctuating prices

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 03:59 PM

he Executive branch is calling for a Food Security Summit to address the fluctuations in the prices of some staple food items, Malacañang said on Wednesday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 9, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 04:03 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Until stocks last

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 08:19 PM

Pork vendors sell frozen stock at Kalentong Market in Mandaluyong on Tuesday after the government enforced a price cap on their products. Read more »

Agri dept 'building up cases' vs pork price manipulators

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 06:37 PM

The agriculture department said on Monday it was "building up cases" against those who deliberately pushed up the prices of pork, which was blamed on a supposed supply shortage. Read more »

Palace urges sellers to refrain from pork holiday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 05:06 PM

Malacañang on Monday urged sellers to refrain from mounting a pork holiday despite their reported losses over a price ceiling.    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 »

Curb climate change, protect environment to prevent future pandemics, countries told

Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jul 07 05:27 AM

Land degradation, wildlife exploitation, intensive farming and climate change are driving the rise in diseases that, like the coronavirus, are passed from animals to humans, United Nations experts said on Monday. Read more »

PH gov't halts 300,000 MT rice importation due to sufficient supply

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 05:50 PM

“Wala na pong rice importation munang mangyayari. Sapat po ang ating supply ng bigas," Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said in a Palace press briefing. Read more »