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Alokasyon ng tubig sa Metro Manila, mga kalapit na probinsiya dadagdagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 02:06 PM

MAYNILA - Dadagdagan ng National Water Resources Board ang alokasyon ng tubig sa Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite ngayong mataas ang demand dala ng mainit na panahon at pananatili ng mga residente sa bahay dahil sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.  Read more »

Poultry group asks DA to suspend importation of chicken due to oversupply

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 10:41 PM

A poultry group requested Wednesday for the suspension of chicken importation in the Philippines as it sounded alarm over excess supply in the country. Read more »

Rice import doesn't mean PH has supply shortage, says agri group

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 06:56 PM

Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura chairman Rosendo So said rice importation was a contingency measure to boost rice supply in Metro Manila Read more »

Water supply in Metro Manila enough till end of May: regulator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 09:17 AM

MANILA - Water supply in Metro Manila will last until the end of May, the National Water Resources Board said Friday. Read more »

Ilang barangay sa Iligan, nawalan ng tubig sa gitna ng COVID-19 crisis

Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 03:35 PM

ILIGAN CITY - Tatlong araw nang walang tubig ngayong Martes ang ilang barangay sa lungsod na ito matapos sumabog ang isang mainline pipe sa gitna ng kampanya ng mga awtoridad na palaging maghugas ng kamay upang mapigilan ang pagkalat ng COVID-19.  Read more »

Mexican farmers give away tomatoes as demand squashed by coronavirus

Sharay Angulo, Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 10:11 AM

MEXICO CITY - Mexican tomato farmers are so hard pressed to sell their product at home or abroad due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak that they have had to donate some of their produce to food banks or use it to feed cattle. Read more »

'Plant, plant, plant': 6,000 urban farming starter kits ipapamahagi sa QC

Lyza Aquino, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 07:10 AM

Nakatakdang mamigay ang lokal na pamahalaan ng 6,000 urban farming starter kits sa mga residente sa Quezon City.   Read more »

Farm from home pushed to ensure food in pandemic times

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 04:20 PM

Filipinos are encouraged to grow food from their homes, from urban gardens to backyard tilapia farms, as millions adjust to the new normal because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the science department said Wednesday. Read more »

Coronavirus brews trouble for tea, disrupts supply as demand spikes

Rajendra Jadhav and Polina Devitt, Reuters
Posted at Apr 29 01:14 PM

The coronavirus outbreak is causing a rare stir in the usually staid global tea market, with labor lockdowns stifling supplies just as millions in lockdown drive up demand for the beverage known for its immunity-boosting properties. Read more »

Chickenjoy supplier Cargill shifts to retail as pandemic chokes restaurant demand

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 12:52 PM

Cargill, which supplies Chickenjoy to Jollibee, turned to new markets such as grocery stores to sell its poultry products, said Corporate Affairs director Chris Ilagan.   Read more »

EU milk producers suffer export, consumption slump due to coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 08:59 PM

EU plans to help the dairy sector weather the coronavirus crisis by storing surplus milk have come under fire from milk producers as prolonging rather than solving the problem. Read more »

Senate to amend CITIRA based on PH COVID-19 crisis needs: Pia Cayetano

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 08:24 PM

Sen. Pia Cayetano on Tuesday said the Senate would "amend" the Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Rationalization Act (CITIRA) to ensure that incentives would be given to industries the Philippines needs in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Meralco to ensure power for economic restart, sees 'silver lining'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 10:04 AM

The Philippines largest power distributor, Meralco, said Tuesday it would ensure continued supply to help the nation and the economy reboot from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector

Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 08:30 AM

With the pandemic hobbling the meat-packing industry, Iowa farmer Al Van Beek had nowhere to ship his full-grown pigs to make room for the 7,500 piglets he expected from his breeding operation. Read more »

DOE assures enough power, oil supply as lockdown extended in some areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 12:08 PM

MANILA - The government has assured the public that there is enough supply of petroleum to keep up with the demands as the country grapples with a coronavirus pandemic.    Read more »

From truck drivers to farmers, vegetable industry in northern Luzon hits roadblock

Text and photographs by Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 24 10:57 PM

A once-thriving vegetable farming industry in northern Luzon is feeling the effects of a sweeping, unforgiving new normal.  Read more »

Agriculture dept eyes 'urban agriculture' to augment food supply

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 10:33 PM

Measures are being studied in anticipation of changes in the export of goods in a “new normal” situation or after the COVID-19 pandemic is contained, a top agriculture official said Thursday. Read more »

'Di makaihi, di makakain': Ilang frontliners nagsusuot ng diaper para tipid sa PPE

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 01:31 PM

Hindi biro ang hirap na dinaranas ng mga doktor at nars tuwing susuutin ang kanilang personal protective equipment bilang proteksyon kontra coronavirus disease 2019. Read more »

G20 to ensure 'sufficient' food supply during pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 22 09:50 AM

G20 agriculture ministers on Tuesday pledged to ensure "sufficient" global food supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic as the UN warned the number of people facing acute hunger globally could nearly double. Read more »

Water supply in Metro Manila enough amid COVID-19 spread: NWRB

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 08:11 AM

MANILA -- Water supply in Metro Manila will last through the dry season amid the spread of the novel coronavirus disease, the National Water Resources Board said Wednesday. Read more »