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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 16, 2019

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Posted at Sep 16 11:41 PM

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

PH agriculture chief: African swine fever outbreak in Rizal, Bulacan contained

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Posted at Sep 16 10:10 PM

Agriculture Secretary William Dar says the African swine fever outbreak in the provinces of Rizal and Bulacan have been contained.  Read more »

Pigs' bath time

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 06:51 PM

A backyard hog raiser prepares to shower his pigs and clean their pen on Monday in Malolos, Bulacan. Read more »

'Resulta ng DA investigation sa mga baboy sa QC huwag pangunahan'

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Posted at Sep 15 06:37 PM

Nakiusap si Agriculture Secretary William Dar sa mga lokal na opisyal ng Quezon City na sana ay huwag pangunahan ang resulta ng kanilang imbestigasyon ukol sa lagay ng mga baboy sa lungsod.   Read more »

4 patay na baboy natagpuan sa ilog sa Rizal

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Updated as of Sep 15 06:42 PM

Apat na patay na baboy ang nakitang inanod ngayong Linggo sa isang ilog sa Rodriguez, Rizal, na isa sa mga lugar na tinukoy ng Department of Agriculture na apektado ng African swine fever.   Read more »

Hog raisers urged to report sick, dead pigs to local gov't vets

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Posted at Sep 15 12:41 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Sunday urged backyard hog raisers to report sick and dead pigs to their local government's veterinarians. Read more »

DA quarantines two areas in Central Luzon due to possible cases of African Swine Fever

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Updated as of Sep 14 05:36 PM

The country's Agriculture Department says it has quarantined about two areas in Central Luzon due to possible cases of African Swine Fever. Agriculture Secretary William Dar says his department is working with hog raisers to address the swine fever cases. Read more »

3.6 milyong sako ng NFA rice sinimulan nang ibuhos sa mga pamilihan

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Posted at Sep 13 10:02 PM

Inumpisahan ngayong Biyernes ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang pagbuhos ng milyon-milyong sako ng bigas ng National Food Authority (NFA) sa mga pamilihan upang mapababa ang presyo ng commercial rice. Read more »

Agri chief checks rice prices at Commonwealth market

Kevin Manalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 01:13 PM

MANILA - Acting Agriculture Secretary William Dar went to Commonwealth Market to personally inspect and monitor the price of rice, Friday morning. Read more »

Hog raisers raise concerns amid African swine fever scare

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 07:35 PM

MANILA - The Philippine hog industry is currently valued at P268 billion, with a 12-million hog population. The Department of Agriculture said it is one of the biggest contributors to the country's agri-economy, listing year-on-year growth of up the 3 percent, according to the Philippine Statistics Office. Read more »

Ilang hog raisers 'nawalan ng halos buong kabuhayan' dahil sa African swine fever

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Updated as of Sep 10 09:06 AM

Nawalan ng "halos buong kabuhayan​" ang ilang backyard hog raisers sa probinsya ng Rizal dahil sa African swine fever, sabi ng grupo ng mga negosyante ngayong Martes.  Read more »

Will African swine fever raise pork prices in the Philippines?

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 02:02 AM

MANILA—The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday sought to alleviate fears about the impact of African swine fever (ASF) on pork prices in the Philippines, the latest country hit by the disease that has killed millions of pigs overseas. Read more »

African swine fever sanhi ng pagkamatay ng mga baboy

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Updated as of Sep 09 06:48 PM

Nagpositibo sa African swine fever (ASF) ang blood samples ng ilang namatay na baboy sa bansa, sabi ngayong Lunes ni Agriculture Secretary William Dar. Read more »

Presyo ng bigas sa ilang pamilihan nananatiling mataas

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Posted at Sep 04 08:37 PM

Mataas pa rin ang presyo ng bigas sa ilang lugar kahit bagsak na ang presyo ng palay at dagsa na ang imported rice.   Read more »

Locsin: Setting up Sabah embassy an act of 'treason'

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Posted at Sep 04 02:26 PM

The Department of Agriculture will release the findings of its investigation into the reported unidentified swine disease in the country on Friday, its chief William Dar said Wednesday.  Read more »

Test results on pig farm deaths out Friday, Agri chief says

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 02:30 PM

The Department of Agriculture will release the findings of its investigation into the reported unidentified swine disease in the country on Friday, its chief William Dar said Wednesday.   Read more »

Gov't offers loans to rice farmers as palay prices fall to P7 a kilo

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Posted at Sep 03 09:17 AM

Farmers suffering income loss from a recent deluge of rice imports may get zero-interest loans, but not conditional cash transfers, from the government, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Tuesday.  Read more »

Presyong P7-P11 kada kilo ng palay sa Nueva Ecija idinaing

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Posted at Sep 02 07:17 PM

Nasa P7-P11 ang presyo ng kada kilo ng palay mula P17-P20 noong 2018, ayon sa magsasakang si Ruben Turdil. Read more »

Agriculture dept offers farmers interest-free loan as palay prices plunge

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Updated as of Sep 01 10:13 AM

As palay prices plunge, the Department of Agriculture on Sunday said it has put into place measures that would assist farmers, which includes a P15,000 loan payable in 8 years with no interest. Read more »

Agri dept tightens quarantine rules to stave off African swine flu

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Posted at Aug 22 10:19 AM

MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is still waiting for the results of the samples it sent to laboratories abroad to confirm if the deaths of hogs in backyard farms were caused by the African swine fever. Read more »