Manila, Aug. 13 -- Around 5 million rice farmers and workers are expected to benefit from the government's PHP20 per kilogram rice program "Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na," the Department of Agriculture... Read More
Manila, Aug. 12 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday expressed confidence in the Senate's backing to advance amendments on the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). This, after Senator Francis Pa... Read More
Manila, Aug. 12 -- Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Tuesday said the country's largest science museum, Mindspark, should be a go-to venue for exposure trips of students, particularly in the field o... Read More
Manila, Aug. 11 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said the impending 60-day ban on rice importation should not be used as a justification to increase retail rice prices in local markets.... Read More
Manila, Aug. 11 -- The Philippines has further strengthened its agriculture and fishery partnership with Canada following a high-level meeting between Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. an... Read More
Manila, Aug. 4 -- The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday approved tougher and clearer measures to combat school bullying, following the signing of the revised implementing rules and regulations... Read More
Manila, July 31 -- The Marcos administration's intensified agricultural support and increased areas harvested for palay (unhusked rice) have helped fuel the Philippines' historic-high yield for the fi... Read More
Manila, July 31 -- To help bring down prices during the holiday season, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to channel most of the pork imports under the proposed Minimum Access Volume (MAV... Read More
Manila, July 30 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for a modest increase in tariffs on imported rice to at least 25 percent from the current 15 percent, which will support local farmers.... Read More
Manila, July 29 -- The elevated prices of vegetables may be tamed within two weeks, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Monday. This came after the DA's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Ope... Read More