P20 kilo rice program: Mandaue City to join rollout after polls

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/06/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mandaue City has expressed its intentions to join the P20 kilo rice program once it resumes after the elections, City Administrator Atty. Jamaal James Calipayan said. Although the city was not included in…

DA’s P20 rice project exempted from Comelec’s poll spending ban

Dianne Sampang 04/25/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has exempted the P20 rice project of the Department of Agriculture (DA) from the poll spending ban, but under certain conditions. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Laurel Tiu announced Wednesday that…

VP remark on P20/kg rice an ‘affront’ to local farmers, says DA chief

Stephanie Sevillano - Philippine News Agency 04/25/2025

MANILA, Philippines – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday expressed dismay over Vice President Sara Duterte’s remark on the possible quality of P20 per kilogram rice to be sold in the Visayas…

P20/kilo rice to be sold in Visayas starting next week – DA chief

Emmariel Ares 04/23/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to make true of his campaign promise of a P20/kilo rice, three years into his term. The “P20 program” will be implemented on the last week…

Maximum SRP for imported rice set at P49 per kilo by March 1 — DA

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/13/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has set the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) price for imported rice P49 per kilo starting March 1, a representative of the agency said. Elvin…

Food security emergency for rice declared by DA

Stephanie Sevillano - Philippine News Agency 02/04/2025

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday declared a food security emergency for rice due to an “extraordinary” spike in rice prices in the country. The declaration, under Department Circular No. 3, came a day ahead…

‘There might be a shortage of eggs by April,’ warns DA

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 02/01/2025

The Department of Agriculture (DA) implied there may be a shortage of eggs two months from now as many local producers suffered losses due to oversupply and lower prices last year. “The unfortunate thing, our forecast is…

Kadiwa ng Pangulo cum TABO sa DA offers fresh, cheap agricultural products at

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/30/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) launched the Kadiwa ng Pangulo cum TABO sa DA at the North Reclamation Area in Mandaue City on Tuesday, May 30. Organized by DA-7, the…

Pork producer group in PH warns of culling’s impact on hog industry

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A group of pork producers in the Philippines has urged the national government to take a second look at some of the measures that they introduced in managing the African Swine Fever (ASF)…

ASF detected in 5 more areas in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The deadly African Swine Fever (ASF) has been detected in five more areas in Cebu, including the capital Cebu City. The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced…

DA rolls out loan program for onion farmers

Jean Mangaluz 03/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Following an onion crisis that saw both consumers and producers struggle, the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched a special loan program for farmers, said the agency on Friday. During the final quarter of 2022,…

Central Luzon provinces warned vs rat, insect infestations

Jun Malig 02/11/2023

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga —The provinces of Central Luzon must brace for possible rat and insect infestations of their agricultural lands in the first quarter of the year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) warned on Wednesday, Feb. 8.…

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