By Tara Yap ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) urged rice farmers in the Visayas to explore corn production to beef up the country’s needed supply. “We are
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — The government is set to extend the moratorium on rice importation and raise tariffs on imported
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said he is inclined to recommend to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. an extension of the current rice importation moratorium by at
By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – Local palay (unhusked rice) production in the Philippines is projected to rise in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest outlook
President Marcos’ P20 Rice rolled out to 57,000 transport workers The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to rollout of Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!—the flagship affordable rice
By Aaron A. Cotejar Calbiga farmers’ days of backbreaking toil under the scorching sun could be coming to an end. The burdensome tasks of planting, harvesting, and hauling that
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has urged Congress to support its proposal to restore and expand the National Food Authority’s (NFA) powers to directly buy corn and rice from
Author: DA Press Office Lower rice prices and easing costs for meat, poultry, and fruits—tempered by interventions of the Department of Agriculture as directed by President