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CASH AID. Rice farmers in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental line up for the payout of the PHP5,000 cash assistance allocated by the Department of Agriculture under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance in Barangay Payao covered court on Thursday (Jan. 13, 2022). The DA-Western Visayas targets to distribute the financial aid amounting to PHP226 million to a total of 45,213 Negrense rice farmers.(Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Some 1,041 f...

LAOAG CITY – Hogs in the province of Ilocos Norte are expected to get insurance coverage from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation to protect local livelihood from the African swine fever (ASF). Once insured, hog raisers are assured of recovering part of their investments, in case their farms

INSURED. Registered hogs in Ilocos Norte will now be covered by insurance. To avail of the benefits, hog raisers must register to the nearest municipal or city agriculture office, the provincial agriculture unit said on Wednesday (Jan. 12, 2022).(File photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY - Hogs in the province of Ilocos Norte are expected to get insurance coverage from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation to protect local livelihood from the African swine fever (ASF). Once insured, hog ...

Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) had its share of challenges in 2021, including calamity-related damage and the African swine fever (ASF), but it remained focused on projects that will strengthen food security levels and improve the quality of agricultural produce. Secretary William Dar said the agency will continue to pour in maximum contribution to help in the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. "The pandemi...

Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) had its share of challenges in 2021, including calamity-related damage and the African swine fever (ASF), but it remained focused on projects that will strengthen food security levels and improve the quality of agricultural produce. Secretary William Dar said the agency will continue to pour in maximum contribution to help in the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. "The pandemi...

AIRPORT MODERNIZATION. The Clark International Airport New Passenger Terminal Building in Pampanga is the first hybrid public-private partnership (PPP) project completed under the 'Build, Build, Build' program of the Duterte administration. It is one of the various infrastructures in Central Luzon that is seen to help the regional economy bounce back from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. (File photo courtesy of Clark International Airport) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The year 20...

To help rebuild their livelihood, farmers and fishermen in regions placed under a "state of calamity" due to typhoon "Odette" may now borrow up to P25,000 from the Department of Agriculture (DA). Photo from the Department of Agriculture The DA's Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) announce

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has faced delays in paying suppliers and merchants in Ilocos region that participated in the government’s voucher system, which provided fertilizer subsidy to rice farmers. A statement from the DA revealed that as much as P100-million worth of fertilizer provided

A total of 100,667 rice farmers from various areas in Western Visayas have received P503 million worth of financial assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA). During the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) - Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) launching ceremony, the Provinci

The country’s rice imports will end up higher than earlier expected at 2.6 million metric tons (MT), making the country still one of the top rice importers in the world. Based on the latest report of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), the Philip