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STAKEHOLDERS in the agriculture sector are pinning their hopes on the impending confirmation of newly appointed Finance Secretary Ralph Recto in order to stop rampang smuggling of farm products and boost the government’s revenue collection. Recto’s takeover at the Department of Finance (DOF) was promptly hailed by the Samahang Industriya ng…

The construction of a seaport beside the planned airport in Bulacan will provide a big boost to the government’s campaign against agricultural smuggling, according to the chief of logistics firm Royal Cargo Inc. Michael Kurt Raeuber, chairman and CEO of Royal Cargo Inc., said the Cold Examination Facility in Agriculture…

The first border inspection facility for agricultural imports will make it easier for the Philippines to secure its borders and prevent the entry of transboundary animal diseases, according to government officials. Department of Agriculture (DA) officials also said the Cold Examination Facility in Agriculture (Cefa) “signals to the world the…

Inspection facility rises in Bulacan

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting to bring back the country’s swine inventory to pre-African swine fever (ASF) level by 2025 once the program is approved by President Marcos.

The country’s meat processors are pushing for more regulations for processed meat products, as well as for a review of the first border inspection policies, and the construction of a cold examination facility, among others, to ensure food safety and affordability.

MANILA - With barely three months left before Secretary William Dar leaves the Department of Agriculture (DA), he wants to be remembered for his legacy of providing direction for the sector's future leaders. Foremost among the programs was the "OneDA Reform Agenda" based on consolidation, modernization, industrialization and professionalization, and science-based key strategies to make the agriculture sector competitive. "Ang legacy po natin ay may direksyon ang sektor ng agri...

The facility will prevent smuggling and strengthen food safety

To prevent the smuggling of imported agricultural commodities and the entry of transboundary agri fishery pests and diseases, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is prioritizing the establishment of an integrated Cold Examination Facility in Agriculture (CEFA) with complementary testing laboratories.

Subic Bay Freeport—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday signed an agreement to put up a border control facility for the full inspection of fresh and frozen agri-fishery products entering the country through the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma…