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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) proposed the increase of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to P15 billion from the current allocation of P10 billion. In his report to the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture last Monday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said the Rice Tariffication Law…
TOURISM Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco’s chief of staff (COS) Mae Elaine T. Bathan has resigned from her post as Undersecretary for Legal and Special Concerns, almost a month after netizens piled on her for halting an official meeting to respond to a friend’s messages. A BusinessMirror source confirmed that Bathan…
An alliance of small fishermen and fisherfolk on Thursday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to put in place measures that will protect domestic capture fisheries production amid the El Niño threat. In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) suggested direct procurement of agri-fishery products from…
Further changes in leadership ranks are to be expected, as the department welcomes the year with a reshuffling under a new agriculture chief
The Department of Agriculture (DA) welcomed 2024 by reshuffling its senior officials and key directors, as Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. continued with the reorganization of the agency. Exactly two months after he was appointed as agriculture chief, Laurel issued seven Special Orders (SO) regarding the designation of…