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Nine individuals—including a former Cabinet secretary, scientists, biotech experts, a regulator, a policy expert and a farmer—were added to the roster of awardees of the esteemed Filipino Faces of Biotechnology (FFOB) in 2023 for their excellence in and contributions to the technology, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Biotech Program Office announced.…
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…
THE Philippines loosened its onion import rules after the agriculture department scrapped a non-tariff measure imposed by its previous administration aimed at managing the entry of the commodity. The Department of Agriculture (DA) decided to revoke its previous circular that ordered the implementation of additional guidelines on the importation of…
By Zhao Yipu The Philippine-Sino Friendship Farm is located in Maluid Barangay of the municipality of Victoria, Tarlac province, the Philippines. Rice growing is a major business of the farm. Villager Maniego, 94, who owns the six-hectare farm, often goes to the fields to check the growth of rice. "I've…
The Philippines is planning to institutionalize the 90-day validity of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances (SPS-ICs) for imported meat products as the country adjusts to the “new normal” of global trade and logistics. Manila disclosed its plan to institutionalize the 90-day validity of SPS-ICs for imported meat and poultry products…