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Philippine Statistics Authority Iloilo Supervising Statistical Specialist Jerry Dolutan reports Iloilo’s 2024 growth figures during the Provincial Product Accounts dissemination forum on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.

Iloilo growth cools to 1.4% as farms falter

Fraye Cedrick Anona

10 hours ago

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LOOK: An egret was spotted perching on the back of a carabao resting on private land in Angono, Rizal, on Sunday, 22 September 2024.

Group urges inclusion of farm animals in disaster response

06 Oct 2025

1 min read

An estimated loss of P1.38 billion was recorded by the Department of Agriculture (DA) all over the country after tropical cyclones Mirasol and Nando, along with Habagat, battered the country last week.

P1.38B in agricultural losses reported after typhoons

29 Sep 2025

2 min read

104 female goats delivered to boost Pampanga livestock

104 female goats delivered to boost Pampanga livestock

22 Sep 2025

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The use of drones lowers the cost of labor in farming by as much as 33 percent, that’s why the Drones4Rice PhilRice team conducted a demonstration here to ensure that seeding and spraying using drones are efficiently done.

PhilRice: Drone farming cuts costs by 33%

03 Sep 2025

1 min read

'Anti-smuggling law needs fangs'

'Anti-smuggling law needs fangs'

Maria Bernadette Romero

01 Sep 2025

2 min read

The goat industry in the Philippines is largely characterized by smallholder or backyard farming and is a significant source of chevon (goat meat), with growing demand due to its perceived health benefits.

50 Central Luzon stakeholders take part in livestock development workshop

27 Aug 2025

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25 farmers from the Balaybay Farmers Association underwent hands-on training on Soil Analysis at the Soils Laboratory in this town on August 20, 2025.

Farmers in Zambales receive hands-on soil analysis training

26 Aug 2025

1 min read

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Gov’t tracks Pinoy preference for Vietnamese rice

Maria Bernadette Romero

22 Aug 2025

2 min read

A farmer readies his rice seedlings for the wet season planting.

Why the Rice Tariffication Law is a bane to farmers

22 Aug 2025

3 min read

The Gulayan sa Bayan (GSB) at Barangay Basuit in San Ildefonso, Bulacan.

DA launches 'Gulayan sa Bayan' in Bulacan

19 Aug 2025

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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visits Ormoc City's Solar Pump Irrigation Project (SPIP). This structure is able to irrigate100 hectares of farmland for two cropping season each year benefitting around 92 farmers and their families

Marcos boasts solar-powered irrigation

Richbon Quevedo

18 Aug 2025

1 min read

SRA to classify all sugar for domestic use

SRA to classify all sugar for domestic use

Maria Bernadette Romero

14 Aug 2025

1 min read

The Benteng Bigas, Meron Na program by the national government was launched in two of Central Luzon’s provinces on August 13, 2025, in Nueva Ecija and in Bulacan.

Benteng Bigas now available in Nueva Ecija, Bulacan

13 Aug 2025

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DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (right) discusses the proposed amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law with Senator Francis Pangilinan (left) during a briefing at the DA headquarters in Quezon City on Monday.

DA gains Senate ally in RTL push

12 Aug 2025

2 min read

(Photo courtesy of OrganiKian Urban Farm)

DOLE extends P400K grant to Koronadal urban farm

11 Aug 2025

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The Department of Agriculture (DA) and stakeholders from Korea is eyeing to boost the modernization of the agricultural equipment of the country during a meeting at the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) headquarters here on August 6, 2025.

DA, Korean stakeholders boost farm equipment modernization

08 Aug 2025

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Gov’t launches detention kits for ASF

06 Aug 2025

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A carabao readies to wallow at a rice paddy in Bagac, Bataan. The DA–Philippine Carabao Center at the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) is providing on-the-job training to Bachelor of Science in Food Technology students from the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology. The training provides hands-on experience in milk processing, proper milk handling, and microbiological analysis, equipping them with valuable knowledge and practical skills essential for their future careers in the field.

Where’s the beef?

04 Aug 2025

1 min read

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