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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. lead the launch of the expanded P20 rice program in Bacoor City, Cavite on 2 July 2025, marking a major milestone in the Department of Agriculture’s nationwide rollout of affordable rice for millions of Filipino families.

DA scales up P20 rice rollout in major expansion

02 Jul 2025

2 min read

Bacoor pilot shows how Benteng Bigas can drive agri-supply reforms

A farmer contorts to plant rice seedlings at a rice paddy in Bagac, Bataan to produce the staple food of the Filipinos. The farmgate price of palay has dropped to P8 per kilo in some parts of Central Luzon, which may force some farmers to stop planting rice.

Six Central Luzon agri-champions win big at National Gawad Saka

02 Jul 2025

1 min read

DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa, and BPI Director Gerald Glenn Panganiban inspect seized red onions during a joint operation on 1 July, part of the government’s intensified crackdown on agricultural smuggling under the new Economic Sabotage Law.

DA seizes P30M in smuggled goods

01 Jul 2025

2 min read

A farmer contorts to plant rice seedlings at a rice paddy in Bagac, Bataan to produce the staple food of the Filipinos. The farmgate price of palay has dropped to P8 per kilo in some parts of Central Luzon, which may force some farmers to stop planting rice.

Backbreaking labor, but is it worth it?

01 Jul 2025

1 min read

THE rice paddy seeder is being tested at the town of Mayantoc, Tarlac by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice). The paddy seeder was researched and developed under the Scaling Modern and Adaptive Rice Technologies (SMART) Integrated Crop Management (ICM) Project that scatter seeds in rice farms.

DA PhilRice tests new paddy seeder in Mayantoc

01 Jul 2025

1 min read

A rice farmer plants seedlings at his farm in Bagac, Bataan. The Department of Agrarian Reform and the World Bank recently discussed land tenure security for farmer-beneficiaries.

DAR distributes climate-resilient farm equipment to Zambales ARBOs

01 Jul 2025

1 min read

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Monday, led the inauguration of the Rice Processing System (RPS) II Facility in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.

The RPS II facility includes a multi-stage rice mill which is capable of processing two to three tons of rice per hour.

Marcos inaugurates Nueva Ecija rice facility

Richbon Quevedo

30 Jun 2025

1 min read

AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is joined by Bureau of Plant Industry Director Glenn Panganiban and incoming Los Baños Mayor Neil Andrew Nocon during a tour of the upgraded tissue culture laboratory in Laguna on 26 June. The facility aims to boost crop production through science-based planting materials.

DA pushes science-driven farming to cut imports

29 Jun 2025

2 min read

AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. leads the inauguration of the Bureau of Plant Industry’s Tissue Culture Laboratory and upgraded BioCon Facility in Los Baños, Laguna, alongside BPI and OIC officials.

DA launches labs to bolster food security, crop resilience

27 Jun 2025

2 min read

AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. joins officials and employees of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for a group photo during the agency’s 127th founding anniversary celebration on 23 June 2025. The event highlighted the DA’s renewed commitment to food security, farmer welfare, and public service under the Bagong Pilipinas agenda.

DA vows food security under Bagong Pilipinas drive

26 Jun 2025

2 min read

NFA imposes stricter rules to shield farmers

NFA imposes stricter rules to shield farmers

26 Jun 2025

2 min read

Crop losses The El Niño dry spell lays to waste an entire corn harvest recently in San Antonio, Nueva Ecija. Agricultural losses have amounted to billions of pesos, according to the Department of Agriculture.

Pests threaten Nueva Ecija rice crops

26 Jun 2025

2 min read

AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. addresses members of the Cold Chain Association of the Philippines during their annual meeting in Malay, Aklan, where he urged stronger private sector collaboration to expand the country’s cold storage infrastructure and strengthen food security.

DA taps cold chain sector to fortify food security

25 Jun 2025

2 min read

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine National Police inspect onions sold at Paco Market in Manila on 18 June, as the DA intensifies its crackdown on agricultural smuggling under the new Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act.

DA flags smuggled onions contaminated with E. coli

25 Jun 2025

2 min read

INSPECTORS uncover crates of fresh red onions concealed in a shipment declared as frozen goods at the Mindanao International Container Terminal in Misamis Oriental, part of a P2-million smuggling attempt intercepted by DA and BOC authorities.

DA cracks down on P2-M red onion smuggling

24 Jun 2025

1 min read

ESCALATING Middle East tensions prompt agriculture chief to delay rice MSRP rollback as food, fuel costs surge

DA holds off rice price cut amid global oil shock

23 Jun 2025

2 min read

DA launches P27.7B farm-to-market bridge project

DA launches P27.7B farm-to-market bridge project

23 Jun 2025

2 min read

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Farm bridge plan gets P27.7B

Maria Bernadette Romero

23 Jun 2025

1 min read

A WORKER from the National Food Authority unload sacks of rice at their warehouse in Valenzuela City, sourced from Region III as part of the Department of Agriculture’s Food Security Emergency on Rice. The rice will be distributed to Quezon City, San Juan City and the CAMANAVA area.

NFA revamp bill eyes price control

Maria Bernadette Romero

22 Jun 2025

1 min read

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