
MPs slash Bolsonaro prison term
Lawmakers on Thursday overrode President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s veto of a law changing how prison sentences are calculated.
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read
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Lawmakers on Thursday overrode President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s veto of a law changing how prison sentences are calculated.
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read

A rebound in farmgate palay prices is expected to support a recovery in local rice production, with agriculture officials pointing to stronger planting…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read

The government is preparing to introduce a blended rice product in Metro Manila next month as it moves to cushion consumers from a potential surge in prices…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read

Rice prices in the Philippines could climb to as high as P62 per kilo by September as rising fertilizer costs linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict…
Mico Virata · · 1 min read

The government is moving early to shield farm output and rural incomes from a possible El Niño later this year, rolling out a coordinated plan that focuses on…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read

The government is rolling out irrigation checks, climate-risk mapping, and prepositioning of farm inputs to cushion the agriculture sector from a possible El…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. sounded the alarm over a convergence of global disruptions now testing food systems, saying climate…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read

MISAMIS ORIENTAL — The government is rolling out targeted financial assistance and support programs for the agriculture and fisheries sectors as the global…
Cheng Ordoñez · · 2 min read

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 3 (RFO3) turned over the first Solar-Powered and Wind-Powered Modular Cold Storage Facility in the…
Jonas Reyes · · 1 min read

The government is moving early to shield the farm sector from another climate shock, as officials warn that a potentially stronger El Niño later this year…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read

The DA’s World Bank-funded Philippines Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Program and the Technical Assistance for Sustainable Agricultural Transformation…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is tightening control over two major World Bank-funded reform programs by placing them under a single project management…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read

The Philippines has moved to secure its poultry supply without compromising biosecurity, formalizing a policy that allows imports from bird flu-free zones in…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read

The government is moving to produce its own fertilizer as global price shocks continue to strain farm costs, with the Department of Agriculture (DA) planning a…
Mico Virata · · 1 min read
The government has removed a key cost in the food supply chain, granting toll-free passage to agricultural trucks to prevent price spikes and delivery…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read

A subsidized rice program took center stage at this year’s Capiztahan Festival, as the government expanded its push to make staple food more affordable while…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read

KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Agriculture in Region 12 has begun prepositioning drought-resistant seeds and irrigation equipment as part of early…
Gilbert Gorgonio Jr. · · 1 min read

Da Nang is often spoken of in a similar manner as Manila. Both continue to be a gateway — familiar and convenient — only a point of arrival rather than — place…
Edu Jarque · · 5 min read
