
DA expects payoff from 2026 budget
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects expanded support for farmers and fisherfolk following the signing of the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects expanded support for farmers and fisherfolk following the signing of the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is entering 2026 facing a series of high-stakes tests, from keeping rice prices fair and expanding the government’s…
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Mang Boy walks along the embankment of his rice field in Morong, Bataan, water flowing steadily toward his crops. A satisfied smile spreads across his face as…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to spend P23 billion next year to expand its P20-per-kilo rice program as it targets to reach 15 million households…
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It contrasts with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s campaign promise to make P20 per kilo rice widely available.
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The maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for 5 percent broken imported rice will remain at P43 per kilo, providing short-term price stability as the…
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Concerns over “insoluble and floating” fertilizer in Ilocos Norte were traced to improper application by farmers, not defective products, easing fears about…
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Under the revised setup, all rice deliveries from FTI will be treated as consigned goods. Ownership remains with FTI until the rice is actually sold,…
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CARACAS (AFP) — Venezuelan officials on Saturday condemned the “theft and kidnapping” of an oil tanker by the United States for the second time, according to a…
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Mindoro Island is set to receive a larger share of farm machinery in 2026 as the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech)…
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Inflation for the country’s bottom 30 percent of income households eased again in November, offering relief to low-income families whose budgets are dominated…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has cautioned rice millers and importers against groups peddling fake import “allocations,” calling the scheme a scam and…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has cautioned rice millers and importers against groups peddling fake import “allocations,” calling the scheme a scam and…
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Farmers in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) stand to gain as much as P300 million worth of farm machinery rolled out under the Rice…
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NUEVA ECIJA — The province of Nueva Ecija ranked as the second-largest contributor to the country’s agriculture, forestry and fishing (AFF) sector in 2024,…
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After a blitz of allegations against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his son, House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, fugitive former lawmaker Elizaldy Co…
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No country can achieve efficiency when farmers work plots too small to benefit from scale.
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