Agriculture
Argentina poultry imports banned over bird flu outbreak
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily banned the importation of domestic and wild birds, including poultry products, from Argentina due to a confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1).
Tiu Laurel pushes for full agri budget
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday urged the House of Representatives to approve in full the Department of Agriculture’s proposed ₱176.7-billion budget for 2026, calling it a “critical investment” in the country’s future and long-overdue support for farmers and fisherfolk.
P20 rice reaches 57K transport workers
The Marcos Jr. administration has expanded its flagship affordable rice initiative to the transport sector, with over 57,000 public transport workers now set to benefit from P20 per kilo rice under the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program.
PH backs BBNJ Treaty ratification drive
The Philippines is intensifying efforts to ratify the High Seas Treaty, officially known as the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), with the Department of Agriculture backing the Department of Foreign Affairs' campaign for Senate concurrence.
PBBM marks birthday with nationwide P20 rice
In celebration of the 68th birthday of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. today, the government is rolling out a special, one-day offering of P20 per kilo rice through his flagship food security initiative, “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” (BBM Na!), potentially benefitting more than 350,00 Filipinos.
