Agriculture
DA secures palay buying commitment ahead of harvests, despite rice imports
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has secured firm commitments from rice millers and importers to buy local palay at minimum prices, even as imported rice enters the market.
SRA sets rules for planned 100,000-MT raw sugar exports to US
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has issued new guidelines governing the planned export of up to 100,000 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar to the United States for crop year 2025–2026, outlining who may participate and stressing that the program can be stopped at any time if conditions change.
Food poverty falls sharply as gov’t expands rice program
Food poverty in the Philippines dropped significantly in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven largely by expanded rice subsidies and higher government spending on farm infrastructure, according to the latest OCTA Research Tugon ng Masa survey.
Gov’t busts illegal online sale of fertilizers, pesticides in QC
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and its Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) have seized around P175,000 worth of illegally sold fertilizers and pesticides in a series of entrapment operations in Quezon City, highlighting the government’s stepped-up drive to stop the unsafe online sale of farm inputs.
Marcos inspects P94.8M rice processing facility in Antique
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday inspected a newly completed P94.8-million rice processing facility in Hamtic, Antique, as part of the government’s drive to modernize agriculture and increase farmers’ incomes.
