Agriculture
PBBM eyes longer rice import ban, higher tariff
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is moving to tighten the country’s rice import policy by extending the current two-month import suspension and raising tariffs on foreign rice, in a bid to stabilize palay prices and protect Filipino farmers during the peak of the harvest season.
DA turns over P70.2M rice processing plant in Mindoro
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has formally turned over a ₱70.2-million rice processing facility to farmers in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, a key rice-producing town.
PH lifts poultry import ban from Israel, South Dakota
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary ban on poultry imports from Israel and South Dakota, USA, after both areas successfully contained avian influenza outbreaks.
Pangilinan bats for bigger agri budget by 2028
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Friday welcomed Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s commitment to push for a higher agriculture budget through 2028, citing the sector’s critical role in food security, job generation, and economic growth.
Marcos inaugurates P61.7M rice facility in Pampanga
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the inauguration of a ₱61.7 million rice processing system (RPS) in Guagua, Pampanga on Friday, the fifth such facility built in the province under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).
