Agriculture
Alliance eyes Casiguran as marine enterprise hub
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region III (BFAR-III) have formalized a partnership aimed at aligning corporate development with community-based marine livelihood initiatives in Casiguran.
Agri stakeholders raise red flag on looming U.S. export tariff
Agricultural stakeholders are sounding the alarm over the looming imposition of a 20 percent tariff on exports to the United States, urging the government to adopt a strategic and cautious approach amid fears of disproportionate trade concessions and domestic market disruptions.
Updated Typhoon Bising, habagat damage remain minimal
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has raised its estimate of agricultural damage from Typhoon Bising and the southwest monsoon (habagat) to ₱350,000, up from the initial ₱300,000, according to the agency's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center.
New organic pesticide gets PCA nod to fight cocolisap
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) has approved the use of CropGuard, a locally developed pesticide by Chemrez Technologies Inc., as an alternative treatment for coconut scale insect (CSI), or cocolisap, signaling a shift toward more sustainable pest control policies.
P20 rice program launched in Guimaras
The Department of Agriculture (DA), in collaboration with the local government, launched the “Benteng Bigas, Meron na!” in Guimaras, expanding the reach of the affordable rice initiative of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to vulnerable sectors in the island province.
