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    Isabela LGU passes landmark rice quality ordinance

    In a groundbreaking move, the municipality of San Mateo has passed an ordinance aimed at ensuring the availability of safer, higher-quality rice for its residents. The ordinance, approved by the local government and supported by the Department of Agriculture through the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), sets a precedent for the country in rice quality assurance.

    New pork price cap to take effect in Metro Manila wet markets

    The Department of Agriculture (DA) will implement a maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for pork in wet markets across the National Capital Region starting 10 March. The new price cap will set pork liempo at P380 per kilogram, kasim and pigue at P350 per kilogram, and "sabit ulo" (the price traders pass to retailers) at P300 per kilogram.

    DA bans poultry imports from 3 US States

    The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the importation ban on poultry products from France while imposing a temporary ban on imports from the US states of Indiana, New York, and Pennsylvania.

    Camarines Norte declared avian flu-free

    The Department of Agriculture (DA) has declared Camarines Norte free from avian influenza (AI), following effective containment measures and surveillance. DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. confirmed the resolution of the outbreak, which began last December when the H5N2 strain of AI was detected on a backyard duck farm in Talisay.

    DA inspects misdeclared frozen fish

    Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. led an inspection on Monday of one-and-a-half dozen container vans suspected of being loaded with hundreds of tons of frozen fish, but was declared by importers as processed plant-based commodities. A earlier spot check conducted by the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry and the Bureau of Customs on two of the 19 40-foot container vans revealed boxes of frozen mackerels locally known as tamban, and frozen round scad-locally known as galunggong rather than the frozen fried taro sticks, sweet potato balls, and assorted food products from China, as declared in the shipping manifest.

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    Peso weakens to ₱59.13; BSP vows to let market set rate

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    APECO, Korean, and Filipino firms sign deal for new Casiguran International Port

    The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) signed a tripartite memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Yooshin Engineering Corporation of South Korea and Lordsbridge Resources Corporation of the Philippines to develop the Casiguran International New Port, a flagship infrastructure project aimed at establishing Aurora as a key maritime gateway to the Pacific.

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