Recognition from the local government and from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) are mandatory for so-called household clusters and farmer groups looking to participate in the rabbit raising program of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Beginning this Wednesday, the price of imported red onions will carry a suggested retail price (SRP) of P125 per kilo in wet markets in the National Capital Region (NCR), according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
As partial response to the chaos generated by the scarcity of onions in the markets, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday urged the Local Price Coordinating Council under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for more stringent monitoring of the price of the commodity.
DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban met with Denmark Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau, Franz-Michael Mellbin, on hog semen importation that can help boost efforts against the African swine fever (ASF).
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is doubling down on digital reform, placing a new Customs Processing System (CPS) at the center of efforts to make trade faster, cleaner, and more predictable for importers—especially the country’s biggest players.
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is throwing its weight behind a key tax reform under the CREATE MORE law, calling the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s Registered Business Enterprises Taxpayer Service (RBETS) a “critical administrative reform” for investors.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is widening its logistics backbone, betting that stronger supply chains will translate into faster exports and more competitive small businesses.