Secretary Raphael Lotilla has formally taken over as the new head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), succeeding Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga in a turnover ceremony held Monday.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying measures to bring down the price of rice and pork, with new initiatives targeting both affordability and supply stability.
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) announced that sugar production for crop year 2023–2024 has breached the 2 million metric ton (MT) mark, surpassing both initial and pre-final projections.