By Panay News THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of P1.66 billion to support the government’s Rice Seed Program, aimed at boosting rice production and helping Filipino farmers improve their livelihoods. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the fund release fulfills President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s commitment to support the […]
By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday assured the public that the country’s rice supply will remain stable despite the massive devastation brought by Typhoon Tino (international name Kalmaegi) across Visayas and Mindanao. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said initial assessments showed no significant damage to […]
By PTV NEWS – BJLC. By Brian Campued The Department of Agriculture (D.A.) expressed hope that the extension of the rice import ban would continue to raise farmgate prices of palay as the country expects to post a record-high harvest by the end of the year. This as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Executive […]
President Marcos initially suspended importation of regular and well-milled rice for two months from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 through EO 93 to counter the sharp decline in palay prices ahead of the wet harvest season. Dexter Cabalza: Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of the rice import […]
By PIA III TARLAC CITY (PIA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed ₱35.7 million worth of rice combine harvesters to qualified farmers’ cooperatives and associations in Central Luzon. The turnover was held at the Research Outreach Station for Lowland Development in Barangay Paraiso, Tarlac City, and was led by the agency’s Field Operations Division. […]
The initial suspension ran from September 1 to October 31 and aimed to counter the sharp decline in rice prices ahead of the wet harvest season. By: Elizabeth Gonzales Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of the rice import ban until the end of the year in a bid to stabilise farmgate […]
Philippines MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has approved the extension of the rice import ban until the end of the year to help stabilise farm-gate prices of “palay” (unhusked rice), Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr said on Sunday (Nov 2). “With the import ban having little impact on retail prices and supply of rice […]
Far from Nueva Ecija’s sun-baked paddies, a fragment of the Philippines now lies in slumber beneath Arctic ice. It is not a misdirected balikbayan box—it is 4,417 samples of Filipino rice, safely stored in the world’s most secure freezer: Norway’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Think of it as agriculture’s Noah’s Ark. Instead of elephants and […]
RANGPUR, Oct 31, 2025 (BSS) – Farmers are ready for a bumper harvest of Aman rice this season as harvesting of the major cereal crop will gain momentum in the next couple of weeks in the Rangpur agricultural region. They have already harvested short-duration Aman rice on 32,990 hectares of land and produced 1,07,112 tonnes […]
By Alexander Lopez BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Caraga Region (DA-13) is distributing fertilizers to 268 rice farmers in Carrascal, Surigao del Sur. The agency delivered 980 bags of fertilizer – 490 bags of complete and 490 bags of ammonium sulphate – on Tuesday. The assistance targets rice-producing barangays Adlay, Gamuton, Bacolod, […]
