By Leander C. Domingo IN a landmark development that can boost the nation’s food security, the National Food Authority (NFA) broke ground on a cutting-edge, P800-million warehouse facility in Cauayan City, Isabela on Oct. 21, 2025. This state-of-the-art Cauayan City Modern Warehouse project, backed by the Japanese government, promises to revolutionize how the country procures, […]
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, […]
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Provincial Government of Pangasinan, under the leadership of Governor Ramon V. Guico III, has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the National Food Authority (NFA) on October 27, 2025 to strengthen local rice production and provide greater support to Pangasinan farmers. The signing ceremony was led by Governor Guico, […]
By Jenrie C. Del Rosario It began with what seemed like an ordinary dinner. As rice cooked on the stove one evening, 62-year-old Ricardo Del Rosario of Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan, noticed something unusual. The once white grains had turned brown, and the familiar aroma of freshly cooked rice was gone. “Nangyari ito noong Agosto. Nang […]
Author: DA Press Office The Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving swiftly to consolidate nationwide consultations on the comprehensive revision of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), confident that the reforms will help curb persistently high rice prices while restoring fairness to struggling Filipino farmers. The series of regional consultative meetings, set to conclude next week, […]
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s two executive orders (EO) related to the agricultural sector are not enough to improve the state of farmers across the country, lawmakers from the House of Representatives’ Makabayan bloc said on Monday. Both ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio and Gabriela party-list […]
By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday issued Executive Order (EO) 100 establishing a floor price for palay (unhusked rice) and activating trigger mechanisms for its implementation to protect farmers from declining farmgate prices. Under the EO, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is mandated to determine, set, and adjust […]
CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Colombo, October 22 (Daily Mirror) – The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has announced revised maximum retail prices (MRPs) for imported rice varieties, effective from Monday (21). The new regulations, issued under the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003 (as amended), were published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2459/12 dated October […]
By Alexander Lopez BUTUAN CITY – Some 4,052 rice farmers from Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte and Butuan City received their fuel subsidy from the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) in a five-day distribution activity conducted last week. In a statement on Tuesday, the DA-13 reported that a total of PHP12.16 […]
THE Economic Development Committee (EDCom) said it is seeking to strike a balance between protecting farmers and limiting the inflationary impact on consumers in adjusting rice import tariffs. In a statement on Monday, the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) said Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan, who co-chaired the 5th EDCom meeting, said the EDCom […]
