Category: Agriculture
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DTI intensifies rice price monitoring, vows swift action against violators
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is at the forefront of intensified price monitoring, ensuring the available supply of regular and well-milled rice priced between P40 per kilo to P45 per kilo. “Rice is a staple for Filipino families, and we will not tolerate any attempts to exploit the public by manipulating its price,”…
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Mga magsasaka nakatanggap ng ayuda mula sa Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Zambales
Mahigit 800 mga magsasaka sa bayan ng San Marcelino ang nakatanggap ng financial assistance at fertilizer subsidy sa ilalim ng Provincial Government of Zambales’ (PGZ) Fertilizer Subsidy Program. Isinagawa ang Distribution of Farmers Financial Assistance sa Sitio San Carias, Barangay Loaog noong ika-17 ng Disyembre 2024. Sa pamumuno ni Gob. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., ang mga…
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Salt industry players gathered for the 2nd Salt Congress
PANGASINAN — The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Pangasinan State University (PSU) organized the 2nd Salt Congress in Lingayen, Pangasinan. The two-day congress aims to revive the Philippine salt industry and boost local production that will center on salt management…
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Zambales sets P50-M for ‘Green Mango Valley’ project
ZAMBALES — The provincial government of Zambales has embarked on a four-year pioneering program to promote, expand and sustain the production of Zambales’s best-known product, the carabao or “Dinamulag” mango variety which was regarded as the sweetest in the world. Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said the province has set aside close to P50 million for…
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P206-M utang ng 2,487 magsasakang Kapampangan hindi na pababayaran ng pamahalaan
PAMPANGA— Hindi na babayaran ng nasa 2,487 magsasakang Kapampangan na benepisyaryo ng reporma sa lupa ang kanilang mga utang na aabot sa P206 milyon. Patunay dito ang pagkakaloob ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ng 2,939 na mga Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage o COCROMs na aabot sa kabuuang 3,903.48 ektaryang lupain. Ito…
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Gov. Ebdane urges farmers to embrace agri mechanization
ZAMBALES — Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. encouraged farmers in the province on Tuesday to make full use of farm machinery from the government to increase agricultural production and sustain the local farming industry. “Mechanization is apparently the only way now to increase farming efficiency and address the gap in agricultural production and farmers’ income,” Ebdane…
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Zambales receives Php32M worth of RCEF machines, equipment
ZAMBALES– The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech), through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program, distributed Php 32 million worth of various rice production machines and postharvest equipment during the ceremonial turnover and distribution held in Iba, Zambales on Tuesday, November 5. A total of 24 eligible and qualified farmers’ cooperatives…
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Libreng binhing palay, sinimulang ipamahagi
ZAMBALES— Namamahagi na ng libreng binhi ng palay mula sa Dry Season Seed Allocation ng Department of Agriculture (DA) sa mga magsasakang rehistrado sa Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) sa bayan ng San Marcelino simula nitong Miyerkulas, Oktubre 30. Ang naturang proyekto ay pinangasiwaan ni Municipal Agriculturist Remin Sardo ng Municipal Agriculture…
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BFAR-CDA lumagda sa kasunduan upang palakasin ang hanay ng mga mangingisda
Lumagda ang Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA–BFAR) at ang Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) sa isang Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) upang higit pa anilang magpapatibay ang ugnayan ng dalawang ahensya na tugunan ang mga pangangailangan ng mga mangingisda sa bansa. Ang paglalagda ay pinangunahan nina DA-BFAR Officer-in-Charge Isidro M. Velayo, Jr. at…
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Agri-Puhunan, Pantawid Program ng DA magtitiyak ng regular na tanim ng palay
NUEVA ECIJA — Matitiyak nang regular na mapapataniman ng palay ang may 1.2 milyong ektaryang sakahan sa bansa ngayong inilunsad ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang Agri-Puhunan at Pantawid Program. Ito ang nagsilbing regalo ng punong ehekutibo para sa mga magsasaka sa pagdiriwang ng kanyang ika-67 taong kaarawan na ginanap sa Guimba, Nueva Ecija.…
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6K N. Ecija ARBs relieved from paying P277-M debts
PALAYAN CITY – The government condoned 6,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Nueva Ecija of their PHP277 million debts and obligations on agricultural lands awarded under the agrarian reform program on Friday during the celebration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s birthday. The President led the distribution of 9,832 Certificates of Condonation with Release of…
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Pasilidad ng Bureau of Plant Industry sa Subic Bay Freeport pinasinayaan
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Binuksan na ang bagong pasilidad ng Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)- Plant and Quarantine Service-Port of Subic Office sa Subic Bay Freeport. Ang inagurasyon sa pasilidad ay dinaluhan ng Kalihin ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka na si Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. gayun din ng mga opisyales ng Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) sa pangunguna…
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URC, government to continue program giving huge boost to potato farming
Universal Robina Corp. (URC) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have agreed to sustain a program that has significantly enhanced potato farming and overall farm productivity in the Philippines. “Since its inception, this program has exemplified the power of public-private partnerships in driving positive change,” said Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr..“This agreement…
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SM for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Two agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) from the province of Zambales showcased their products during the launching of ARBO products at SM for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SM4SMSE) Community Bazaar at the Ground Floor of SM Olongapo Grand Central. The Gurung-guru Farmers Association Inc. from San Felipe displayed their products such as banana chips and…
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Masinloc farmers receive pregnant buffaloes from PCC
ZAMBALES — The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) entrusted a total of 18 pregnant dairy buffaloes to the Masinloc Farmers’ Agriculture Cooperative (MFAC) in Zambales. PCC Center Director Ericson Dela Cruz said the provision of pregnant dairy buffaloes seeks to improve the livelihood of the member-farmers. “Milk is really our target to become their additional source…
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