Tag: Department of Agriculture (DA)
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DA: Smuggled onions from China positive for heavy metals, salmonella
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday said the PHP4.1 million worth of smuggled white onions from China tested positive for heavy metals and salmonella. This was confirmed by tests conducted by the Bureau of Plant Industry’s (BPI) Plant Products Safety Services Division and the National Plant Quarantine Services Division on the recently…
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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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Cayetano hinimok ang DTI, DA na gumawa ng praktikal na hakbang upang protektahan ang mga mamimili
Nanawagan si Senador Alan Peter Cayetano sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at Department of Agriculture (DA) na magpatupad ng praktikal na solusyon para mapalakas ang proteksyon ng mga konsyumer laban sa mga scam, pekeng produkto, at hindi patas na negosyo. Ginawa niya ang panawagan sa pagdinig ng Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and…
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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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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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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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DA, BOC seize P136-M agri products, cigarettes from China, Taiwan
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday confiscated around PHP136.58 million worth of smuggled agricultural products and cigarettes at Subic Port in Zambales. In an interview, DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the intensified collaboration led to the seizure of illegal agricultural products. “It’s…
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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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‘First border’ control measures for food safety in place by Jan 2025
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said the operation of the first Cold Examination Facility for Agriculture (CEFA) in Bulacan province will start by the start of 2025 as part of intensified measures for the country’s “first border” control. A CEFA is a sanitary phytosanitary inspection facility for imported animals, fish, plants…
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JICA helps Tarlac town develop sweet potato products
TARLAC CITY — The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has assisted the municipal government of Moncada in developing sweet potato-based products. This is to address the problem of oversupply and low price of sweet potatoes which is the municipality’s “One Town, One Product”. In an interview, Mayor Estelita Aquino said JICA helped the local government…
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DTI, DA partner with CIAC for National Food Hub
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE — Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Agriculture (DA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) on the development of a National Food Hub. The partnership is part of the farm-to-fork strategy embodied in the Three-Year Food Logistic Action Agenda, which primarily aims to…
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DA helps farmers hit by armyworm infestation in N. Ecija, Tarlac
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified its efforts to deal with armyworm infestation by providing aid to affected onion farmers in several towns in Nueva Ecija and Tarlac. DA Regional Field Office III Bureau of Plant Industry director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said 366 hectares out of the 10,217 hectares of farm lands…
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DA patuloy ang pagbibigay ng tulong sa mga magsasaka sa Botolan
ZAMBALES– Namahagi ng mga fertilizer discount voucher ang Department of Agriculture (DA) sa mga magsasaka sa Botolan, Zambales. May 1,486 indibidwal ang nakinabang dito sa ilalim ng National Rice Program. Ayon kay OIC – Provincial Agriculturist Crisostomo Rabaca, nilalayon ng programa na matulungan ang mga magsasaka dahil sa pagtaas ng presyo ng mga abono at upang tumaas ang…
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PH seen to be self-sufficient with revival of salt industry
MANILA – Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan said the Philippines would soon be “self-sufficient” in salt, as he anticipates the enactment of the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act following its ratification by both houses of Congress. Yamsuan said the measure would establish a five-year roadmap aimed at revitalizing and modernizing the dying…
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DA cites outstanding Gulayan sa Barangay, agricultural extension workers in Central Luzon
PAMPANGA — The Department of Agriculture (DA) cited the provincial and regional winners of the 2023 Best Gulayan sa Barangay (GSB) Search in Central Luzon. This program is part of the department’s coordination with the provinces and local governments to strengthen people’s ability to produce their own food using food production technology. “High-value crops like…
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