Tag: Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol

Agriculture Secretary Piñol confirms bird flu outbreak in San Luis, Pampanga

DA temporarily bans movement of “live domestic and wild birds, and their products” from Luzon to Visayas and Mindanao, and from Pampanga to other parts of Luzon. (Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol has confirmed there was a bird flu outbreak in San Luis, Pampanga. In a press conference on Friday, Pinol said an immediate cull was ordered for all chicken, ducks and quail within a kilometer (0.6 miles) of the infected poultry in the […]

Duterte declares PHL Rise as Protected Food Supply Exclusive Zone

(Eagle News)– Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol disclosed on Thursday (May 11) that President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Benham Rise, renamed and now known as Philippine Rise, a Protected Food Supply Exclusive Zone. Because of the declaration, mining and oil explorations are no longer allowed in the 13-million hectare undersea region located east of Luzon. Piñol said Duterte tasked him and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to conduct a feasibility study on establishing a structure in Benham Rise […]