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(Eagle News) – The agricultural damage due to the recent Taal Volcano eruption has rocketed to more than P3.06 billion from the previous report of P577 million, according to the latest data from the Department of Agriculture. The increase is attributed to the additional report from Laguna and the updated reports from Batangas and Cavite in coffee, cacao, pineapple assorted fruits and vegetables, rice, coconut, and fisheries,” a DA bulletin said. So far, the […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture urged Filipinos celebrating the New Year to buy local fruits, instead of buying imported apples, oranges, and grapes to decorate their dinner table on New Year’s eve. “There are local fruits that can adorn our tables and they are as nutritious and cheaper than imported ones,” the newly-confirmed Agriculture Secretary William Dar said. Dar explained that there are local varieties of grapes and citrus fruits that can […]
(Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary Dr. William Dar vowed to lead the country’s agriculture sector towards “sustainable food security and prosperous rural communities” after he was confirmed as secretary of the Department of Agriculture by the Commission on Appointments. “Our goal is two-fold. First, we aim to establish a food-secure Philippines where food is plentiful at competitive prices for consumers in the domestic front. Second, we want to assure our farmers and fishermen greater […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon start giving P5,000 cash assistance to some 600,000 small rice farmers most affected by the initial impact the rice tariffication law (RTL). This undertaking of the department will be done in partnership with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) The DA forged an agreement with the LandBank and DBP on Monday, December 16, that will disburse […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night directed Agriculture Secretary William Dar to suspend all rice importations, and to instead buy all the palay or rice harvested by the country’s farmers. Duterte said that the Department of Agriculture should buy all the palay of the country’s farmers at farmgate prices even if this would mean using up funds that would exceed the allocation for this. This is because he wants to support […]
(Eagle News) – Three more additional barangays in Quezon City were included in the list of areas affected by the African Swine Fever, according to the Department of Agriculture. The DA said that it received “incident reports” that validated that ASF had also affected barangays Tatalon, Pasong Tamo and Tandang Sora in Quezon City. Because of this, the list of affected barangays in Quezon City had reached five including the earlier named barangays of Payatas […]
(Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno led a “boodle fight” and on the menu are various pork products on Monday, September 30, 2019 to show to the public that pork products are safe to eat. The boodle fight was dubbed the “pork challenge” and was held in Moreno’s turf in Manila. It was also participated in by the Samahang Industriya ng Magsasaka (SINAG) Chairman Rosendo So. In his […]
(Eagle News)—Some 20,000 pigs have already been culled in the country because of African Swine Fever, based from reports from the Department of Agriculture. “The majority of the pigs were from Bulacan and the areas were already quarantined including nearby areas of Pampanga,” Agriculture Secretary William Dar said. But he said that from the reported hog cases, only one-third were affected with ASF virus. Two-thirds of the 20,000 pigs culled were not affected by ASF […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture assured it has funds to help small backyard raisers whose hogs were culled due to African Swine Fever (ASF) infection. This was in contrast to a news report that said that the department has no more funds for hograisers affected by ASF. “The headline of one major newspaper was malicious and misleading. It is far from the truth,” said Agriculture Secretary William Dar. With an initial reported […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte recently assigned Agriculture Secretary William Dar as Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) in Cordillera Administrative Administration (CAR). Dar said the new post will require him to visit provinces in the Cordillera region regularly. “Given this recent post, I will be regularly coming here not only in Benguet but other provinces of Cordillera to address concerns and issues in the area and make reports to the […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture urged the Bohol and Cebu local governments to reconsider their decision to impose a total ban on all hogs and processed pork products from Luzon where some areas have tested positive for African Swine Fever (ASF). Agriculture secretary William Dar particularly asked Cebu governor Gwendolyn Garcia and Bohol governor Arthur Yap to “soften their hearts and allow the transport and trade of ASF-free hogs, pork, pork products […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has already approved the release of a P78 million emergency fund that the Department of Agriculture will use to effectively manage, control, and contain the threat of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte approved the fund during last week’s cabinet meeting. The fund will be used for “biosecurity and quarantine operations, disease monitoring and surveillance, upgrading of laboratories, capacity-building, and other disease control measures” […]
