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(Eagle News) — Pabor si National Food Authority (NFA) Spokesperson Rex Estoperez na ibalik sa Department of Agriculture ang pangangasiwa sa ahensiya. Kasunod ito ng naging desisyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ibalik ang NFA, Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) at Fertilizers and Pesticides Authority (FPA) sa pangangasiwa ng DA. Ayon sa opisyal, ang mahalaga sa kaniya ay kung saan maging episyente ang ahensya at karapatan din aniya ito ni Pangulong Duterte. Samantala,ayon sa opisyal sa […]
(Eagle News) — Damage to the agricultural sector due to Typhoon “Ompong” is now at P16.76 billion, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, Sept. 19. According to the DA, affected was “a total of 636,908 hectares of agricultural areas with an estimated volume of production loss at 731,294 metric tons” in the Cordillera Administrative Region, and in Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4A. Agri-fishery investments worth P16.76 billion were also affected, with the volume […]
(Eagle News) — Nakahanda ang Department of Agriculture (DA) na magpatupad ng suggested retail price (SRP) system sa ilang farm products. Ayon kay Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, masasakop ng ipapatupad na SRP system ang bigas, mga gulay at tatlong uri ng isda. Ayon pa kay Piñol, kabilang sa mga gulay na sakop ng SRP system ay pechay at talong, habang bangus, galungong at tilapia naman ang sakop ng SRP sa ilalim ng fisheries products. Inaasahan […]
(Eagle News)- Pinag-aaralan ngayon ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang posibilidad ng paglalagay ng suggested retail prices o SRPs sa mga pangunahing produktong agrikultural. Ayon kay Agriculture Undersecretary Ariel Cayanan, ang paglalagay ng SRPs sa mga nasabing produkto ay pinagsamang inisyatiba ni Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez at ni Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol. Layunin ng inisyatibang ito na protektahan ang mga mamimili laban sa mga nagpapatubo at sa […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to charge former Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and 23 others with graft over the garlic supply controversy in 2014. In a statement, the Ombudsman said also to be indicted were Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Clarito Barron, BPI Division Chiefs Merle Palacpac and Luben Marasigan, and garlic traders Lilia “Lea” Cruz, Edmond Caguinguin, Rolan Galvez, Rochelle Diaz, Ma. Jackilou Ilagan, […]
(Eagle News) — Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco Jr. is “no longer part of” the National Food Authority Council. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement on Tuesday, April 17. According to Roque, this was after President Rodrigo Duterte himself decided that the NFA would be “under the (Department of Agriculture) anew.” Apart from the NFA, the Philippine Coconut Authority and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority are back under the DA, Roque said. He added the […]
(Eagle News) — Rice traders have pledged to give at least 700,000 sacks of rice to the government to replenish the stocks of the National Food Authority (NFA) which they will sell in Metro Manila at P39 per kilo. This was confirmed by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque who also announced President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to place the NFA under the Office of the President. The rice traders promised to deliver 100,000 sacks of rice […]
(Eagle News) – Bubusisiin na sa Kamara ang umano’y kakapusan ng bigas ng National Food Authority (NFA) sa merkado at kakaunting buffer stock. Noong Pebrero, inihain ni House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Jose Panganiban, Jr. ang resolusyon para imbestigahan ang ulat na umamin ang NFA na mayroon itong mahigit sa 65,000 metriko toneladang bigas na buffer stock na tatagal na lamang ng dalawang araw. Isinaad ni Panganiban sa resolusyon na ang mandato ng NFA ay […]
Agriculture secretary says the move was to ensure PHL rice sufficiency in the long run (Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol is slated to visit Papua New Guinea next month to “finalize an arrangement” that will allow Filipino farmers to plant rice there. In a press conference on Wednesday, Piñol said President Rodrigo Duterte has given him the go-signal to make the trip that the agriculture secretary said would ensure the country’s rice sufficiency […]
(Eagle News) — There is no rice shortage in the country. Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol made the pronouncement on Thursday following reports quoting the National Food Authority as saying it was running low on the staple food. In a radio interview, Piñol said the country has an “oversupply” of rice, with 3 million metric tons expected after the first quarter. He said the figure was arrived at by subtracting the 2.8 million metric tons which Filipinos were […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) will give financial aid to more than 20, 000 farmers affected by “Vinta.” Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said that insurance payments amount to Php 182 million. Farmers in the Zamboanga peninsula and northern Mindanao will benefit from this. “The SURE Program which stands for Survival and Recovery, grants a P25,000 loan package to farming and fisherfolk families affected by calamities,” Piñol said.
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture will implement a new culling period based on international standards. Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said that only fowls that were actually infected will be culled. Also, only the poultry farm that is actually affected will undergo culling. https://youtu.be/1njhpAPBbLo
