QUEZON CITY, June 7 — The Department of Agriculture is urging farmers to employ the water management technologies developed by PhilRice to effectively and efficiently use water and maximize rice yields now that the country experiences El Niño, Engr. Evangeline Sibayan, Supervising Science Research Specialist at PhilRice’s Rice Engineering and Mechanization Division, in a DA statement said that the alternate wet and drying (AWD) method is an effective guide for farmers on when to irrigate the […]
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Mild El Niño causes agricultural damages
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 27 (Eagle News) — According to the Department of Agriculture (DA), various areas affected by the mild El Niño phenomenon has resulted in 2.19 billion pesos worth of damages. To see what areas are affected by the El Niño, please check the attached video. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Extreme heat causes agricultural damage in Region XII
MAY 22 (Eagle News) — According to the Department of Agriculture (DA), Region XII, the region suffered more than Php 1 billion in crop damage due to the extreme heat affecting the region. (SOCCSKSARGEN, Philippines) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
DA warns against anti-asthma drugs used on meat
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 8 (Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) urged the public to be careful in buying pork after receiving reports that several hog raisers are using anti-asthma medicine on their livestock. Said medicine may result in higher quality of meat but it has negative side effects on humans. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Produksyon ng mais sa Aurora, patataasin
APRIL 28 — Nais hikayatin ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang mga magsasaka sa lalawigan ng Aurora na umayon sa organikong pamamaraan ng pagsasaka alinsunod sa Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 ng Pamahalaan. Kaugnay nito, ay nakikipag-ugnayan ang Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) sa isang pribadong kumpanya na nagsusulong ng Bio-Nutri Green Procedure. Ang Bio-Nutri Green Procedure ay mayroong hatid na iba’t-ibang teknolohiyang pansakahan gamit ang organikong pamamaraan ay ginagarantiyahan ang mataas na ani […]
Poultry SRP back to Php135
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The suggested retail price (SRP) of poultry products is back at 135 pesos after the Department of Agriculture (DA) recommended that the (SRP) of poultry products should be at 110 pesos due to an over-supply. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
EU issues a green card to the Philippines on illegal fishing
The European Union has revoked the warning yellow card issued to the Philippines in June 2014 regarding measures to fight illegal fishing. The EU acknowledges Philippines’ efforts to partner up with us in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Since an official dialogue started, the Philippines embarked on a series of reforms to upgrade its fisheries governance and successfully aligned it to international law. Achievements made by the Philippines include the adoption of a new […]
Government agencies monitor El Niño
MANILA, Philippines, April 21 (Eagle News) — Various government agencies are monitoring the El Niño phenomenon to lessen its effects, in particular the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Energy (DOE). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Several markets, not following SRP
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 20 (Eagle News) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Agriculture (DA) conducted inspections on several markets in Quezon City were said government agencies caught several vendors not following the suggested retail price (SRP) of 110 pesos per kilo of chicken meat. (A report by Jerold Tagbo, Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
DA cuts down chicken SRP
QUEZON CITY, April 20 (PIA) — The Department of Agriculture in a statement said it will implement today, Monday, a lower suggested retail price (SRP) for chicken in Metro Manila markets. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala approved the P110 per kilogram temporary SRP for whole chicken recommended by the Department’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) Director Leandro Gazmin and the United Broiler Raisers Association, until gate prices stabilize. The previous SRP for chicken was P135 per kilo. […]
DA to post farm-gate prices of chicken, hogs in markets
QUEZON CITY, April 15 (PIA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday it will post the farm-gate prices of chicken and hogs in markets so that consumers will know if the said commodities are being sold at reasonable prices. Agriculture Undersecretary for Livestock Jose Reaño said the DA wants the consumers to know their rights so that they can demand and question retailers who are selling chicken and pork at exorbitant prices. “Ang mga […]
5 DA officials dismissed for anomalies in agri projects funded from Sen. Jinggoy’s PDAF
MANILA, Philippines (ENS) — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of five officials of the Department of Agriculture for “gross misconduct” because of the alleged anomalous implementation of agricultural projects in Negros Occidental funded from the pork barrel funds of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales ordered the dismissal from government service of Regional Executive Director Larry Nacionales, , Accountant III Candelaria Martinez, Officer-in-Charge Mira Talabong, Accounting Section Chief Mae […]
