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Calls climate change as the “greatest threat” affecting all nations, and food security as the “very basis of human security” (Eagle News) — Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. addressed the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in a historic speech that stressed how climate change has become the “greatest threat affecting our nations and our peoples” and food seccurity as “the very basis of human security.” The 65-year old Philippine […]
Highlights importance of Coast Guard visibility in West Philippine Sea at event marking 124th PHL independence Day (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that the country has to “assert” its sovereignty even in disputed waters as he led the commissioning Sunday, June 12, of the Barko ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas (BRP) Melchora Aquino of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) which is expected to improve its capability to monitor the country’s coastlines. “You know […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay recently moved to have pet food regulated as well, saying that food safety and awareness were “essential in order to keep animals safe from illnesses.” Under Senate Bill No. 2068, Binay wants the labelling of pet food products to be mandatory, such that all information on the ingredients and additives in pet food, especially if such additive is a proven carcinogen or proven to cause detrimental side effects based on standards to […]
Maps showing the impact of climate change on food security around the world.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol laid down plans in order to achieve food security for the whole Philippines by using new and effective technology as well as facilitating loans for farmers and for the development of efficient methods for selling farm goods. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Editing by DYC Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Food security is a strategic issue, said Han Changfu, Chinese Agriculture Minister at a news briefing for the fourth session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing on Monday. Han said that food security is always a major issue in China, a country with a population of 1.3 billion. China’s grain output has been increasing for 12 consecutive years to reach 621 million tons in 2015, but in the […]
Food security in this era of globalization, and the advent of the ASEAN Community, play a pivotal role because climate change significantly affects food production and distribution in various parts of the world. What are the issues concerning food security? Will the establishment of the ASEAN Community solve issues of food security in the ASEAN region? Dr. Carlos Tabunda Jr, ASEAN In Focus resident resource person, interviews former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and […]
The hottest summer southern Africa has ever experienced brings with it drought and rising concerns over food security in the region, threatening some 27 million people. Scientists who study climate patterns say that this year is the hottest since the Earth’s temperature was first measured 150 years ago. The current weather patterns in the region can be attributed to a combination of this year’s “intense” El Niño event and rising climate change. El Niño events […]
JULY 17 — Fast pace, fast technologies, fast foods. Five out of ten Filipinos are eating in quick-service restaurants. With so many eateries offering a wide variety of fast foods and drinks in any street corner, the time has come to ask: How safe is the food Filipinos on the go are eating and drinking? Hand in hand with the boom and growing importance of the food and beverage industry, 47% share of the country’s […]
(Reuters) — The world’s worst Ebola epidemic has put harvests at risk and sent food prices soaring in West Africa, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Tuesday (September 2), warning the problem would intensify in the coming months. The FAO issued a special alert for Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the three countries most affected by the outbreak, which has killed at least 1,550 people since the virus was detected in the remote jungles of southeastern Guinea in March. […]
Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agricultural Modernization Secretary Francisco Pangilinan is going to hold a meeting of stakeholders regarding the coconut pest or “cocolisap”
