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Central Luzon fishermen get fuel discount
A total of 6,709 fisherfolk in Central Luzon are set to receive fuel subsidy from the Department of Agriculture (DA) even as it launched the first ever Solar Powered Fertigation System (SPFS) in Pampanga. Agriculture ...
- March 25, 2022
Coalition calls for crisis plan for agriculture, fisheries sector
A coalition of agriculture groups are pushing for a crisis response plan in agriculture and fisheries in the first 100 days to six months of the Marcos administration. In a letter to President Marcos, the coalition offered ...
- July 5, 2022
Agri sector dips 1.7% in 2021
The country’s agriculture sector fell by 1.7 percent in 2021, mainly driven by declines in the livestock sector. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the value of production in local agriculture ...
- January 27, 2022
DA: Imported agri-fishery commodities to undergo 'second border' inspection
Two government agencies in the country will run after violators to curtail the entry of smuggled agricultural commodities and ensure an optimum level of food safety for Filipino consumers. According to a press release, the ...
- October 12, 2021
Fish importation in Quarter 4 of 2021 OK'd
The Department of Agriculture (DA) approved a Certificate of Necessity to Import (CNI) for 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish in the fourth quarter of the year. Due to the closed fishing season in several coastal areas of the ...
- August 31, 2021
'Remember Recto Bank sinking'
A year after the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank, former foreign affairs chief Albert del Rosario is urging Filipinos not to forget the incident or surrender to China’s ...
- June 10, 2020
Passage of DFAR urged
Agricultural stakeholders are urging Congress for the early passage of the creation of Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ( DFAR). At present, there are 19 proposed measures pending at the House of Representatives ...
- December 11, 2020
Farmers, fisherfolk oppose EO 171 extension
Fifteen farmers and fisherfolk organizations released a joint statement Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, expressing their opposition to the extension of Executive Order (EO) 171, saying the reduced import tariff did not benefit ...
- December 1, 2022
Typhoon Ursula’s damage to agri sector rises to ₱1.35 B
Damage and losses caused by Typhoon Ursula on the country’s agriculture sector rose to ₱1.35 billion, but the Department of Agriculture (DA) assured delivery of interventions to affected farmers and fisherfolks. The latest ...
- January 2, 2020
PRRM: Chinese 'overfishing' cause of declining fish harvests
The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement has claimed that the “overfishing” of the Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is the cause of declining fish harvests. In a statement, PRRM president Edicio dela ...
- February 28, 2022