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Camotes farmers, fishermen get DA inputs
Some 600 farmers and fishermen from the municipalities of San Francisco, Poro, Tudela, and Pilar on this island recently received agricultural inputs from the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA Secretary Proceso J. Alcala ...
- April 27, 2014
Gov't outfits provide small firms with commerciable technologies
Small agribusiness firms need not be daunted by the high technology required for their expansion and growth toward global competitiveness. Competent technology assistance is being provided by the Bureau of Agricultural ...
- August 26, 2006
DBP to distribute ₱2.7-B subsidy for farmers, fisherfolk
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) signed an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to distribute P2.7 billion cash subsidies to 900,000 marginal farmers via an e-voucher system, DBP President and ...
- December 22, 2020
Locsin thanks Vietnam for 'act of mercy and decency'
Malacañang said the government is now determining the extent of liabilities in the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel to know what legal remedy is available to bring justice to the Filipino fishermen. ...
- June 19, 2019
BFAR implements 3-month ban on tuna fishing in Davao Gulf
The government has started the implementation of a three-month closed fishing for tuna in Davao Gulf to protect the fish species at vulnerable stage in their life cycle, particularly during the spawning season. This is the ...
- June 3, 2015
Alliance rejects tariff cut on agri products
Cutting tariffs on agriculture products will not necessarily address the inflation, but would instead lead to the death of the agricultural industries, the five-coalition Agri-Fisheries Alliance (AFA) said on Friday. Former ...
- August 12, 2018
Small fisherfolk to get Laguna Lake fisheries priority
The Laguna Lake Development Authority(LLDA) will prioritize small fisherfolk for fisheries in Laguna de Bay, the Philippines’ biggest lake. Allocation of the lake’s fishing areas will prioritize such fisherfolk there, noted ...
- March 30, 2017
'Ulysses' damage to agriculture sector rises to ₱4 billion
Typhoon "Ulysses" has already incurred nearly ₱4 billion worth of damage to the country’s agriculture sector, with rice as the most affected crop. Data from the Department of Agriculture's (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and ...
- November 19, 2020
Spanish mariculture parks benefits Siargao fishermen
A big number of fishermen in this island and in Barobo town, Surigao del Sur have started to reap the fruits of the two Mariculture Park projects of Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion Internacional (AECI). Dapa Municipal Mayor ...
- October 2, 2010
DA to revive Laguna de Bay, other waterways
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will be re-stocking the Laguna de Bay and other lakes, rivers and creeks with indigenous fish species and non-invasive, commercially viable species to revive the declining fish stocks. ...
- May 7, 2017