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Farm output growth misses 2018 goal
Farm output rebounded in the fourth quarter to post a slight expansion but was not enough to push the full-year growth to reach the government’s target, according to data the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released ...
- January 24, 2019
Meat, fish supply seen adequate for holiday season, Agri dep't says
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it expects the supply of meat, fish and other foods to be sufficient for the year-end holidays. “A big chunk of the supply comes from the locally-produced rice, and production of ...
- September 22, 2022
SRP for imported galunggong set at P180 in NCR
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set the suggested retail price (SRP) for imported medium-sized galunggong (round scad) in wet markets in the National Capital Region (NCR) at P180 per kilogram. “Considering the effects ...
- April 8, 2022
Typhoon agriculture damage estimate rises to P11.1B
Damage was reported in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan), Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern ...
- January 7, 2022
Task force formed to fast-track Manila Bay cleanup
President Rodrigo R. Duterte has created a task force for the speedy rehabilitation and restoration of Manila Bay. Malacañang on Thursday released to reporters copies of Administrative Order No. 16, which Mr. Duterte signed ...
- February 23, 2019
Fish supply declared sufficient until year's end
The fish supply has been judged sufficient to meet demand up to the end of 2020, according to the Department of Agriculture. In a virtual briefing Tuesday, Undersecretary Cheryl Marie Natividad-Caballero said that at the ...
- November 25, 2020
Still no fishing in high seas pocket
Due to the closure on fish aggregating devices (FADs), there are still no Philippine fishing vessels in a tuna-rich pocket of the Pacific Ocean, an Agriculture official said yesterday. “There are still no fishing vessels ...
- August 16, 2013
Import permits suspended for galunggong, mackerel
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has suspended the issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances for round scad (galunggong), mackerel, and various other species, effective immediately. According to a ...
- December 15, 2022
Agriculture dep't aims to double value of farm and fishery exports to Canada
The Philippines aims to export more farm and fishery products to Canada with a target of doubling the value of such shipments over the medium term, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a virtual call with new Canadian ...
- August 12, 2020
'A little accident': Duterte on boat sinking
Speaking for the first time on the June 9 sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday described the incident as a “little maritime accident,” and reiterated anew that the ...
- June 18, 2019