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Mobile market helps CDO farmers, fisherfolk earn P5.9-M since April
Farmers, fisherfolk and small business entrepreneurs have already earned some P5.9 million through the “Kadiwa at Diskwento Karavan” that was started here, April 24 amid coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 contagion. The program ...
- June 19, 2020
'Rolly' leaves P1.1-B agri damage
Department of Agriculture ( DA) Secretary William Dar on Monday said the agency recorded some P1.1 billion worth of agricultural damage and losses due to the impact of Super Typhoon Rolly. DA, meanwhile, assured affected ...
- November 3, 2020
Drilon lauds SEAFDEC's role in economic growth
Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Cesar Drilon lauded Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's (SEAFDEC) tremendous contribution to the upliftment of livelihood of fisherfolks in the country. In his keynote ...
- July 8, 2000
Is tobacco the next 'miracle crop'?
Tobacco juice, tobacco dust juice and tobacco lime are not only for traditional organic insecticide used in domestic gardening but also for mainstream commercial agriculture. Tobacco has been proven effective against a ...
- May 6, 2018
Drilon appeals to Ilonggos: Guard Kapis shells
Usec Drilon of the Department of Agriculture appealed to the Ilonggos particularly Tigbauan, Onton, and Guimbal fisherfolks to protect the Kapis shell (locally known lampirong) along Panay Gulf. This was addressed during ...
- July 12, 2000
6 fisherfolk missing in Camarines Norte
Six fishermen were reported missing in Camarines Norte after Super Typhoon Karding (Noru) battered the province and other areas in Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Monday, ...
- September 27, 2022
House OKs bill providing settlement sites for fisherfolk
A House committee recently approved on third and final reading a landmark legislation that seeks to provide permanent resettlement sites to tens of thousands of Filipino fisherfolk and their families. House Bill 6876, ...
- February 17, 2021
Marcos urged to stop fish importation
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) fishers group has urged President Bongbong Marcos, who also heads the Department of Agriculture (DA) to stop the importation of fish in what it described ...
- July 9, 2022
Farmers, fisherfolks to receive cash assistance
Small rice farmers will receive cash assistance from the excess money collected from rice tariffs while fisherfolk, corn, coconut and sugar farmers, as well as indigenous peoples will receive cash and food assistance from ...
- October 23, 2020
Landbank helps 2.4-M farmers, fishermen
In line with its special focus to serve the needs of the country’s agriculture sector, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) reported that it has assisted over two million small farmers and fishers (SFFs) nationwide. ...
- October 27, 2020