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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
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
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
Aquaculture facilities worth P23M completed in Iloilo
Hatcheries and broodstock tanks involving the investment of P23 million have been completed this year in Iloilo to help fish producers seed their farms, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The facilities are located ...
- December 15, 2021
P10-B fishery project backed by WB nearing implementation
A World Bank (WB)-supported fisheries program with funding of $200 million (P10 billion) is close to being approved for implementation, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a statement Wednesday, the DA said the ...
- October 28, 2021
Proposed fisheries dep't budget estimated at P2B
A separate fisheries department will cost about P2 billion a year to run if the budgets of the agencies currently dealing with fisheries are combined, a former industry regulator said. In a virtual briefing Monday, Asis ...
- December 8, 2020
Corn farmers, fisherfolk granted P3,000 to apply to fuel purchases
Corn farmers and fisherfolk have been granted P3,000 to apply to their fuel purchases, subject to conditions, in order to cushion the impact of rising oil prices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. “We are confronted ...
- March 9, 2022
Quezon farmers, fisherfolk get P1.42-B aid from DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed P1.42 billion worth of assistance to farmers and fisherfolk in Quezon province who were affected by recent typhoons while their livelihoods have been weakend by the coronavirus ...
- November 25, 2020
Fishing association opposes plan to import 60,000 MT
The government's plan to import 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish to augment supply during the closed fishing season has met with opposition from the association of small fishermen. The chairman of the Pambansang Lakas ng ...
- August 30, 2021
More than P500M worth of crops and livestock damaged by Taal eruption
Taal volcano's eruption has damaged more than P500 million worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Agriculture damage in the Calabarzon Region — made up of the provinces of Cavite, ...
- January 15, 2020