Around 1,500 farmers in Central Luzon freed from debt

Marita Moaje 11/26/2024

MANILA – A total of 1,483 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from Bataan, Bulacan, and Aurora have been relieved from debts and obligations amounting to PHP57.796 million in agricultural lands awarded under the agrarian reform program. The Department of…

Cebu City farmers earn more as agro-entrepreneurs

Doris C. Bongcac 11/03/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Catalino Panaginip Jr., 45, had been farming for at least 14 years. Panaginip, who is from Sitio Satuhan in the mountain barangay of Sudlon II in Cebu City, said that farming had been…

Rice output seen to drop this year due to typhoons, DA says

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 10/26/2024

The Department of Agriculture (DA) sees significant rice production losses this year due to widespread bad weather, an official said Friday. “We can expect that our losses will be somewhat significant this year compared to last year…

NIA-7 strengthens farmer support, more irrigation projects eyed

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The farmers are considered the backbone of the country. To help and support them in their productivity, the National Irrigation Administration in Central Visayas (NIA-7) said that they had been constantly providing farmers…

FPA warns farmers against use of Lactoplant Biofertilizer

Futch Anthony Inso 08/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) has issued a public advisory against the use of Lactoplant Biofertilizer, a product of Lactobiotics Worldwide Corporation, for its alleged use of a tampered certification. FPA said…

Over 1K Cebu City farmers get farming equipment

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 06/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 1,073 farmers from the mountain barangays in Cebu City received farming equipment from the City Government yesterday, June 1. According to the city’s Public Information Office (PIO), among the equipment…

Farmers’ group: Rice tariff law results to P44B in economic losses

Russel Loreto 05/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A farmers’ group wants to get rid of the rice tariffication law or Republic Act No. 11203. They don’t think the changes proposed by the House of Representatives will fix the problem of expensive rice.…

2,000 Cebu farmers benefit from NIA’s irrigation system

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/04/2024

An areal view of farmers tending their crops. | Photo from NIA-7 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thousands of Cebu farmers benefitted from existing irrigation systems of the NIA or National Irrigation Administration the agency’s regional office said.…

Danao farmers, fishers get P2M livelihood aid

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two local associations in Danao City received P2 million worth of livelihood projects on Friday, Feb. 23. The turnover was led by the local government of Danao and the Department of Labor and…

Solon pushes creation of Dept of Water Resource Management

Futch Anthony Inso 02/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A lawmaker is pushing for the establishment of a national framework for water resource management that is spelled out in the proposed Department of Water Resources Management (DWRM) as a long-term solution to…

Rep. Wilbert Lee: P20 per kilo of rice still possible

Futch Anthony Inso 02/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The promise of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to lower the price of rice to P20 per kilo remains doable if House Bill No. 9020 or the “Cheaper Rice Act” is passed into law,…

Cabbage ‘price drop’ in Dalaguete, Cebu shocks DA-7

Futch Anthony Inso 01/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) is verifying reports on the alleged drop in the prices of cabbage in Dalaguete, Cebu due to oversupply. Angel Enriquez, regional executive director of DA-7,…

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