By Stephanie Sevillano | August 2, 2024 MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday said total damage to agriculture due to the El Niño phenomenon reached PHP15.30 billion, affecting 333,195 farmers and fishers in 15 regions nationwide. According to the final bulletin of the DA-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Operations Center, damage to… Read More DA records P15.3-B agri damage due to El Niño phenomenon
By Henry Empeño | July 22, 2022 MASINLOC, Zambales — While President Marcos vowed that the Philippines will continue asserting its rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), fishermen here said the presidential pronouncement lacked much significance to those who can no longer fish at Bajo de Masinloc, or Scarborough Shoal, due to the presence… Read More Scarborough fishers ‘disappointed’ with SONA
AURORA | July 12, 2024 — The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has prepared PhP183.41 million worth of pre-positioned relief supplies as part of the government’s efforts to brace for the effects of the La Niña phenomenon in Central Luzon. Of the figure, PhP5 million serves as the standby fund; PhP155.2M for 204,577… Read More PBBM readies PhP183.4-million relief supplies for La Niña in Central Luzon
By Stephanie Sevillano | July 8, 2024 MANILA (PNA) – A Department of Agriculture (DA) official said Monday it will roll out around PHP510.447 in fuel subsidies to crop, livestock, and poultry farmers who own or rent machinery. “That’s about PHP510 million, so at PHP3,000 plus other mga gastusin, about 160,000 farmers iyong makikinabang dito (plus other expenses,… Read More DA to roll out over P510M fuel subsidy to 160K farmers nationwide
By Stephanie Sevillano | July 2, 2024 MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said the operation of the first Cold Examination Facility for Agriculture (CEFA) in Bulacan province will start by the start of 2025 as part of intensified measures for the country’s “first border” control. A CEFA is a sanitary phytosanitary inspection… Read More ‘First border’ control measures for food safety in Bulacan by Jan 2025; Subic, Manila, Davao, GenSan next
By Reia G. Pabelonia | June 19, 2024 IBA, Zambales (PIA) — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has finished land acquisition and distribution to qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Zambales. The beneficiaries include nine farmers from Barangay Sta. Rita in Masinloc, Zambales who received their own titles from the DAR recently (See top… Read More DAR completes land acquisition, distribution to qualified farmers in Zambales
By E.H. Edejer | May 26, 2024 MASINLOC, Zambales — On top of safe access to Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal, Zambales fishermen would need larger boats and updated fishing equipment so that they can gain comparative advantage and sustain their livelihood from the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This was emphasized by Zambales Governor… Read More Zambales fishers need bigger boats, modern gear to compete in WPS
By Reia G. Pabelonia | March 4, 2024 IBA, Zambales (PIA) — The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) distributed a total of P36.27 million worth of machinery to 26 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) and local government units (LGUs) in Zambales. These include 20 hand tractors, six four-wheel tractors, six rice combine… Read More PHilMech distributes P36.27-M machinery grants to farmer coops in Zambales
By Reia G. Pabelonia | January 09, 2024 IBA, Zambales (PIA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has turned over a shredding machine to farmers belonging to the Masinloc Federated Farmers Association (MFFA) in Zambales. The grant was given under the Shared Service Facility (SSF) program of DTI that aims to improve micro, small,… Read More Zambales farmers can now produce own organic fertilizer thanks to DTI aid
By Ma. Teresa Montemayor | December 15, 2023 MANILA – About PHP776 million worth of excavators have been distributed to various irrigators’ associations nationwide by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to intensify local irrigation and agricultural systems. In a news release Friday, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the NIA procured 141 excavators under the first… Read More P776-M worth of excavators boost local irrigation, agri output
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