DSWD Mobilizes P1.09 Billion in Aid as Over 2.1 Million Families Feel Impact of Storms

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has intensified its humanitarian response, delivering more than ₱1.09 billion worth of assistance to communities affected by the enhanced southwest monsoon and the successive impacts of tropical cyclones Luis, Maymay, and Neneng.According to the DSWD’s 6 a.m. Disaster Response Operations Management, Information and Communication (DROMIC) report released Saturday, the agency has distributed approximately 1.66 mill...

Tomato oversupply exposes logistics, storage shortcomings

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March 5, 2025

Tomato oversupply exposes logistics, storage shortcomings

BUSINESS WORLDTHE GOVERNMENT needs to address logistics bottlenecks and build more storage facilities to avoid wasting the tomato surplus, industry re...

Gov’t striving to keep inflation low, generate more jobs

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March 5, 2025

Gov’t striving to keep inflation low, generate more jo...

PNAMANILA – The government will double its efforts to further ease inflation and open more job opportunities for Filipinos, Malacañang said Wednes...

DA, WB discuss USD1B Sustainable Agri-Food Transformation loan; eye July signing

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March 5, 2025

DA, WB discuss USD1B Sustainable Agri-Food Transformation lo...

DA-NEWSAgriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. recently met with officials from the World Bank to review the progress and key aspects of the...

PhilFIDA promotes abaca fiber production in Bicol

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March 5, 2025

PhilFIDA promotes abaca fiber production in Bicol

PNALEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority in Bicol (PhilFIDA-5) has intensified its efforts to boost abaca fiber produc...

Prov'l board wants agri-fishery council institutionalized in Antique

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March 4, 2025

Prov'l board wants agri-fishery council institutionaliz...

PNASAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Provincial Board requested the institutionalization of the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) ...

Zamboanga City distributes P5-M power tillers to farmers’ groups

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March 4, 2025

Zamboanga City distributes P5-M power tillers to farmers&rsq...

PNAZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government on Monday renewed its commitment to boosting the local agriculture sector by handing over some PHP5 million...

BOI endorses P75-B renewable energy projects for green lane

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February 27, 2025

BOI endorses P75-B renewable energy projects for green lane

PNAMANILA – The Board of Investments (BOI) has granted endorsement certificates for green lane treatment to four renewable energy projects of Vena ...

DSWD chief lauds new assembly plant for better water access in CamSur

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February 27, 2025

DSWD chief lauds new assembly plant for better water access ...

PNAMANILA – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has commended the partnership of the provincial government...

DA urges local tomato farmers to coordinate for direct market linkage

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February 26, 2025

DA urges local tomato farmers to coordinate for direct marke...

PNAMANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday urged local tomato farmers to coordinate for direct market linkages amid the harvest seas...

DA: Mega cold storage in Taguig to help set price floors

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February 25, 2025

DA: Mega cold storage in Taguig to help set price floors

PNAMANILA – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday said the mega cold storage facility to be built in Taguig w...

DA: P3.9-M worth of solar-powered ice block machine to support fishers By Stephanie Sevillano

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February 21, 2025

DA: P3.9-M worth of solar-powered ice block machine to suppo...

PNAMANILA – A PHP3.9 million worth of solar-powered ice block machine was inaugurated in Pilar, Cebu to help local fishers preserve fish and other ...