DA sets up temporary shelters for rescued animals near Taal

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set up temporary shelters for rescued livestock animals to ensure animal genetic preservation in areas affected by the Taal Volcano...

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Danilo Suarez urges Piñol to ‘step up’ amid NFA rice shortage

Quezon 3rd District Representative Danilo Suarez, in his Manila Standard column, called on Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to "step up" amid the shortage of affordable rice in the...

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DA, DILG give Magallanes cash aid for good governance

Magallanes Mayor Angelli Maligaya-Bautista said the municipal government has received P1.3-million in financial aid from the Department of Agriculture...

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Mayor Alcala: Lucena slaughterhouse operational by June or July

Lucena City Mayor Dondon Alcala said the city's new slaughterhouse will finally be operational by June or July this...

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Fish pa more: Pangasinan being eyed as possible fish source for Metro Manila – Piñol

Department of Agriculture (DA) and former North Cotabato governor Emmanuel "Manny" Piñol is eyeing Pangasinan as a possible supplier of fishery products to the Metropolis once the fish pens in Laguna De Bay are totally dismantled by next...

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PH agriculture to grow by 7 to 8 % before end of 2016 – DA chief Piñol

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel "Manny" Piñol said the country's farming sector can grow by another 7 to 8 percent...

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Mais pa more: Ilocos Sur bags second Outstanding Quality Corn Achiever Award

Ilocos Sur, which is under the leadership of Governor Ryan Singson, won its second Outstanding Quality Corn Achiever...

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‘Lawin’ battered farmers in Cagayan get P32M in rice, corn, vegetable seeds

"Lawin" battered farmers in Cagayan received P32 million worth of rice, corn and vegetable seeds from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region...

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Ex-Guv Reyes charged in P3.25-M fertilizer purchase; pork scam squealer also rapped

Already facing a murder case on the death of broadcaster Gerry Ortega, former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes was also charged with graft over the alleged anomalous purchase of fertilizers bought from a non-government organization (NGO) of "pork barrel" scam architect Janet Lim...

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Another politiko indicted over fertilizer fund mess

A former mayor in Benguet has been charged with graft in the continuing investigation of the Office of the Ombudsman in the 2004 fertilizer fund scam. Former Bakun town mayor Bartolome Sacla, Sr. was indicted on orders of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales along with municipal treasurer Manuel Bagayao, accountant Virginia Kigisan, and Dolly Villaflor from...

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