Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. Archives

DA completes repair of six NFA warehouses

June 20, 2025, 8:05 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Masagana Agri-Food Infrastructure Modernization (MAFIM) program, has completed the rehabilitation of six out of ten National Food...

PH wants stronger ties with Egypt

June 13, 2025, 7:30 PM

The Philippines is seeking to strengthen agricultural trade with Egypt, following a bilateral meeting where Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Egyptian Ambassador...

Rice allocation

June 6, 2025, 8:55 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) approves the request of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to supply 490,000 sacks of rice from...

Speaker pushes laws to sustain P20/rice program

June 5, 2025, 12:25 AM

SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday vowed to mobilize the full powers of Congress to make President Marcos’ ₱20-per kilo rice program permanent...

Smuggled sugar

May 30, 2025, 9:05 PM

Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (center), along with Bureau of Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio and Sugar Regulatory Administration chief executive and...

P90-m smuggled sugar intercepted

May 29, 2025, 7:30 PM

Authorities intercepted a shipment of smuggled sugar and cigarettes worth nearly P90 million in Metro Manila, as the government enforces stronger crackdown on agricultural...

P20 rice for low-wage earners

May 28, 2025, 12:50 AM

DA, DOLE expand cheap rice program thru participating private firms The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor and Employment have agreed in principle...

Nueva Vizcaya named ‘ginger capital’ of PH

May 25, 2025, 8:00 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) designated Nueva Vizcaya province as the “Ginger Capital of the Philippines,” signaling the start of stronger government support to...

DA to extend P20/k rice program to 2028

May 20, 2025, 12:25 AM

Following a directive from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Department of Agriculture will continue offering its P20 per kilogram rice through 2028, DA Secretary...

Salu-salo

May 16, 2025, 8:20 PM

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. leads ‘salu-salo’ featuring P20-per-kilogram rice being sold in Kadiwa outlets, with the members of vulnerable...

DA brings P20 rice program to more KADIWA centers

May 15, 2025, 8:10 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has expanded its P20-per-kilo rice program to more KADIWA ng Pangulo centers, delivering on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s pledge...

Smuggled onions contain salmonella—DA

May 9, 2025, 8:45 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday led the inspection of two container vans carrying 34 metric tons of smuggled white onions from China...

SUSTAINABLE FARMING

May 5, 2025, 8:05 PM

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (center) underscores the urgent need for the Philippines to adopt sustainable farming practices in light of intensifying challenges...

Tiu Laurel calls for urgent reforms in PH farming

May 4, 2025, 8:00 PM

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has called for urgent reforms in Philippine farming, stressing the need for sustainable, climate-smart practices to address the...

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