MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday expressed support for the bill seeking to extend the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), considering several modifications.

‘Definitely, I think it should be extended. But there should b…

MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday said the direction of the Department of Agriculture (DA) will go as planned despite new executives joining the department.

“Sa laki ng coverage ng DA, kailangang tumutok or may mag-focu…

BUTUAN: Caraga Region’s poverty incidence among families dropped to 20.3 percent in 2023 from 31.0 percent in 2021 and 28.3 percent in 2018, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority-Region 13 (PSA-13) Tuesday.

The region also…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday directed all government agencies to make sure that there will be a stable power supply amid the declaration of red and yellow alerts in the Luzon grid.

In an X post, Marcos said he instructed the D…

MANILA: The recent delivery of 600,000 plastic cards to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is enough to fill the backlog for driver’s licenses from the previous year, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said.

‘Meron pa tayo…

MANILA: Budget Secretary Mina Pangandaman welcomed on Tuesday the four local government units (LGUs) that have been accepted into the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a multilateral organization of reformers around the world.

Pangandaman, chair of …

MANILA: The government must invest in agriculture modernization and irrigation development to improve the country’s food security amid steady population growth.

In a news release on Tuesday, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian noted the steady increase in the…

TACLOBAN: The Eastern Visayas Regional Wildlife and Rescue Center (RWRC) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) took care of 24 rescued animals in the first quarter of 2024.

Among them are six for rehabilitation, rescued in Mar…