Tag: agriculture policy
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Consignee Faces Legal Action Over Onion Smuggling Scandal
The Bureau of Plant Industry, under the Department of Agriculture (DA), has taken legal measures against Chastity Consumer Goods Trading. Accusations have surfaced of the company violating the Food Safety Act and Plant Quarantine Law due to misdeclaration of imported onions. The case comes after two shipments labeled as frozen fish egg balls arrived at…
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Escudero Endorses Food Security Emergency to Tackle Rising Rice Prices
Senate President Francis Escudero has thrown his weight behind the Department of Agriculture’s proposal to declare a national food security emergency, highlighting the urgent need to reduce rice prices to combat inflation. In a message to journalists via Viber, Escudero stressed the importance of addressing the significant contribution of rice prices to the country’s inflation…
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Department of Agriculture Foresees Recovery in Rice Production for 2025
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic about the recovery of local palay production in 2025, following a challenging year marked by natural disasters. In a statement released on January 8, 2025, the DA highlighted the government’s efforts to enhance local rice output, aiming to return to a production level of 20 million metric tons…
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