Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:32:14 +0000
Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol has ordered the start of cloud-seeding operations to help mitigate the declining water level at the La
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The country will soon embark on a massive water conservation and watershed protection program, not just because of the drought but to build up its irrigation supply so “we can feed every Filipino” at all times, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said here on Friday.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 01:21:36 +0000
MANILA, Philippines —Due to its failure to follow protocols to prevent the entry of pork products from areas affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF), Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol announced that he will relieve the entire Quarantine Group of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) effective 5 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 4.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:03:59 +0000
Sen. Cynthia Villar denies the claim of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol that NFA will not be able to sell cheap rice with tariffication.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:03:59 +0000
Sen. Cynthia Villar denies the claim of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol that NFA will not be able to sell cheap rice with tariffication.
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Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol on Monday echoed President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that there is no shortage of rice and food in the Philippines.
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The government decision to allow the importation of an additional 132,000 metric tons (MT) of rice was laudable but came late, Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles said Thursday.
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Amid complaints about the high price of rice, the chair of House appropriations committee called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday to make sure President Rodrigo Duterte’s marching orders to go after rice hoarders and smugglers would be diligently implemented.
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Read moreAmid complaints about the high price of rice, the chair of House appropriations committee called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday to make sure President Rodrigo Duterte’s marching orders to go after rice hoarders and smugglers would be diligently implemented.
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