The majority of insurance claims of farmers and fishers have been released within the standard 20-day processing period in 2025, according to the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC). “In 2025 ...

MANILA, Philippines – Local sugar farmers bared before the Senate on Wednesday their concerns on the impact of suspending the ...

To further protect farmers and fishers from rising fuel costs, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing to tap PHP10 billion funds under the Presidential Assistance for Farmers and Fisherfolk ...

THE Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) is looking for partners to provide reliable flood-monitoring data to support its recently launched parametric insurance program for rice farmers. PCIC ...

In the race to meet the demands of the energy transition, biodiversity hotspots such as Palawan in the Philippines are being increasingly mined for critical elements ...

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — Rising fuel prices triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East are beginning to ...

Central to NIA’s strategy is its partnership with irrigators’ associations (IAs)—organized groups of farmers who collectively manage, operate and maintain communal irrigation systems.

Three measures seen to address pervasive and long-standing challenges in the agriculture and fisheries sector and achieve ...

In the high elevations of Tublay, Benguet (located about 250 kms from Manila), there are centuries-old cacao trees, most of them criollo, which have been bearing fruit for families over generations.

PROSPERIDAD, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — Inside the provincial capitol complex here, workers carefully handle bags of soil collected from farms across the province—dark earth from upland slopes, ...

Some government agencies said they will provide fuel subsidies to fisherfolk, farmers and public transport drivers. Read more ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate and the House of Representatives are closely coordinating with Malacañang over ways to ...