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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Farmers group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) is pressing the government to cut pork imports to support local hog raisers and boost domestic production. In an ...

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 ...

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

He went to America with his parents when he was just four years old. He got educated and had a good job as an engineer at an electric vehicle facility and then thought: “How do I give back to my ...

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.

At dawn in the Cagayan Valley, when mist still clings to the paddies and the air smells faintly of wet soil, rice farmers begin their quiet ritual, checking seedlings, feeling the texture of the earth ...