
WATCH | Marcos okays onion importation
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the importation of 21,060 metric tons of fresh yellow and red onions, the Department of Agriculture said.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the importation of 21,060 metric tons of fresh yellow and red onions, the Department of Agriculture said.
The government’s Kadiwa store project has already served 450 farmer groups and around 1.22 million households, providing consumers with affordable goods until commodity prices go down.
Senator Bong Go has thrown his support behind Senator Imee Marcos’ call to probe onion prices as a kilo of red onion now retails for over P700.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Agriculture to stabilize the country’s sugar prices after a 38 percent increase in sugar prices in November.
The “Kadiwa”, a marketing initiative of the Department of Agriculture, may last until February or March next year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday.
The “Kadiwa” initiative may last until February or March next year, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has approved the release of P69 million to the Department of Agriculture to support the Protein-Enriched Copra Meal Commercialization Project under its National Livestock Program.
Expect more “Kadiwa ng Pasko” sites to open nationwide, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said.
Former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Winnie Monsod said Senator Raffy Tulfo did the right thing in confronting Senator Cynthia Villar about real estate developers’ practice of converting farmlands into subdivisions and commercial spaces.
Speaking at the sidelines of the Department of Agriculture’s celebration of the 8th Organic Agriculture Month Monday (November 7), Villar said root crops such as cassava and sweet potato are unlikely to be affected by heavy rains or floods.