Day: June 3, 2025

Antique: The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) has achieved a significant milestone by delivering 95 percent of the 68,800 bags of certified seeds allocated for Antique for the upcoming wet season. According to Philippines News Agency, Office of the Provincial Agriculturist Rice Program coordinator Hanna Lindo stated in an interview that as of May 28, 65,055 bags of certified inbred rice seeds have been released to 18 municipalities. These distributions are part of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Seed Component Program, with deliveries commencing in February for prepositioning ahead of the wet season. Farmers are currently awaiting a

Bicol: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has initiated the prepositioning of family food packs in several warehouses across the region as part of its contingency plan for the wet season. According to Philippines News Agency, Claudio Villareal, chief of the DSWD-5’s Disaster Response Management Division, stated that the amount of Family Food Packs (FFPs) being prepared this year has been increased significantly. Previously, the stockpile comprised around 50,000 FFPs, but now it ranges from 150,000 to 200,000. The agency is also exploring options to rent additional warehouses or establish agreements for standby stockpiles to further

Iloilo: Over 1,286 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from Iloilo have been granted Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (CoCRoMs), absolving them of PHP91.5 million in debt from land amortizations under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). The certificates covered 2,064 CoCRoMs across 1,378.2523 hectares of agricultural land distributed in Anilao, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Dumangas, Duenas, San Miguel, Leon, and Alimodian from April 23-25 and 28. According to Philippines News Agency, Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer (PARPO) Harriet Loot explained that this group was the final batch of recipients with individual titles. Loot noted that the beneficiaries expressed relief at

Bacolod: This highly urbanized city’s recently restored African swine fever (ASF)-free status is seen to boost confidence in the local pork production after the compliance of the City Veterinary Office (CVO) with the national guidelines on ASF recovery. According to Philippines News Agency, in Executive Order 11-2025, dated June 2, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez officially declared Bacolod City free from ASF. “The declaration will signify the City of Bacolod’s achievements in disease control efforts, bringing economic stability and consumer confidence in its pork production industry,” Benitez said. He noted that the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas endorsed the city’s upgrade

Mandaluyong: Iloilo gastronomy was a hit during the three-day Savor the Flavors from the Regions 2025 Food Festival organized by the Department of Trade and Industry at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. ‘Iloilo was invited to headline the second day because we are part of their campaign. They wanted to highlight our gastronomy,’ Iloilo City Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions Center Director Maria Lea Victoria Lara said in an interview on Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, Iloilo City took the spotlight as the only local government unit given an entire afternoon to showcase its culinary offerings on May