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Private companies aid gov't vs spread of African swine fever in Davao Occidental
The Mindanao Hog Raisers Association and PILMICO Feeds Corp have sent disinfectants, backpack sprayers, and power sprayers to decontaminate affected areas
Piñol to economic team: Get out of air-conditioned offices, see reality
Former agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol has some biting words for the government's economic managers
Manny Piñol appointed Mindanao Development Authority chairman
With his replacement at the Department of Agriculture named, Emmanuel Piñol is formally appointed MinDA chief
Murad agrees with Piñol designation as Duterte's BARMM 'point man'
President Rodrigo Duterte says Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim expressed his agreement with Manny Piñol's designation duing a meeting in Malacañang
Piñol not popular among Bangsamoro people – BTA chief Murad
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol is seen as 'very anti-Bangsamoro struggle for self-determination' by many people in the new region, says BTA Interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim
Italy keen on supporting Bangsamoro farm sector
The Italian government is interested in funding development programs for farming and fisheries in the Bangsamoro region, as well as the construction of rural roads and even river dredging
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol resigns
(4th UPDATE) Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol recommends as his replacement Undersecretary Waldo Carpio, brother-in-law of presidential daughter Sara Duterte Carpio, as well as two other undersecretaries
WATCH: Government gives aid to Gem-Ver crew
But is it enough to cover all the damages incurred?
PH boat captain changes tune after meeting with Piñol
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol holds a closed-door dialogue with Gem-Ver fishermen, in a house surrounded by policemen in full battle gear
Piñol: Get the Chinese crewmen's side of the story
(UPDATED) Now that Gem-Ver's fishermen say they are not sure anymore if they were intentionally hit or not, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says the side of the Chinese crewmen has to be heard as well
PH boat sinking 'simple,' blown 'out of proportion' – Piñol
(UPDATED) Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol echoes the Chinese foreign ministry, which said that it was 'an ordinary maritime traffic incident'
Piñol's brother, daughter win posts in Cotabato province
Piñol has three other brothers who lost their election bids
Farmers' preferences to be considered in agriculture procurement
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says reforming the procurement process for farmers will result in better bidding and production
Department of Agriculture eyes 100% onion self-sufficiency before Duterte steps down
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol announces the department's new goal is to achieve full self-sufficiency for onion production before President Duterte steps down
P300-million loan facility set for Occidental Mindoro onion farmers
The first P30 million will be given out to onion farmers' cooperatives in the second week of April
DA suspends onion importation
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says he has asked the Philippine Competition Commission and the National Bureau of Investigation to look into a cartel whose operations are affecting onion farmers in Nueva Ecija
Stakeholders' inputs included in amended rice tariffication law IRR
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says the government listened to some of the proposals of rice industry stakeholders
DA eyes better agriculture growth through South Korea's support
Amid fears that rice imports may hurt local production, the Department of Agriculture plans further collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency
Rice tariffication law IRR set to be signed March 5
Inputs from farmers and other rice industry stakeholders are expected to be inserted into the IRR
Gov't must listen to stakeholders before deregulating sugar imports – Piñol
'They said that this hampers the capability of local processors to compete,' says Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol
Sugar industry stakeholders seek changes to improve competitiveness
Among the sugar industry's requests is to be included in the Department of Agriculture's solar irrigation program
Ex-MILF camp to become banana plantation – Piñol
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says the 7,000-hectare Camp Abubakar will be transformed into a production area for Cavendish bananas
FALSE: Robredo 'wary of' Piñol’s river dredging proposal
Vice President Leni Robredo's interview is taken out of context and is stretched to infer links to the agriculture secretary
Gov't will offer loans to Cordillera vegetable farmers – Piñol
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says farmers will be able to borrow up to P50,000, with interest
Piñol sacks NAIA quarantine team
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol cites inadequate measures at the NAIA to prevent the entry of swine fever into the country
No more cheap NFA rice in 2019 – Piñol
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says the National Food Authority would incur huge debts if it continues to distribute rice at low prices
Agricultural damage from Typhoon Rosita hits P1.85 billion
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol will visit typhoon-hit Isabela after President Rodrigo Duterte scolded him for being unable to attend the recent command conference
Goodbye bukbok? Gov’t to inspect imported rice before shipment to PH
A Department of Agriculture-National Food Authority team will check rice shipments at the source, to ensure the quality of the imported grains to be sold to Filipino consumers
After Piñol slams rice imports, PH to import 1 million MT of rice in 2019
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol previously said the Philippines would have a rice problem if the country relied on imports to meet demand for the staple
Agricultural damage by Typhoon Ompong highest since Yolanda
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol plans to ask Congress for additional funds to rehabilitate Typhoon Ompong-hit areas
Expensive sili in markets? Plant your own, says Piñol
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says 'it would be wise to be innovative' as inflation soars
Piñol: Report rice hoarders, get P250,000
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says the funds will come from private millers and traders
Robredo, LP want Piñol, NFA's Aquino fired over rice crisis
To help address inflation and the rice shortage, Liberal Party stalwarts call for the passage of the Bawas Presyo bill, which would suspend the excise tax on fuel under the TRAIN law
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Puro bukbok ang diskarte ng gobyerno sa krisis sa bigas
Pilit ang palusot, at balubaluktot ang mensahe ng gobyerno, tungkol sa krisis sa bigas – dahil sablay ang istratehiya sa simula pa lang
Duterte won't fire Piñol, NFA's Aquino over rice crisis
'Maybe the laws are weak or are unenforceable. All we have to do is to improve on those laws, not necessarily fire people,' says President Rodrigo Duterte
Challenge accepted: Piñol eats bukbok rice, galunggong
'Ako mismo nagsaing,' says Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol
Robredo hits Piñol: 'Insensitive' to say high rice prices benefit farmers
Vice President Leni Robredo also slams the 'conflicting' statements of several government agencies on the ongoing rice crisis
Piñol wants to legalize smuggled rice in Zamboanga-Basilan area
The agriculture secretary even envisions a 'trading center' for smuggled rice in the Zamboanga-Basilan-Sulu-Tawi-Tawi region, saying that's the practice there anyway
'Serve me bukbok rice, I will eat it,' says Piñol
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says the presence of bukbok or weevils proves that imported rice 'has not been sprayed with chemicals'
High rice prices a win for farmers – Piñol
'Farmers never had it so good until today,' says Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol
Piñol wants special rice imports for Zambasulta area
The proposal comes after Zamboanga City and Basilan both declared a state of calamity over rice prices reaching as high as P70 per kilo
Agriculture department allows galunggong imports
(UPDATED) The Department of Agriculture allows the importation of galunggong or round scad as the closed fishing season nears
Poor agricultural growth? Increase our budget – Piñol
'You cannot squeeze milk from a thin and hungry cow!' says Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol
Lawmakers slam agriculture department over rice hoarders
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says businessmen see rice hoarding as ‘inventory management'
Agriculture department sets suggested prices for rice, other goods
The Department of Agriculture gives suggested retail prices for rice, fish, onions, and garlic to stabilize prices
Piñol open to debate over abolishing 4Ps program
Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol says the funds for government's 4Ps program should be diverted to more productive livelihood programs
Agriculture department blames banks for poor growth
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data reveals loans extended toward agriculture and agrarian reform are nowhere near what the law mandates
Duterte leads commissioning of Lapu-Lapu, Dagohoy ships
BRP Lapu-Lapu and BRP Francisco Dagohoy will join the fight against illegal fishing, and may also be tapped to respond during disasters
Piñol says new bird flu case in Nueva Ecija 'contained'
'Under the new internationally set protocols, only fowls in the affected farm will be culled while those in the surrounding areas will be monitored and subjected to random tests,' says Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol
DA to review Philippine policies on bird flu
'We will conduct a review on how we should handle the [avian influenza] problems in the future because... the industry actually suffered because of the very strict measures that we implemented,' says Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol
