Category: Agriculture
El Niño escalates: Iloilo enters dry spell condition
The province of Iloilo has officially entered a dry spell condition as the El Niño phenomenon...
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Marcos Jr. raises corn import quota to 500,000 MT
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has increased the country’s 2026 corn import quota to 500,000...
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Marcos vows more help for farmers as El Niño threat looms
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has vowed to step up government efforts to improve...
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WV agencies set weekly reporting to track El Niño impacts
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC-6) has strengthened...
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Kiko, DA chief back calamity declaration over Super El Niño
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. are backing...
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2-month ban on hogs, pork entry to Iloilo sought
The Provincial Board has adopted a resolution urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to...
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Iloilo City assures sufficient livestock supply
The Iloilo City Government has assured residents of sufficient livestock supply as it intensifies...
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P1.1-B pest crisis: Iloilo province declares state of calamity
The Iloilo Provincial Government has officially declared a state of calamity following a severe...
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Drought affects 6,752 hectares of farmland in 8 Iloilo towns
Drought has affected 6,752.15 hectares of agricultural land across eight municipalities in Iloilo,...
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Kiko wants boats, future fish catch accepted as loan collateral
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan wants small-scale fisherfolk to use their boats, fishing...
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Pest infestation causes P1.18-B production losses in Iloilo sugarcane farms
Estimated production losses from the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation in sugarcane...
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NIA backs shallow tube wells as El Niño threatens farms
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is proposing the installation of shallow tube wells...
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