The public clamor against the ban imposed by the fisheries bureau against the sale of pompano and salmon in wet markets is getting louder by the day.

Legislator wants salmon, pompano sold in wet markets

A worker in Balintawak public market peels off newly-delivered onions from Nueva Ecija, now being sold at P250 per kilo. 

DA MULLS IMPORTING ONIONS

The country’s pork self-sufficiency ratio is at its lowest last year, as the African swine fever reduced domestic output and caused imports to hit a record high.

Phil. pork SSR plunges to a 30-year low in 2021

President Marcos Jr. said he will support Kadiwa ng Pasko beyond Christmas and continue buying products directly from farmers.

Buy rice for ₱25/k from Kadiwa stores

It’s good that the Department of Agriculture is steadfast in not allowing onion importation, for the benefit of local farmers. But DA, through the trucks and networks of the National Food Authority and Food Terminal Inc., should bring the onions to the wet markets so that prices can go down and not stay at P350 a kilo. Nakakaiyak when onion, so vital in cooking, is so unaffordable to many.

Govt. must bring onions to the market to reduce prices

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is consulting stakeholders whether or not to maintain the restriction on the sale of fancy fish varieties pompano and salmon in wet markets. 

BFAR to review rules on imported fish

Philippines sugar prices continue to be high as the country's demand continues to outpace local production.

Sugar imports may hit 425,000 MT, 4-year high

It’s no secret that rapid urbanization in Calabarzon has left the region, once considered one of the largest agricultural hubs in the Philippines, with less and less arable land that could be utilized for agricultural purposes.

Land conversion: A threat to Laguna’s agri sector?

Members of the militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), trooped to the head office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), 

Pamalakaya vs. continued reclamation

Officially the closed fishing season yearly starts on November 15 and ends early February, but the Department of Agriculture readied and released the import order for 25,000 metric tons of fish days before the start of closed season.

Closed fishing season just started, but DA ok’d imports before that

Pamalakaya vs. continued reclamation Danny Querubin

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