Around 5,000 residents in this town were able to purchase subsidized rice last Friday as the government expanded the rollout of the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” program in Leyte.

5,000 Palo Residents Benefit from Subsidized Rice

DA's ATI opens e-library

One of the biggest challenges to farmers in the Philippines is the lack of adequate learning resources that could help them improve their farm practices.

Agriculture education made more accessible

When the Department of Agriculture (DA) rolled out its first-ever mobile soils laboratory (MSL) in Eastern Visayas this month, it was more than just the launch of a shiny new van filled with equipment. 

Soil science on wheels

The National Food Authority (NFA) in Eastern Visayas said it is now ready for the regionwide distribution of P20 per kilo rice under the "Benteng Bigas Meron Na" program of the Department of Agriculture (DA).


NFA-8 ready for rollout of P20 per kilo rice

Umabot sa ₱24 milyong halaga ng mga interbensyon ang matagumpay na naipamahagi ng Department of Agriculture IV-CALABARZON (DA-4A) sa pamamagitan ng National Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture Program (NUPAP) para sa taong 2025.

P24-M tulong para sa Calabarzon farmers

Two farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Eastern Visayas have secured financial grants under the Enhanced Kadiwa Financial Grant Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Farmers' groups receive funding from DA

Even before the Department of Agriculture (DA) officially rolled out its much-ballyhooed P20-a-kilo rice program – one of the top campaign pledges of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr – a farmer’s group in Victoria, Laguna had been selling rice at that price. 

Even before DA, Victoria farmers had been selling P20 rice

Eastern Visayas recorded a steep decline in palay production during the first quarter of 2026, with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reporting a 14.6 percent decrease compared to the same period last year.

Rice Production in Eastern Visayas Drops by 14.6% in Early 2026

After delays caused by the May 12 elections, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is finally rolling out its much-anticipated P20 per kilogram rice program in selected areas in Laguna province.


DA starts rollout of P20-per-kilo rice in Laguna

With agriculture becoming less an attractive career choice among today's youth, the provincial government of Northern Samar is now planning to boost interest among its young people to take up agriculture-related courses.

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