THE National Food Authority (NFA) said on Monday that it procured 123,561 metric tons (MT) of palay, or unmilled rice, in October, equivalent to 2.47 million sacks of 50 kilograms each. In a report, ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is planning to bring the benefits of its risk-resiliency projects to more communities by next year, through the Project LAWA (Local Adaptation ...

Dubbed the “largest” private sector-led forest restoration initiative in the Philippines, Energy Development Corp.’s (EDC) Binhi Program was initially meant to manage geothermal reservations ...

Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) for Special Projects Maria Isabel Lanada updates reporters on the gains of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Project LAWA (Local ...

DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday (Dec. 2, 2024) said Project LAWA at BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) has helped over 137,654 beneficiaries from ...

During the launch in Pasay City, the DSWD also held a national convention for its climate and disaster resilience projects, Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking ...

MANILA, Philippines — Lower fertilizer prices and higher yields allowed palay farmers last year to cut their production costs to a three-year low, government officials and industry players said.

MANILA, Philippines — The average palay production cost last year dropped by almost 11 percent on an annual basis to below P14 per kilo, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that it downgraded its palay (unmilled rice) production forecast for this year due to the spate of tropical cyclones that hit the country late in the ...

A young child sells Palay stalks as a lucky charm at a price of P20 each along the street of Abad Santos in Divisoria, Binondo Manila. Many Asians believe that having Palay stalks hanging on a door ...