Brown planthoppers, locally known as “ulmog,” have been bugging farmers in Cagayan Valley, destroying about 115 hectares of ...

Scientists are reimagining rice, the Philippines' staple food, to withstand floods and droughts while helping build a healthier nation. Dr. Joy Bartolome Duldulao, branch director of the Philippine ...

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ (PIA) — Scientists from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) are studying how silicon, a naturally occurring mineral in soil, can enhance rice stem strength and ...

The Philippines, the top rice importer globally, plans to keep rice imports banned until April to support farmers but allow a one-month window for inbound shipments in January 2026. Francisco P. Tiu ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said it has issued at least 16 show-cause orders against retailers selling ...

The Philippines plans to broadly extend its ban on rice imports until April to support farmers in the world’s biggest buyer of the grain, a move that’s likely to put further pressure on global prices.

There were also way too many dishwashers that weren’t sanitizing dishes and food getting thrown out for temperature abuse.

PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. approved the extension of the country’s rice import ban until yearend to help ...

Council approved on Tuesday the recommendation of the Tariff and Related Matters Committee (TRMC) to keep the current Most ...

ABOUT 4,417 samples of Philippine rice seed were added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway, a secure Arctic facility ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to finish building 27 new rice processing facilities before the end of the 2025 as part of efforts to modernize the country’s postharvest ...