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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Philippines detects bird flu in duck and quail farms
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture said it has confirmed highly pathogenic H5N1 strains of avian influenza in some duck and quail farms near the capital of Manila, Reuters reported.
Friday, February 18, 2022
The Philippines to set up aquaculture hatcheries to improve fish supply
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is looking to setup more legislated hatcheries intended for fry production to expand the country's aquaculture sector, the Philippine News Agency reporte ...
Thursday, February 10, 2022
The Philippines collected US$73 million in pork import duties
The Philippines' Department of Finance (DoF) said the country's Bureau of Customs has collected PHP 3.75 billion (~US$73 million; PHP 10 = US$0.20) in import duties between April 9 last year to January 28, 2022, The Manila Times reported.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Philippines Department of Agriculture to monitor online pork product sellers
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture branch in Western Visayas region will be monitoring online pork sellers to confirm if their sources are free from African swine fever (ASF), the Philippine News Agency reported.
Monday, February 7, 2022
Philippines' agriculture firms sign up for government swine repopulation efforts
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture said it has inked a partnership with private firms that look to join the country's swine repopulation efforts after swine numbers drastically declined following African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks, ...
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Philippines bans poultry from Spain and Croatia due to bird flu
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture has imposed a temporary ban on poultry imports from Spain and Croatia after highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza was detected in those countries, Business World reported.
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Philippines imposes ban on pork imports from Thailand and Italy
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture has issued a memorandum order banning imports of swine and pork products from Thailand and Italy following reports of African swine fever (ASF) in those countries, Business World reported.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Philippines lifts temporary ban on cattle imports from Germany and Canada
The Philippines' The Department of Agriculture has lifted the temporary ban on cattle imports from Germany and Canada, which was imposed because of the mad cow disease cases, The Philippine Star reported.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Philippines proposes an income tax holiday for swine farmers
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture has proposed an income tax holidat for swine farmers to boost swine repopulation in the country, Philstar Global reported.
Friday, January 28, 2022
Agriculture in the Philippines declines 1.7% due to lower livestock production
Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority show agriculture and fisheries production fell 1.7% in 2021 compared to the year prior, caused by livestock diseases and Typhoon Odette, Manila Standard reported.
Friday, January 28, 2022
Philippines seeks to cut tariffs and increase pork imports quota
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's economic team is seeking to permanently cut tariffs and increase pork import quotas to address inflation fears in the country, The Philippine Star reported.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Philippines' dairy industry set to ramp up thanks to partnership with France
William Dar, Philippines' Agriculture Secretary, has called on the country's National Dairy Authority (NDA) and the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) to re-evaluate manufacturing tactics and pursue a more aggressive partnership with the priva ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Philippines fish producers oppose plan to import 60,000 tonnes of fish
Fish producers in the Philippines have expressed their objections against a planned importation of 60,000 tonnes of fish by the Department of Agriculture (DA), saying such move will impact the production of aquaculture and other stakeholder ...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Swine population in the Philippines grows following repopulation programme
Reildrin Morales, director of the Philippines' Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Industry said the country's swine population has grown by about 700,000 heads in 2021 thanks to a repopulation programme, following two straight yea ...
Monday, January 17, 2022
Philippines' agriculture officials highlight importance of vaccines for poultry
Chickens need vaccines to protect them from poultry diseases, the Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) said.

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