Joy Bartolome A. Duldulao OIC Branch Director, PhilRice Isabela April 27, 2021. San Mateo, Isabela. Covid-19 got me! I got vaxxed earlier. I was probably the first non-senior citizen employee of DA-PhilRice to get the Covid-19 vaccine, together with those with comorbidities. Having been jabbed, what was to be a jubilant event took an ugly turn. Three days after my vaccination, a fever set in, which progressed for two more […]

DA- PhilRice and its seven branch stations showcased modern rice technologies during its biggest series of technology demonstrations called PalaySikatan under the RCEF-Seed Program. PalaySikatan bolstered collaborative partnerships among provincial and municipal local government units together with DA-RFOs in implementing RCEF activities in 53 provinces with 99 sites. Agusan del Sur Vice Governor Samuel E. Tortor, who is new in rice farming, said “the technology demonstration educated me and increased […]

Some 180 rice farmers have joined the Participatory Technology Demonstration activities under the ongoing Rice-Based Farming Technology Transfer Program for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). DA-PhilRice Midsayap station, and BARMM’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform are undertaking the program funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The farmers established varietal trials on Kiraban Kapucao, Upland Dinorado, NSIC Rc27, Dinorado Premium, and Sakilan at test sites […]

Farmers’ harvest of 4.626M mt in Jan-March 2021 is 8.6% higher than the same period in 2020 and also breaks the 2018 Q1 record harvest. Secretary William D. Dar expressed optimism that, barring destructive typhoons and other natural calamities, the record first-quarter achievement will help hit the 20.4M mt palay production target this year. Dar commended rice farmers, local government technologists and leaders, including industry stakeholders nationwide for this achievement […]

DA will supply hybrid seeds to 15 of the 57 provinces that used to be solely covered by RCEF, including Bukidnon, under the government’s National Rice Program (NRP). Bukidnon is starting its transition from inbred to hybrid rice production this 2021 wet season because of its high production potential. The Agusan station honored Bukidnon for its shift to hybrid rice production during a provincial briefing/workshop on Integrated Rice Program in […]

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles is supporting Golden Rice in line with DA-PhilRice’s response in combating malnutrition problems in the country under its Healthier Rice Project. Golden Rice is an additional intervention to combat vitamin A deficiency. Healthier Rice Project Lead Reynante Ordonio updated Secretary Nograles and his staff on Golden Rice during a virtual technical briefing on April 14. Nograles invited the team to conduct another briefing for the […]

DA-PhilRice Executive Director John C. de Leon (left) commended security guard Angelito R. Batocabe (in white uniform) for returning a lost bag to its rightful owner on March 16.  The owner accidentally dropped the bag while on a motorcyle ride en route to Cabanatuan City. Batocabe was already off-duty when he answered the owner’s mobile phone call left inside the bag. Security Detachment Commander Roger S. Manzano and Nicolas T. […]

One hundred farmer-students in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte were trained in February-March on proper pest management under a Modified Farmer Field School (FFS) approach. They were taught that the health of a plant is determined by its environment that includes soil nutrients, pests, diseases and weeds. Meanwhile, 20 agriculture graduates from universities and colleges in Mindanao were thoroughly oriented about the PalayCheck System and Palayamanan Plus during a Rice Boot […]

The Sangguniang Bayan of San Miguel, Surigao del Sur passed a resolution authorizing a tripartite agreement on the establishment of an Integrated Rice Techno Demo and Training Center in the municipality. The agreement involves DA-PhilRice Agusan, Surigao del Sur State University (SSDSU), and Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation. Meeting above are (from left) SSDSU Pres. Dr. Baceledes R. Estal, Vice Mayor RolMar F. Basalan, and Agusan Branch Director Dr. Caesar Joventino […]

Farmers in the areas of coverage of our stations are gaining new knowledge on rice production technologies.  In Agusan, 130 farmers have graduated from the RCEF Farmer Field School-PalayCheck System, an integrated crop management and production guide, which also promotes experiential group learning that presents best technologies and practices as KeyChecks.  In Laguna, farmers were educated on Minus-One-Element Technique (MOET), a nutrient management technology developed byLos Baños station, production of […]