Dept. of Agriculture vows better seeds next year  

The government will prioritize the distribution of higher-quality and higher-yielding seeds in a bid to boost farmers’ incomes threatened by the El Niño phenomenon, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In a statement, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, said the government will distribute seeds that provide better, softer-textured rice