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On May 19, 2022, the Philippine Department of Agriculture issued Memorandum Circular No. 8, governing the rules and procedures for evaluating new plant breeding techniques.

On April 26, 2022, the Philippine Department of Health’s Food and Drug Administration notified the World Trade Organization of a “Draft Administrative Order Revised Rules and Regulations on the Licensing of Food Establishments and Registration of Processed Food, and Other Food Products, and for Other Purposes Repealing Administrative Order 2014-0029.” Trading partners and other stakeholders have until June 25, 2022 to submit comments.

FAS Manila partnered with numerous U.S. organizations and local importers in featuring U.S. gourmet food and beverage products at the “From the Land of the Free to the Pearl of the Orient” festival.

FAS Manila teamed up with the U.S. Meat Export Federation, U.S. exporters, local importers and guest chef Pete Geoghegan to showcase U.S. fine food and beverage products....

Corn production and area harvested were pared down in MY14/15 and MY15/16 to reflect the effects of prolonged dryness bought about by the El Nino weather disturbance.

Demand for ethanol is expected to increase by an average of five percent annually in the near future in order to meet the 10 percent mandated ethanol blend.