MANILA, Philippines — State crop insurer Philippine Crop Insurance. Corp (PCIC) plans to insure almost three million farmers this year after its budget increased by 45 percent. PCIC said it has been ...

CABARROGUIS, Quirino (PIA) — The increased budget allocation for the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) Region 2 in 2026 is expected to further strengthen the government’s capacity to ...

In a matter of hours, months of hard work can vanish. A sudden pest infestation, a prolonged drought, or a powerful typhoon can erase what farmers have patiently nurtured, along with the income their ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), with support from the World Bank, is setting up the country’s first agricultural co-insurance pool to expand private sector participation in agricultural insurance ...

The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) has allocated P251 million to compensate insured farmers for their losses amid the onslaught of Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi). In a ...