An aquaculture firm is now awaiting the approval of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for its unsolicited proposal to breed and harvest fish and other seafood products in Pantabangan Dam, one of the largest dams in Asia. This, while the advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan started pushing for...
The Department of Agriculture's (DA) National Tobacco Administration (NTA), which currently operates a state-owned meat processing facility in Ilocos Sur, will set aside P10 million to augment the facility's operations. This, according to DA, is hoped to help stabilize the supply and price of pork...
Food and agriculture exporters from other countries selling their products to the Philippines save millions of money because of the government's lenient food safety regulations, a local exporter said. Norberto Chingcuanco, co-convenor of Tugon Kabuhayan, said that while local exporters...
The Philippines and Hungary signed three memorandum of understanding and agreed to push further bilateral economic relations with targeted sectors for cooperation, particularly startups, at the recent Second Session of the Philippine-Hungarian Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation held in Makati...
You are still worried about the unseen virus. You don't want the hassle of a long drive and the weekend traffic. You can't stand (or you don't want to spend) the numerous antibody tests. So, what's the best to do this weekend? Where can you walk and enjoy fresh air at the same time? Where can you...
Typhoon Ulysses’ damage and losses to the agriculture sector grew to P12.8 billion, from the previously reported P4 billion, due to production losses at farm commodities like rice, corn, high-value crops, among others. This is according to Department of Agriculture (DA) Spokesperson Noel Reyes,...
A trade and food safety expert expressed concerns over Filipino consumers’ growing appetite over imported products such as instant Korean and Chinese noodles that have untranslated food labels. This, and the unregulated entry of other imported agricultural products as far as food safety measures...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri has raised concerns over the recent appointments at Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), which were formalized in separate allegedly falsified documents containing Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s signature without his knowledge. Sen. Juan Miguel...
For rural electrification Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) is supporting the move of some legislators who are seeking the reinstatement of P9.0 billion allocation for the country’s electrification program. It was the ‘power bloc’ in the House of Representatives...
The Duterte administration has so far borrowed close to $10 billion to fund the national government’s coronavirus response, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the national government’s financing support for COVID-19 from...
Government borrowings breached the P2 trillion mark in August this year as the Duterte administration needed funds to bridge the gap between its dwindling revenues and required spending level amid the coronavirus-induced recession....
