The Philippine Navy (PN) reminded the public on Monday, Oct. 27, that details of military operations and facilities must remain confidential following an online controversy involving a highly sensitive military project in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu that was posted online by the local government. The...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will build 99 cold storage facilities starting this year to extend the shelf life of fruits, vegetables, and high-value crops, ensuring supply and price stability. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. siad the facilities will...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the government plans to construct solar-powered cold storage facilities in Occidental Mindoro to soften the impact of the power crisis in the province. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said that they are collaborating with the Department of...
The Marcos administration is targeting to procure some 600 solar-powered containerized cold storage units to stop the post-harvest losses of farmers and fisherfolk and regulate the prices of produce despite weather disturbances. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo from the...
Financially-plagued Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc, has widened its net loss within January-September stretch this year to P3.688 billion from a relatively leaner P1.0 billion in the same period in 2022. The company’s net loss before tax, as reported to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), was...
The government has more than P37.1 million worth of relief goods which have remained undistributed and exposed to loss, wastage or misappropriation, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2022 audit on the Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM), COA said that storage and timely distribution...
Czark Mak Corporation (CZM) Group of Companies is further expanding its cold storage business with P350-million state-of-the-art cold storage facility and ice plant in Murcia, Negros Occidental to serve the needs of agricultural and other producers in the province and nearby areas. In a statement,...
Several cold storage facilities would be put up in various fishing ports in the country to address spoilage of catch which leads to the decline in fishery production, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. Aside from his directive to [build fish ports in 11 coastal...
With pump fuel prices seemingly racing toward the P100 per liter-mark, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding the incoming Marcos administration to consider putting up a national strategic petroleum reserve (SPR). (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) “I hope the BBM (Bongbong...
The province of Rizal now has its own cold storage facility for different kinds of vaccines, the provincial government announced on Wednesday, June 1. Photo courtesy of the Lalawigan ng Rizal Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN The facility was provided to the provincial government of Rizal by the...
A Japanese agricultural council is aiming to grant farmers in Benguet a solar-powered cold storage facility that will preserve local produce and eventually eliminatie post-harvest losses. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) But Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said...
President Duterte reminded local government units (LGUs) to prepare their cold storage facilities while waiting for the arrival of additional coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine supply. President Rodrigo Duterte deliver a speech during the ceremonial signing of several laws in Malacañang on June 24,...
