China Banking Corporation posted a 25 percent increase in net income to P15.1 billion last year on the back of sustained core business growth and effective cost management. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its earnings translated to an improved return on equity and...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has forged a partnership with three private entities to ramp up the nationwide implementation of the Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture Program which promotes sustainable crop production and accessible and affordable goods for communities. (Photo courtesy of DA) A...
Filipino farmers have posted significant improvement in their harvest last year amid the challenges that were faced by the country like typhoons and the coronavirus disease (COVID019). Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the significant increase in rice had the farmers posting a P10,000 per...
If Romeo and Juliet lived happily ever after, would we have reason to remember them? RUMINATE Sufi poet Rumi Was his love of Shams of Tabriz, the nomad, “his master,” his friend and teacher, and companion on the arduous road to wisdom, the ancient Sufi poet Rumi’s secret? Nobody knows the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to use biotechnology to strengthen the country’s crop sector and entice more youth to pursue agriculture-related careers. Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar (Courtesy of DA) “The stance of the DA is clear: biotechnology is a pillar of...
The Department of Agriculture's (DA) Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) is set to establish six mobile laboratory units in a bid to bolster the government's efforts to control and contain the African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country. (FILE PHOTO) This, after Agriculture Secretary William Dar gave the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the fuel discount program for farmers and fishers in a bid to assist the agriculture sector amid the adverse impact of the coronavirus disease and the continuous rise of oil price. The program is a special provision under the General...
The availability of pork supply in the market should not be a problem since there is enough for this year. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar. (DA Photo) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar made this assurance following the country’s improvement on local production...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has distributed P3 billion worth of agricultural interventions to aid farmers and fishermen affected by Typhoon "Odette" last year. (Courtesy of Department of Agriculture Facebook page) In a statement released Thursday, Jan. 20, DA Secretary William Dar vowed to...
The Department of Agriculture said it needs a considerable increase in budgetary investment in the agricultural sector to help it rebound from the damaged wrought by Typhoon Odette. In a virtual press conference, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Agnes Miranda reported on behalf of Secretary William...
Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2021, has dampened the Philippine government’s overall growth outlook for agriculture sector, which already lost over P3-billion worth due to the typhoon. "The growth outlook is dampened," said Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended P100-million grant, approximately $2 million, to bankroll the Philippine Competitive and Inclusive Agriculture Development Program (CIADP2) to be implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA). The CIADP2 aims to reduce income inequality by expanding...
