Apart from recognizing the contribution of Dolores, Quezon to spur growth in the country's agricultural industry, Senator Cynthia A. Villar extolled the gains of the coconut levy fund. Senator Cynthia A. Villar, together with Rep. David Suarez, Vice Gov. Third Alcala, Mayor Orlan Calayag and Vice...
Filipino coconut and plant-based exhibitors generated $174.69 million ($19.89 million actual sales and $154.80 million sales under negotiation) during the four-day Seoul Food and Hotel (SFH) 2023. The fair generated one of the highest sales among the fairs participated in by the DTI-Export Marketing...
Learning from a mistake is a golden opportunity to grow and emerge better. For some, they even emerge victorious and have completely overcome the challenge. Jan Dalton “JD” and Lorena Omaña are a couple who used to live in Quezon City and worked as programmers and digital marketers. After years...
There is no reason why the Philippines should not be the biggest producer of coconut products for export. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made the statement during his speech at the 50th founding anniversary celebration of the...
By JAMES TABABA The recently held event, "Technology to People, Coco-usapan: Hybrids Tungo sa Masaganang Niyugan," took place at the Hive Hotel Convention Center in Quezon City on June 9. The program aimed to showcase the efforts and achievements of the Coconut Hybridization Program, a key...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Mayor Rona Piang-Flores of Upi, Maguindanao del Norte has ordered the indefinite suspension of classes in an elementary school where schoolchildren were downed after accidentally inhaling mists of insecticides on Wednesday, May 10. SCHOOLCHILDREN are treated at the Datu Blah...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – A powerful insecticide sprayed on coconut trees at the back of an elementary school in Barangay Mirab in Upi town, Maguindanao del Norte province was suspected to have poisoned around 75 schoolchildren on Wednesday morning, May 10. Upi Mayor Rona Piang-Flores said the victims...
Coconuts (Unsplash) The key to ensuring the proper implementation of Republic Act (RA) No.11524, otherwise known as the “Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act", is to keep the farmers' registry updated. House Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman and Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido...
Local coconut oil refiners have asked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to review the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) policy on granting tax and duty-free privilege to importers of palm oil purportedly for animal feeds compounding and implement import licensing rules to curb rampant cases of...
Giemel Ayap is a certified coconut trader by the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and has been in the industry since 2020. Through his experience, he has become knowledgeable about the coconut production industry, gaining valuable insights into the cultivation and distribution of coconut...
More than three million farmers have been benefiting from the country's coconut expansion project which earns $2 billion every year, an official of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) disclosed on Tuesday, March 14. In a “Laging Handa” briefing, PCA Deputy Administrator Roel Rosales...
A bill seeking to decriminalize qualified theft of coconuts and reclassifying it as “simple theft” has been filed in the Senate. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, in filing Senate Bill No. 1871, said there is a need to decriminalize qualified theft under Article 310 of the Revised Penal Code to simple...
