House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is confident that the Laguna-based Agri Specialist Inc.’s Bio N fertilizer plant--which will mass-produce locally developed biofertilizer--will be a game-changer in local food...
The Board of Investments (BOI) and two constituents of the University of the Philippines (UP) signed an agreement to collaborate on investment promotions for locally developed biofertilizers and herbal medicine technologies. The BOI signed a memorandum of understanding with the UP Manila and the UP...
It’s no secret that the Philippines has a garbage problem. A World Wildlife Fund report in 2020 stated that only 33 per cent of the country’s garbage is disposed of in landfills, with only nine per cent of this going to recycling centers. What if some of this could be turned into soil-nourishing...
Palay or unhusked rice (MANILA BULLETIN) Four congressmen led by Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte believe that a House probe on the effectiveness of chemical fertilizers in terms of rice production is in order. Villafuerte, Sta Rosa City Rep. Danilo Ramon Fernandez, Bataan 2nd...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) should review a recent memorandum order that would limit the type of fertilizer that rice farmers could use, Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, May 15, said. Signed on April 27, Memorandum Order 32 (MO 32) promotes the distribution of yet unnamed biofertilizers to...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A ranking congressman wants the appropriate committees in the House of Representatives to conduct a joint investigation, in aid of legislation, on just how effective chemical fertilizers have been to local farmers in terms of their...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, May 11 filed a resolution to investigate the recent memorandum of the Department of Agriculture (DA) mandating the use of biofertilizers. Hontiveros said she filed Senate Resolution No. 608 into Memorandum Order No. 32 to prevent a repeat of the 2004...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Are we looking at another fertilizer scam? Pangasinan 2nd district Rep. Mark Cojuangco is calling for a congressional probe on the Department of Agriculture's (DA) rather questionable choice to use biofertilizers instead of the cheaper...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the government will now introduce and teach farmers how to use biofertilizers to lessen their dependence on expensive, imported, petroleum-based ones. (MB file, Keith Bacongco) Marcos said this after a briefing with agriculture and other officials...
DAVAO CITY – As the people were locked down in their homes as result of community quarantine restrictions, many have made use of their time by engaging in urban gardening. As a result, there was a notable spike on the demand for flowers, ornamental plants, vegetables and consequently, fertile...
