Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Benjamin Madrigal assured that the farmers’ representatives that will join the reconstituted PCA Board will be selected solely by farmers without the influence of the government. In a phone interview with Business Bulletin, Madrigal assured...
All this recent talk on poverty porn reveals an even bigger and deeper issue in the art industry Everyone is hating on Solenn Heussaff for her supposed distasteful display of poverty in a since-deleted promotional post for her upcoming exhibit. Social media critters were quick to criticize her for...
The proposed Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act or Coco Levy Act, which will pave the way for the release of the P100-billion coco levy fund, is just awaiting the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte. Business Bulletin learned that the copy of the Coco Levy Act has already been sent to...
Latest WB report on PH As many as 2.7 million Filipinos will slip into poverty this year due to the economic disruptions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank said. In a report, “Philippines Economic Update,” the Washington-based institution estimated that poverty rate...
Healthy soils are the foundation of habitats of living beings. They lay the groundwork, so to speak, in producing food, clean water, and other needs of life on earth. But in the last decade, deterioration and degradation of soil have been a cause of concern and even alarm, since it threatens food...
Villar SIPAG farm school located in the boundary of Las Piñas City and Bacoor city. Aside from this farm school, there are 18 farm schools in NCR; 244 in Region 4-A; 124 in Region 4-B; and 133 in Region 5. These farm schools cater to farmers in NCR, Southern Luzon, and Bicol. To date, there are...
Villar SIPAG Plastic Waste Recycling Factory at Barangay Ilaya, C-5 Extension, Las Piñas City About 1,056,000 kilos of plastic wastes have been collected and turned into armchairs in the plastic recycling program spearheaded by Senator Cynthia Villar. Established in Barangay Ilaya, Las...
