Browsing by Subject "Industries"

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    • Agriculture remains our greatest hope 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2015, on page 10)
      When the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was set up in Los Baños, Laguna, in 1960, with the support of the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Philippine government, it proceeded to undertake ...

    • Agriculture-related investments boost Davao del Norte 

      Francisco, Carmelito (BusinessWorld, January 28, 2015, on page 4/S1)
      Industries supporting the agricultural export sector and urban development projects are bringing in some P12 billion worth of investments into Davao del Norte, according to data from the Department of Trade and Industry's ...

    • 'It's not fair!': total island closure riles tourism stakeholders Gov’t readies P2-B Boracay calamity fund 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, April 6, 2018, on page 1-37)
      A calamity fund of P2 billion will be used to help worked that would be displaced by Boracay Island's six-month closure starting April 26. No resort owners, however, would benefit form the fund, said Presidential spokesperson ...

    • Life along: the mighty Mekong 

      Jarque, Edu (The Philippine Star, October 1, 2017, on page F6)
      The morning sun rose high and bright above the mighty Mekong River, a 4,350-kilometer wonder of nature which starts in Tibet and crosses through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam before finally emptying ...

    • Lobster obsession 

      Cua, Lawrence; Jimenez, Iya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 15, 2015, on page C3)
      From the time Bun Appetit opened, we’ve been obsessed with anything and everything lobster. We first had lobster rolls in New York but it’s no secret that this delectable shellfish dish originated from New England. Lobsters ...

    • NegOcc pushes for aquaculture dev't 

      (Panay News, March 11, 2016, on page B1)
      To boost the aquaculture sector in the Negros Occidental, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is stepping up its consultancy program for industry stakeholders here. DOST Region 6 director Rowen Gelonga, who ...

    • Obama to unveil tougher climate change plan 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 4, 2015, on page A16)
      President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants, kicking off what is expected to be a tumultuous legal battle between federal environmental ...

    • Oplan balik sugpo: New AQD chief bares plan for SEAFDEC activities 

      (The Daily Guardian, October 19, 2017, on page B1, B6)
      Other than streamlining its Research and Development programs, the new chief of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo is eyeing to revive the ...

    • Oyster industry expands on Cagayan coast 

      Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, October 7, 2016, on page B5)
      Oysters from the province are becoming bigger and bigger in size, described by Cagayan fisherfolk as too large to “fit into the mouth of a regular gin bottle,” encouraging the BFAR to work to boost the local industry. ...

    • R&D boosts mud crab survival 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, May 15, 2018, on page A2)
      Much of the improved survival rate is traced to formulated feeds and natural food, according to the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development, Department of Science and ...

    • SEAFDEC/AQD scientists to boost shrimp farming 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, December 30, 2017, on page B1)
      Scientists of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department have a new challenge – to perk up shrimp farming and boost the industry which has been a “risky” business for decades. “The many constraints and problems besetting the ...

    • Tourism jobs seen growing despite Boracay shutdown 

      (Panay News, April 13, 2018, on page B1)
      The tourism sector will generate the most number of jobs until 2022, notwithstanding the temporary closure of Boracay Island, a social development group said Tuesday. The six-month closure of the island that will start at ...

    • Travel and beyond exhibit features Dumaguete, Negros Oriental 

      (Panay News, May 1, 2016, on page B8)
      The province of Negros Oriental and its capital, Dumaguete City, will be the pilot areas featured in the Travel and Beyond Exhibition from May 13 to 15 in Cebu City. Unlike other travel expos, Travel and Beyond focuses ...

    • W. Visayas to lose third of tourism receipts due to Boracay closure 

      (Panay News, April 12, 2018, on page B1)
      Western Visayas stands to lose one-third of its biggest tourism contributor once the temporary closure of the island of Boracay takes effect this April 26. Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 showed that in ...

    • Wetlands Disappearing: Duterte declares state of calamity in Boracay 

      Golez, Prince; Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, April 27, 2018, on page 1-14)
      President Rodrigo Duterte placed Boracay Island under a state of calamity. Only four out of nine wetlands in the island remain due to the illegal encroachment of structures, he said. The structures included 937 illegally ...

    • What is a watershed? 

      Juanico, Meliton (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2017, on page A11)
      If our country is practically a system of prominent watersheds totaling 421 in all, we need to know how to use the watershed properly and not merely say, for instance, that some mines should be closed because they are ...