Browsing by Subject "development projects"
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110 city fishers get aid
(,July 23, 2016 , on page )At least 110 fisherfolk here received livelihood assistance, including 40 banca engines and 70 fish nets, from the city government on Friday. Office of the City Agriculturist acting chief Romulo Pangantihon said the ... -
5 keen on hydro power projects in Laguna Lake
(,July 17, 2017 , on page )The Department of Energy (DOE) has accepted at least six proposals to put up hydropower projects in the Laguna lake with a combined capacity of up to 2,000 megawatts (MW). Marasigan noted the proposals for hydro projects ... -
7 LGUs to get P1-M fishery projects
(,January 29, 2015 , on page )Seven towns and cities in Region 6 are entitled to receive P1 million worth of projects from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for registering the highest number of municipal fisherfolk. The seven LGUs ... -
Abalone: an opportunity for sustainable livelihood for fishermen
(,March 20, 2016 , on page )A team of scientists and researchers from the Western Philippines University (WPU) in Palawan province received a P4.3 million financial assistance from the United States Agency for International Aid to help increase the ... -
Agri chief pushes for creation of national food security council
(,September 18, 2016 , on page )Agriculture secretary Manny Piñol is proposing to President Rodrigo Duterte the creation of a National Food Security Coordinating Council where all government agencies involved in food production would work closely together. ... -
Agri developing plan to export eel
(,January 20, 2015 , on page )The Agriculture Department said on Monday it will help local growers make the country's eel industry competitive and tap the export market. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said he recently met with domestic players ... -
Agri, fishery enterprises to benefit from P7.9M project
(,July 23, 2017 , on page )Over P7.9 million worth of projects from the World Bank and the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) will benefit the agriculture and fishery enterprises in Aklan. A PRDP’s approved ... -
Agriculture before the 2016 elections
(,January 10, 2015 , on page )At the start of 2015, we should focus on agricultural development instead of being unduly distracted by the 2016 elections. This especially applies to the possible misuse of the Department of Agriculture's (DA) proposed ... -
Agriculture remains our greatest hope
(,January 7, 2015 , on page )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 remains top priority in 2015
(,January 8, 2015 , on page )The provincial government of Negros Occidental will keep the agriculture sector a top priority in 2015, said Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. The governor said on Tuesday that the province will continue with the agriculture ... -
Agro-fisheries, tourism seen to prosper in Iloilo
(,June 12, 2015 , on page )Iloilo's economy is projected to continuously flourish with the establishment of facilities in various parts of the province. In a report, Iloilo Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion Unit (LEDIPU) bared that ... -
Along comes…‘The Iloilo Nature Conservation Society’
(,April 9, 2018 , on page )Tuesday last week, April 3 to be exact, moi was “hijacked” by good friend and “brother”, international designer Edgardo Lopez Suelo, to attend with him a meeting/forum of stakeholders concerned with the ongoing construction ... -
Alsons taps local EPC contractor for hydropower project
(,July 30, 2018 , on page )Alsons Power of the Alcantara group has tapped Filipino firm sta. Clara International Corporation as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor of its 15-megawatt Siguil hydropower project in Sarangani ... -
Aquaculture projects mulled
(,May 2, 2010 , on page )Representatives coming from the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) recently identified possible joint venture investment projects on various high-value aquaculture products. ... -
Australian agency boosts PH agri-fisheries research
(,February 26, 2017 , on page )The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research or ACIAR recently held its Country Partnership discussions in Makati City aimed at mapping out the development of a 10-year strategy for the country’s agriculture ... -
Baliao lauds Japan’s 50 years of support for SEAFDEC/AQD
(,October 22, 2018 , on page )The financial support of the Government of Japan to SEAFDEC /AQD (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department) for the last 45 years is very rewarding and gratifying. This was the gist of the message ... -
BFAR cites outstanding partners
(,October 24, 2016 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6) recognized its outstanding partners in local governments, law enforcers, and the media for helping achieve a sustainable fishery sector. The awardees are the Maritime ... -
BFAR exec pushes aggressive techno transfer activities
(,January 8, 2019 , on page )To secure a sustainable fish supplyfor the country, Philippine Technical and Administrative Committee (PTAC) members requested SEAFDEC/AQD to put all aquaculture research and development plans into fruition. “The Philippines’ ... -
BFAR okays fisherfolk's proposed projects
(,March 12, 2013 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) headed by Carlito Delfin has approved the proposed projects of four fisherfolks' associations totalling P210,000. These proposals include the acquisition of a lift net ... -
BFAR recruits personnel
(,January 16, 2015 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Thursday it enlisted some of its personnel in an intensive law enforcement training program to strengthen the country's fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated ...