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    • Agri dep’t opens TienDA farmers’ market in Taguig 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy (BusinessWorld, October 15, 2018, on page S2/7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it opened a direct-from-farmers store in Taguig City as part of continuing measures to offer low-cost farm products to the public. The store, under the DA’s “TienDA Malasakit” brand, ...

    • Agri output seen hitting target 

      Roc, Bettine Faye V. (BusinessWorld, October 5, 2012, on page S1/2)
      Agricultural output this year may still hit the government's 4-5% target due to a possibly bumper corn harvest and a slight recovery in the fisheries sector, A Cabinet officials said. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala ...

    • Agri workers, fisherfolk, vets exempted from quarantine 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D.; Tupas, Emmanuel (BusinessWorld, March 26, 2020, on page S1/9)
      Agriculture workers and veterinarians have been included in the list of exemptions from the mandatory home quarantine imposed by the government in Luzon to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a ...

    • Agriculture damage caused by Typhoon Quinta hits P2.2 billion 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, November 2, 2020, on page S1/8)
      Agricultural damage caused by Typhoon Quinta (international name: Molave) has hit P2.20 billion, up from the previous estimate of P1.81 billion, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In a bulletin, the DA said ...

    • Agriculture damaged in Western Visayas estimated at P265M 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (BusinessWorld, January 6, 2020, on page S2/7)
      Damage to the agriculture sector of Western Visayas due to typhoon Ursula (international name: Phanfone) has exceeded P265 million as of Jan. 3 with more than half accounted for by rice crops and facilities, according to ...

    • Agriculture dep't aims to double value of farm and fishery exports to Canada 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, August 12, 2020, on page S1/2)
      The Philippines aims to export more farm and fishery products to Canada with a target of doubling the value of such shipments over the medium term, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a virtual call with new Canadian ...

    • Agriculture dep't raises 2016 research budget 

      Feliciano, Claire-Ann Marie (BusinessWorld, August 11, 2015, on page S1/5)
      The department of Agriculture (DA) has raised its budget for research and development (R&D) to promote science-based agriculture development, according to a statement yesterday. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said ...

    • Agriculture fund to release P3 billion worth of loans to support fish farmers 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, June 5, 2019, on page S1/5)
      The Department of Finance (DoF) has approved the use of at least P3 billion for the development of fish farming, tapping most of the loan fund worth P4 billion from the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF). ...

    • Agriculture output boosted by Q4 gain 

      Roc, Bettina Faye V. (BusinessWorld, January 23, 2014, on page S1/1-S1/3)
      A surprising fourth-quarter gain provided a slight boost to farm output, the government yesterday reported, but the full-year result still fell well below the government’s target. Despite super typhoon Yolanda’s impact, ...

    • 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 ...

    • Agusan marsh vital bird sanctuary in Asia 

      Sarmiento, Romer S. (BusinessWorld, September 23, 2005, on page S3/8)
      A scientific expedition to the Agusan marsh in Northeastern Mindanao is scheduled late this year to highlight the need to preserve the area's biodiversity, a scientist said. Dr. Jurgenne Primavera, a senior scientist of ...

    • Aid for boat repairs urgent need for Leyte fisherfolk 

      (BusinessWorld, December 27, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Fisherfolk in Leyte’s coastal communities are in need of aid to repair their boats battered by typhoon Odette so they can immediately resume livelihood activities, the fisheries bureau’s regional office said following ...

    • Akbayan asks SC to cite DENR for contempt over Manila Bay project 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, September 25, 2020, on page S1/12)
      Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party asked the Supreme Court to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt for dumping crushed dolomite along Manila Bay to create a “white sand” effect. In its ...

    • Alaskan salmon bagoong, unexpectedly 

      Torres, Rebecca S. (BusinessWorld, November 15, 2018, on page S2/9)
      Nanay Leonor hails from the town of Sta. Lucia in Ilocos Sur and she worked as a seafood processor at a salmon cannery in Alaska for over 15 years together with other Ilokano kababayans, people hailing from the same ...

    • Algae market potentially worth $320 billion draws Honda Motor and oil refiner Eneos 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, January 25, 2022, on page Sl/9)
      Oil refiner Eneos Holdings Inc. and Honda Motor Co. are among a group of more than 35 Japanese companies and institutions that have banded together to try to tap the potential of microalgae to help replace fossil fuels and ...

    • Algae scourge triggers hunt for culprit 

      Reyes, Lina Sagaral (BusinessWorld, September 20, 1999, on page 14)
      For five years now, between the months of June and August, an iridescent tangle of green algae has been showing up in the shallow waters off Macajalar Bay, 30 kilometers west of Cagayan de Oro City. At first, residents of ...

    • All that trash 

      (BusinessWorld, July 23, 2018, on page S1/10)
      Workers over the weekend trying to clean out rubbish washed ashore in Manila Bay by strong waves brought about by monsoon rains that have been intensified by a series of typhoons passing through the northern part of the ...

    • Alliance Select finalizes purchase of NZ fish company 

      de la Fuente, F. J. G. (BusinessWorld, October 3, 2012, on page S1/7)
      Listed Canner Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. finalized last Monday its earlier-announced purchase of an 80% stake in New Zealand-based Akaroa Salmon NZ Ltd. For about P97 million, the local firm said in a ...

    • Almost 2,600 kilos of trash collected in Muntinlupa under Maynilad’s clean-up drive for Laguna Lake 

      (BusinessWorld, July 29, 2022, on page S1/10)
      Hundreds of sacks of solid waste weighing a total of 2,584 kilograms were collected during a recent clean-up drive in Muntinlupa City’s two rivers as part of Maynilad Water Services, Inc.’s (Maynilad) program to protect ...

    • Amid 2020 pandemic, Nestlé Philippines accelerates efforts to tackle plastic waste, pushes for Extended Producer Responsibility 

      (BusinessWorld, December 22, 2020, on page S1/3)
      Despite the difficulties and uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, Nestlé Philippines has maintained a single-minded focus on exercising leadership in tackling plastic waste by achieving first-ever ...