Browsing by Author "Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C."

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    • Aquaculture facilities worth P23M completed in Iloilo 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, December 15, 2021, on page S1/2)
      Hatcheries and broodstock tanks involving the investment of P23 million have been completed this year in Iloilo to help fish producers seed their farms, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The facilities are located ...

    • Boracay rehabilitation on track to finish by early 2022 - DENR 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, December 21, 2021, on page S1/4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it expects to complete the rehabilitation of Boracay Island by the first half of 2022, after an overhaul of the island’s environmental and land use practices ...

    • Closed fishing season in Visayas lifted 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, February 18, 2022, on page S1/12)
      The annual three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea has been officially lifted on Feb. 15, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The closed season, implemented from Nov. 15 to Feb. ...

    • Commercial fishing in Palawan resumes as closed season lifted 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, February 3, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The three-month closed fishing season in northeastern Palawan has been lifted starting Feb. 1, paving the way for the resumption of commercial activities in one of the country’s main fishing grounds. The annual November-January ...

    • Corn farmers, fisherfolk granted P3,000 to apply to fuel purchases 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, March 9, 2022, on page S1/4)
      Corn farmers and fisherfolk have been granted P3,000 to apply to their fuel purchases, subject to conditions, in order to cushion the impact of rising oil prices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. “We are confronted ...

    • New fish feed to address rising input costs - DA 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, June 15, 2022, on page S1/2)
      The government is developing a sustainable and low-cost feed for milkfish and tilapia to address rising aquaculture production costs. The new feed uses by-products from corn and poultry abattoirs and copra meal to replace ...

    • Ocean-based industries gross value-added declines 32.6% in 2020 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, December 17, 2021, on page S1/4)
      The gross value-added (GVA) of Philippine ocean-based industries declined 32.6% in 2020 to P617.20 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This was the equivalent of 3.4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at ...

    • Sardine industry questions basis for SRP price controls 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, March 11, 2022, on page S1/3)
      The Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines (CSAP) said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) needs to allow price increases to help the industry recover its costs, and noted that the Price Law is silent on the ...

    • SRP for imported galunggong set at P180 in NCR 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, April 8, 2022, on page S1/8)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set the suggested retail price (SRP) for imported medium-sized galunggong (round scad) in wet markets in the National Capital Region (NCR) at P180 per kilogram. “Considering the effects ...

    • Typhoon agriculture damage estimate rises to P11.1B 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, January 7, 2022, on page S1/2)
      Damage was reported in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan), Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern ...

    • Typhoon damage to fisheries P3 billion, tops in agri industry 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, January 6, 2022, on page S1/2)
      Fisheries remained the most affected sector of agriculture, sustaining P3 billion worth of damage due to Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The overall agricultural damage ...