Browsing by Subject "financing"

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    • 1,300 Boracay residents, displaced workers get P19.9-M livelihood aid 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, June 2, 2018, on page 13)
      A total of 1,323 island closure-affected individuals availed themselves of the P19.9-million livelihood assistance program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD acting secretary Virginia Nazzarea ...

    • $1M conservation fund established for Palawan area 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, October 13, 2016, on page B6)
      Established by Conservation International’s (CI) Global Conservation Fund (GCF), the fund ensures conservation efforts can continue across the 120,000-hectare landscape, Palawan’s largest terrestrial protected area, the ...

    • 2 Palawan areas declared marine protected 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, October 9, 2016, on page A24)
      The conservation group World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) recently declared two marine protected areas (MPAs) in Palawan. These 1,013,340 hectares covering the coastal and offshore waters of Cagayancillo town and 80,000 ...

    • ₱20,000 cash aid for maguindanao fisherfolks 

      Macabalang, Ali (Manila Bulletin, April 18, 2015, on page 13)
      Maguindanao fisherfolks affected in recent man-made and natural calamities will soon receive ₱20,000 cash assistance each from the government through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).T he " good news ...

    • $200-M WB funding eyed for fisheries 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, June 2, 2020, on page B2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking World Bank funding for its $200-million Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project that aims to improve the country’s fishery production. In a statement on Monday, ...

    • ₱3-M project for Guimaras fisherfolk set 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, August 16, 2007, on page 13)
      A ₱3-million mariculture project in Guimaras is set to kick off sometime this August to further empower the province's fisherfolk affected by the oil spill. Serving at the front of the project is the South East Asian ...

    • $55M pledged for fisherfolk, poor farmers 

      (Malaya, December 7, 2015, on page A3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported the International Fun for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations pledges $ 55 million for two projects that will start next year that aim to help fisherfolk and ...

    • $7 billion for marine protection 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, October 8, 2017, on page 15)
      A global conference to better protect marine life has raised more than $7 billion and won commitments to protect huge swathes of the Earth's oceans. The European Union, which organized the Our Ocean conference in the Maltese ...

    • 7-M euro fund tapped for Sulu-Sulawesi marine conservation 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, January 4, 2015, on page 5)
      The German government has established a seven million-euro special fund to support the implementation of protection and conservation initiatives within the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME), a shared ecosystem of ...

    • Abalone: an opportunity for sustainable livelihood for fishermen 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2016, on page B-2)
      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 ...

    • ADB joins global effort on climate change 

      Torres, Ted (The Philippine Star, June 12, 2015, on page B-4)
      The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined a global Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to provide the highest-quality scientific data and tools to help developing countries improve their climate change planning. ADB vice ...

    • After China's massive drill, US patrols disputed South China Sea 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 12, 2018, on page 11)
      In a span of 20 minutes, 20 F-18 fighter jets took off and landed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, in a powerful display of military precision and efficiency. The nuclear-powered warship, leading a carrier ...

    • Agri chief pushes for creation of national food security council 

      (Panay News, September 18, 2016, on page B9)
      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 dep't aids seaweed producers in Guimaras 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, May 20, 2018, on page B1)
      More seaweed growers in Guimaras are benefitting from the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the province. Guimaras agriculturist Ronnie Morante, in an interview ...

    • Agri law seeks more financing for farmers, fisherfolks 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 3, 2022, on page A4)
      Sen. Cynthia A. Villar said RA 11901 or the “Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Financing Enhancement Act of 2022” is now a law. Villar filed the bill which seeks to expand financing for farmers and fisherfolk. ...

    • Agri workers can now tap revived P1.28-B fund 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, May 29, 2018, on page B2)
      Farmers and fishermen can now avail themselves of loans from the revived P1.28-billion Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) to boost production, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. According to Agriculture ...

    • Agri, fisheries financing program outdated - PIDS 

      Torres, Ted (The Philippine Star, December 17, 2015, on page B-4)
      The agri and fisheries lending program is not resulting in financial inclusion since it still excluded those that really need credit, a study undertaken by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed. ...

    • Agri, fishery enterprises to benefit from P7.9M project 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, July 23, 2017, on page 5)
      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 ...

    • Agri-aqua center aids farmers,fisherfolk 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (Panay News, April 10, 2015, on page 7)
      A 12-hectare Agri-Aqua Research and Technology (ART) Center was opened last Wednesday in Barangay Nanga, Pototan Iloilo. Funded by the Iloilo Provincial Government, it is learning and livelihood hub for farmers and fisherfolk. ...

    • 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 ...