Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "economics"

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    • DA earmarks P8.5B for farmers, fisherfolks hit by typhoons 

      Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 28, 2020, on page A13)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted P8.5 billion to aid farmers and fisherfolk distraught by the series of typhoons that recently hit the country. The money—pooled from funds allocated to the agency under the ...

    • DA seeks World Bank funding for fisheries project 

      Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2020, on page A13)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking a $200-million fund from the World Bank to finance its Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project to improve the country’s fishery production and protect the “blue ...

    • Damage to fisheries, farm sectors hits ₱31.1B 

      Domingo, Ronnel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 9, 2014, on page B1)
      The Damage that the farming and fisheries sector sustained in the aftermath of supertyphoon "Yolanda" has reached P31.1 billion and the Department of Agriculture plans to spend a third of that amount for recovery efforts. ...

    • Drilon urges review of admin policy on China amid sea row 

      Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2018, on page A8)
      Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday urged the Duterte administration to review its “policy of appeasement and accommodation” toward China, as the supposed closer ties between Manila and Beijing had not ...

    • Du30 to China: Why claim the entire South China Sea? 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 1, 2019, on page A1-A4)
      President Duterte on Friday said he loved China as an ally but questioned the claim by the Asian economic powerhouse over the whole South China Sea. It was the first time that Duterte directly confronted China publicly on ...

    • EU lifts trade warning on PH fish exports 

      Remo, Amy (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 23, 2015, on page B2)
      The European Union on Tuesday cleared the way for Philippine fish exports to the 28-member bloc after it took stock of the country’s achievements in curbing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The so-called ...

    • Explaining the PH-China sea dispute 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 16, 2016, on page A1-A15)
      After an international tribunal in The Hague ruled emphatically against China in a maritime dispute with the Philippines, many Chinese state media outlets responded on Wednesday by publishing a map. It showed the South ...

    • First shipment of wartime grain sails from Ukraine 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 2, 2022, on page B4)
      The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis following Russia's invasion of its neighbor, the Turkish defense ministry said. "The ship Razoni ...

    • Fish, veggie prices in Cebu double 

      Asutilla, Carine M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 25, 2014, on page A10)
      Prices of fish and vegetables in the city’s biggest public market have more than doubled as a result of declining supply because of the cold weather. Fidel Orongan, fish and seafood vendor at the Carbon public market, said ...

    • Food security a growing concern in Apec 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2015, on page B5-3)
      Recognizing the growing concern of food security in the region, member-economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) are pushing for the greater role of the private sector to enhance competitiveness and promote ...

    • For farmers, 'Tuwid na daan' not enough 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 30, 2015, on page B2-3)
      In the Agriculture Fisheries 2025 (AF2025) Conference in February 2011, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), a think tank connected to the National Economic Development Authority, received 23 road maps ...

    • Fowl play: PH farmers raise alarm over meat, fish, veggie glut 

      Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 27, 2020, on page B3)
      The slowdown of exports and the temporary closures of restaurants and hotels due to the pandemic have left the country’s agriculture sector with a different kind of crisis: how to offload an overwhelming surplus of meat, ...

    • GenSan braces for losses in tuna export amid PH battle with COVID-19 

      Rebollido, Rommel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2020, on page A5)
      This vital economic hub in Mindanao is bracing for a beating as its major trade commodity, tuna, is cut off the export route with the cancellation of flights to Metro Manila as part of the community quarantine imposed by ...

    • Graft-tainted fund to aid farmers, fishers extended 

      Cabacungan, Gil (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 16, 2015, on page A6)
      The House has approved a bill extending the corruption-tainted Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (Acef) by another seven years up to 2022. The House committee on agriculture and food approved House Bill No. ...

    • Investing in biodiversity is investing in our future 

      Mitra, Titon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 25, 2016, on page A13)
      With presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s agenda getting to be progressively developed, the observance of International Biodiversity Day last May 22 offered a timely reminder of the need for and importance of ...

    • Island beaches shut down to save fragile ecosystems 

      Chandran, Rina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 29, 2018, on page A4)
      Not only Boracay Island but also Maya Bay will be off limits to visitors this year as officials seek to protect ecosystems crumbling from warming seas and unchecked sprawl, despite the risk to tourism revenues and tens of ...

    • Kalayaan mayor urges PH fishers to defy China. 

      Anda, Redempto; Quismundo, Tarra; Cabacungan, Gil (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 11, 2014, on page A1-A9)
      The mayor of Kalayaan town, in the Spratlys, on Friday said he would encourage Filipino fishermen to ignore China’s new rules that require foreign fishermen to seek permission from Chinese regional authorities before ...

    • Lake Sebu's coal 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 17, 2017, on page A13)
      Here’s the rub. Under Region 12’s land use plan, Ned is a watershed area. If mining goes irresponsibly, as what we have witnessed of late, people living in the barangay and close to it would hardly feel its implications. ...

    • Landmark ruling on sea row 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 11, 2016, on page A20)
      A Landmark ruling on an arbitration case filed by the Philippines that seeks to strike down China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea will be a test for international law and world powers. China, which ...

    • Loren to Neda: restore ecology of Manila Bay 

      Andrade, Jeanette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 15, 2016, on page A4)
      Sen. Loren Legarda has urged the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) to be proactive and restore the ecological balance of Manila Bay instead of simply developing it through reclamation. At Thursday’s hearing ...