Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "financing"

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    • 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. ...

    • Boracay hotels, airlines waive rebooking charges 

      (Manila Standard, April 9, 2018, on page A3)
      With the impending closure of the country’s top summer destination Boracay, local and foreign tourists are scrambling to rebook flights or scrap hotel accommodations, airlines authorities said on Sunday. Major airlines ...

    • Boracay rehab seen prolonged—Budget 

      (Manila Standard, May 10, 2018, on page A2)
      Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday that even after the six-month closure order of Boracay Island, its rehabilitation may be extended for next year. As such, Diokno said, the extension may require additional ...

    • BPSU pushes fish research 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, September 29, 2016, on page C2)
      Balanga City —The Bataan Peninsula State University will establish a fish processing and marine products research and development center on its Orani Campus in Barangay Bayan. The center will house the equipment, materials, ...

    • DBP strengthens CSR initiatives 

      (Manila Standard, February 12, 2018, on page D12)
      The Development Bank of the Philippines continues to be at the forefront of carrying out relevant and meaningful social responsibility programs through its flagship initiatives, the DBP Forest Program, DBP Endowment for ...

    • Duterte earmarks P2b for Boracay under state of calamity, junks casino 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, April 10, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said he would place Boracay Island under a state of calamity to release P2 billion in calamity funds for workers and residents hurt by the six-month closure, adding he would not also allow any ...

    • Fishers' hub up in Cavite 

      (Manila Standard, October 30, 2016, on page D2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 4-A, led by Regional Director Lilian Garcia, released funds for building of Fisherman’s Wharf or (Pandawan) in Barangay San Rafael IV. Mayor Dino Reyes Chua received the ...

    • From Marrakech, hope for climate change 

      La Viña, Tony (Manila Standard, November 22, 2016, on page A4-A5)
      Last Friday, November 18, the 22nd session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change closed in Marrakech, Morocco. Two weeks of intense negotiations produced credible outcomes ...

    • Govt allots P400-m for Yolanda-hit mangroves 

      Pañares, Joyce Pangco (Manila Standard, March 19, 2015, on page A6)
      The Aquino administration on Wednesday released an initial P400 million to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for their mangrove and beach forest development project for areas battered by disasters such ...

    • Islands ready for climate agreement 

      (Manila Standard, April 22, 2016, on page B6)
      With their very existence under threat from climate change, the world's island states come to the United Nations on Friday not only to sign the Paris climate deal but to be first in line to make sure it goes into force. ...

    • Laguna Lake contractor gives in to new terms 

      (Manila Standard, September 25, 2010, on page A5)
      The Belgian contractor of the Laguna lake rehabilitation project bowed to the conditions of the Philippine government to include the reforestation of the Marikina watershed and the monitoring of a third party to oversee ...

    • Land Bank exceeded 2019 agri credit target 

      Rada, Julito G. (Manila Standard, February 2, 2020, on page B1)
      State-run Land Bank of the Philippines, the fourth-largest lender in terms of assets, exceeded its target of providing agricultural credit worth P231.25 billion in 2019 by actually extending P236.31 billion in loans to the ...

    • P100-m research fund for PH Rise gets greenlight 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, February 12, 2018, on page A1)
      Congress has adopted a resolution to create a P100-million trust fund for scientific research, feasibility studies, marine exploration and procurement of new equipment to beef up research capability in the Philippine Rise. ...

    • PDIS: P1-b agri funding to fail 

      Binaday, Gabrielle (Manila Standard, December 15, 2015, on page B6)
      The government should review the program and implementing guidelines of the P1-billion Agriculture and Fisheries Financing Program, the state-run think tank Philippine Institute of Development Studies said Monday. PIDS ...

    • PH steps up island devt in China sea 

      Casas, Bill; Tuyay, Francisco; Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, January 10, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines will follow the lead of China and Vietnam and develop islands under its control in the disputed South China Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday. “My plan of action is also to develop all ...

    • Recto seeks aid to fishermen 

      (Manila Standard, April 17, 2016, on page A7)
      El Niño, which is leaving many farms parched of water, is also affecting those who live off the country’s waters. Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto on Saturday urged the government to extend its El Niño aid program ...

    • SEAFDEC eyes higher budget 

      Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, July 3, 2006, on page B3)
      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, which is partly owned by the government, has asked the Department of Foreign Affairs to increase its 2007 budgetary allocation to 120 million. SEAFDEC aquaculture department ...

    • State of Fish and Fishers 

      La Viña, Dean Tony (Manila Standard, August 1, 2015, on page A9)
      The President’s last State-of-the-Nation Address, as we expected, was an attempt to capture the gains of his administration. While I wish his report were more coherent, I trust that the accomplishments he recounted are ...

    • Stricter rules for dredging of Laguna de Bay proposed 

      Mencias, Eileen A. (Manila Standard, September 23, 2010, on page A8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is tightening the screws on the implementation of the foreign-funded rehabilitation of Laguna de Bay following allegations of corruption in the dredging of the lake. Sen. ...

    • Two storms destroy P0.5b in C Luzon Fisheries 

      Dizon, Romeo (Manila Standard, July 24, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The damage to marine products in central Luzon could reach 500 million even with the government rushing to consolidate the report for immediate government financial assistance to the 750 affected fishpond operators. Charito ...