Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "agriculture"
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Boosting mechanization of farm, fisheries
(Manila Bulletin,February 15, 2014 , on page 11)The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 10601, the Agriculture and Mechanization Act (AFMech), were signed on February 2, 2014, paving the way for the creation of Bureau of Agricultural Fisheries ... -
Boracay's Atis get agri-fishery livelihood
(Manila Bulletin,October 29, 2018 , on page 12)With the reopening of world-famous Boracay Island, its native settlers are seen to have an alternative livelihood in small-scale farming and fishing. This is after the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched simultaneous ... -
Camotes farmers, fishermen get DA inputs
(Manila Bulletin,April 27, 2014 , on page 16)Some 600 farmers and fishermen from the municipalities of San Francisco, Poro, Tudela, and Pilar on this island recently received agricultural inputs from the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA Secretary Proceso J. Alcala ... -
Candidates urged to come up with ‘blue agenda’ on sustainable fisheries
(Manila Bulletin,April 23, 2016 , on page B-2)Presidential candidates are urged to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to build a stronger fishery sector in the next six years. In a statement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) has called on the presidential candidates ... -
Cebu food security program intensified
(Manila Bulletin,January 3, 2018 , on page 7)The Cebu provincial government vowed to continue to provide equipment for programs involved in the improvement and progress of the agricultural sector here. This came after Governor Hilario Davide said his goal is to achieve ... -
Climate change warming Asian waters, altering monsoon
(Manila Bulletin,July 7, 2016 , on page B8)The all-important monsoon forecast becomes a national priority, with more than 70 percent of India's 1.25 billion citizens engaged in agriculture and relying on weather predictions to decide when they will sow their seeds ... -
A collaborative province-led agriculture and fisheries extension model
(Manila Bulletin,March 11, 2018 , on page B-2)Unfortunately, the rural extension was weakened by the well-intentioned Local Government Code of 1991 which devolved agricultural extension to the local government units (LGUs). True, devolution allowed for more democratic ... -
Companies need to wake up to the new normal of climate change
(Manila Bulletin,November 25, 2019 , on page 6)Think wine growers in Australia, ski resort operators in Japan, or fishing and farming communities in the Philippines, whose way of life depends on environmental conditions that are already changing dramatically. In areas ... -
Consider rule on suitable land use for Boracay Island - Recto
(Manila Bulletin,April 11, 2018 , on page 17)Senator Ralph Recto on Monday urged the government to reconsider the plan to turn Boracay Island into a land reform area following its six-month rehabilitation. The Senate President Pro Tempore made the appeal after President ... -
DA acts to ease El Niño effects
(Manila Bulletin,May 16, 2010 , on page 11)The Department of Agriculture (DA) is about to complete the implementation of mitigation measures to address the effects of El Niño event on this year’s dry cropping season and to keep up with the coming wet cropping season. ... -
DA assures enough food supply for Metro Manila’s 14-M population
(Manila Bulletin,March 14, 2020 , on page 1-8)As President Duterte placed Metro Manila under “community quarantine” following the rise in local transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the country’s top agriculture official assured that Metro Manila, home ... -
DA gives assistance to farmers and fishers
(Manila Bulletin,March 9, 2015 , on page B-12)Various sets of equipment were distributed to farmers and fishers within Mindanao region as part of the government's efforts to mechanize the farm sector in order to level up the country's competitiveness and gear for the ... -
DA gives ₱83-M aid to Bicol agri-fisheries
(Manila Bulletin,February 9, 2016 , on page 13)Some agriculture and fishery stakeholders in Bicol Region have received P83.3-million aid through the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) campaign of “bridging the gap and touching the hearts" of the agri-fisheries sector. ... -
DA lowers year-end growth forecast as typhoons, El Niño wipe out ₱16-B in total farm output
(Manila Bulletin,January 4, 2020 , on page 1-6)The country’s agriculture sector had so far lost as much as P16 billion worth of 2019’s total farm output to El Niño and several typhoons, with the last minute damages incurred in December alone prompting Agriculture ... -
DA pushes Tawi-Tawi, S'gani fishery projects
(Manila Bulletin,September 12, 2005 , on page G-1)The Department of Agriculture (DA) has alloted P15 million for two major fishery projects here and in Sarangani province. Both projects are aimed at boosting the country's food security program of the country, Tawi-Tawi ... -
DA starts releasing rehab funds in typhoon-hit areas
(Manila Bulletin,August 2, 2018 , on page B1)The Department of Agriculture (DA) began releasing millions worth of rehabilitation funds for agricultural areas that were hit by Tropical Storm Henry and Tropical Depression Josie. As a start, the agency will soon release ... -
DA to set aside ₱1-B for loan assistance to farmers, fisherfolks
(Manila Bulletin,April 5, 2020 , on page B1)Though it hasn’t yet secured the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte for the ₱31 billion supple-mental budget it is asking from the national government, the Department of Agriculture (DA) already knows exactly where to ... -
DA vows to impose stricter biosecurity, quarantine rules
(Manila Bulletin,March 25, 2010 , on page 2)Agriculture Secretary Bernie Fondevilla has vowed to protect the country from invasive pests and diseases carried by cheap imported food items, vegetables and plants that have been flooding the domestic market. Under the ... -
DA vows to sustain agri, fishery exports
(Manila Bulletin,May 11, 2020 , on page B-3)It would be a long shot but the Department of Agriculture (DA) still wants to see the country’s agriculture exports turning in some revenues even during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was after exports of agriculture and ... -
DA's current budget at P36 billion; Piñol hopeful to get at least P120 B
(Manila Bulletin,July 13, 2017 , on page B-6)The Department of Agriculture (DA) will get way lower than its desired budget for next year but Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said he is still hoping to get at least P120 billion in 2018, more than triple of the ...