Browsing BusinessWorld by Author "Galang, Vincent Mariel P."

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    • Agriculture fund to release P3 billion worth of loans to support fish farmers 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, June 5, 2019, on page S1/5)
      The Department of Finance (DoF) has approved the use of at least P3 billion for the development of fish farming, tapping most of the loan fund worth P4 billion from the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF). ...

    • Farm insurance coverage at record 2.27 million in 2018 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, May 27, 2019, on page S2/7)
      The insurance rate among farmers and fisherfolk has increased to 33.52% in 2018, hitting a record 2.27 million, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) said. In a statement, the company said the number of insured rose ...

    • Fisheries sector hoping to match or top Q1 growth rate in 2019 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, June 27, 2019, on page S1/5)
      The fisheries regulator said he hopes to match or top the sector’s first quarter growth rate of 0.97% over the course of 2019. “We would rather (keep pace) or improve… Positive at the end of 2018, and then another positive ...

    • GCash to help WWF Philippines on reforestation of Ipo watershed 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, June 13, 2019, on page S1/2)
      Mobile money platform GCash has committed to help reforest 300 hectares of the 7,236-hectare Ipo watershed in Norzagaray, Bulacan. On June 10, GCash signed an agreement with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines for ...

    • Industry brings up fisheries dep't campaign promise 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, December 11, 2019, on page S1/4)
      The fisheries industry continued its lobbying for the establishment of a Department of Fisheries, saying a dedicated Cabinet-level office will better promote the sector’s development. “Once and for all tinatawag namin ang ...

    • More than P500M worth of crops and livestock damaged by Taal eruption 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P.; Laforga, Beatrice M. (BusinessWorld, January 15, 2020, on page S1/1-S1/2)
      Taal volcano's eruption has damaged more than P500 million worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Agriculture damage in the Calabarzon Region — made up of the provinces of Cavite, ...

    • Ocean conservation effort warrants new gov't department, experts say 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, July 4, 2019, on page S1/4)
      A new government department is needed to manage and conserve ocean resources, which is too big a job for the agriculture-focused agencies currently tasked with protecting the country’s seas, experts said. “UPMSI (UP Marine ...

    • PHL, S. Korea sign fisheries, aquaculture agreement 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, November 28, 2019, on page S1/5)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) to collaborate in fisheries management and trade. In a statement, the DA said that ...

    • Piñol: Fishermen ‘not certain’ about boat sinking 

      Balinbin, Arjay L.; Galang, Vincent Mariel P.; Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, June 20, 2019, on page S1/10)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol on Wednesday said the 22 fishermen of the sunken boat F/B Gem-Vir 1 are now “uncertain” whether their boat was intentionally sunk by the Chinese vessel it encountered off Recto Bank ...

    • Taal Volcano agricultural damage exceeds P3 billion, led by fisheries 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, January 20, 2020, on page S1/2)
      Crop damage due to Taal’s eruption was estimated at P3.17 billion a week after the volcano started emitting ash, with the fisheries sector accounting for more than half of the total, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. ...

    • Tax haul from more inshore fishing seen at P24B 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, June 25, 2019, on page S1/4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said fishermen should make more use of inshore, municipal waters to boost the government’s ability to tax and modernize the industry. BFAR National Director Eduardo B. ...