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    • Agri output seen hitting target 

      Roc, Bettine Faye V. (BusinessWorld, October 5, 2012, on page S1/2)
      Agricultural output this year may still hit the government's 4-5% target due to a possibly bumper corn harvest and a slight recovery in the fisheries sector, A Cabinet officials said. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala ...
    • Agriculture output boosted by Q4 gain 

      Roc, Bettina Faye V. (BusinessWorld, January 23, 2014, on page S1/1-S1/3)
      A surprising fourth-quarter gain provided a slight boost to farm output, the government yesterday reported, but the full-year result still fell well below the government’s target. Despite super typhoon Yolanda’s impact, ...
    • BFAR charting shrimp roadmap 

      Guillermo, Jomari D. (BusinessWorld, August 20, 2013, on page S1/3)
      To increase local shrimp production and exports, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is now creating a shrimp roadmap, which will be completed this month, an official said yesterday. “Secretary Alcala has ...
    • Bicol gets P76-M fishery, farm project 

      (BusinessWorld, September 28, 2010, on page S1/3)
      Bicol Region has received P76 million worth of fishery infrastructure and farm projects, the Agriculture department said in a statement yesterday. Agriculture secretary Proceso J. Alcala inaugurated four fishery facilities ...
    • DA asserts rights to resources in disputed waters 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, October 30, 2015, on page S1/4)
      The new fisheries code remains the basis for the administration of the fishery in disputed waters, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said, even if Chinese incursions have reduced the exclusive economic zone in the South ...
    • Galunggong closed season to be enforced in north Palawan 

      Pascual, Nicolo Paolo A. (BusinessWorld, October 19, 2015, on page S1/4)
      The fisheries bureau is seeking to protect the galunggong fishery by declaring a no-harvest season during spawning in northern Palawan, in a bid to raise the long-term numbers of the species, an important food for low-income ...
    • Higher tuna catch expected in Q4 

      (BusinessWorld, October 16, 2012, on page S1/6)
      The Philippines should see a higher tuna catch starting next month after the country deployed 36 high-seas fishing vessels to the Pacific, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said. BFAR Director ...
    • Philippine seaweed exports drop by nearly half as of July 

      Martin, K. A. (BusinessWorld, September 7, 2010, on page S1/3)
      Value of the country's raw and processed seaweed exports dropped by 45.45%, year on year, in the seven months to July due to the effects of a strong peso and low demand in foreign markets, an industry leader said. Industry ...