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Agriculture dep't raises 2016 research budget
(BusinessWorld,August 11, 2015 , on page S1/5)The department of Agriculture (DA) has raised its budget for research and development (R&D) to promote science-based agriculture development, according to a statement yesterday. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said ... -
Agriculture-related investments boost Davao del Norte
(BusinessWorld,January 28, 2015 , on page 4/S1)Industries supporting the agricultural export sector and urban development projects are bringing in some P12 billion worth of investments into Davao del Norte, according to data from the Department of Trade and Industry's ... -
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 ... -
Bond issue proposed to fund ships for South China Sea
(BusinessWorld,January 12, 2016 , on page S1/5)A legislator on Monday proposed that the government offer up to P150 billion worth of retail bonds to help finance the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernization program. The next administration should ascertain ... -
Cash offered for Great Barrier Reef rescue ideas
(BusinessWorld,January 17, 2018 , on page S1/8)Australia is calling on the world's top scientific minds to help save the Great Barrier Reef, offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund research into protecting the world's largest living structure. The UNESCO World ... -
Cleanup drive on as massive fish kill hits Lake Sebu
(BusinessWorld,February 15, 2017 , on page S1/12)Lake Sebu town has been placed under a state of calamity due to the recent massive fish kill that cost P124.5 million damage to fishery, mainly tilapia farms. In a statement released by the South Cotabato provincial ... -
Crab hatchery in Tagum aims for ASEAN market
(BusinessWorld,October 8, 2015 , on page S1/8)The Tagum City Multi-Species Hatchery Project, which was inaugurated last week, is aiming to make crabs more affordable and readily-available to locals as well as produce for export to members of the Association of Southeast ... -
Crablets released as Tagum boosts soft-shell crab production, aquaculture
(BusinessWorld,January 14, 2016 , on page S1/5)Travelers entering Tagum City from Davao City, about 45 kilometers to the southwest, are greeted by a massive bronze-colored statue of a traditional bangka boat with fisherfolk aboard: a symbol of Tagum’s commitment to ... -
DA releases P24.8M in funding for Davao City
(BusinessWorld,April 24, 2015 , on page S1/4)The Department of Agriculture (DA) turned over this week P24.8 million to the city of Davao for projects by the City Agriculturist Office (CAO) and the Veterinarian Office under the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting (GPB) ... -
Davao fishery projects get P6.3M
(BusinessWorld,August 6, 2015 , on page S1/8)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Davao Region (BFAR-Davao) distributed on Tuesday P6.25 million to five municipalities there as there share this year in the Grassports Participatory Budgeting (GBP), formerly ... -
Fisheries 5-year plan due
(BusinessWorld,January 8, 2016 , on page 4/S1)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is launching next month a five-year plan that will promote "optional development and long-term sustainability" of the benefits derived from the country's marine resources. ... -
Fisheries bureau announces new bid for P360-million boat contract
(BusinessWorld,June 19, 2015 , on page S1/3)In a rebid invitation published on Thursday, BFAR announced the order will be funded through the 2015 General Appropriations Act. The invitation specified twin marine diesel power plants of a combined 3,000 horsepower per ... -
Investors need climate change behavioral shift
(BusinessWorld,June 8, 2015 , on page A7)Most investors need to make a significant behavioral shift and start factoring climate change into their portfolio risk management, a study on its impact on financial market returns found on Thursday. A study by consultants ... -
Large-scale smuggling of agricultural products is anti-poor
(BusinessWorld,April 6, 2016 , on page 8/S1)The level of smuggling in the Phillippines has reached horrendous heights. Large-scale smuggling of agricultural products retards farm output production, limits manufacturing, and increase income inequality. " Smuggling ... -
PHL's 'banana capital' turns hand to marine resource conservation
(BusinessWorld,May 21, 2015 , on page SI/5)Dynamite fishing used to be rampant along the waters of Panabo City in Davao del Norte province, until the fishing community got together in 1999 and formed the City Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council ... -
Prequalification delayed for Laguna Lakeshore project
(BusinessWorld,January 12, 2015 , on page S1/5)The deadline to submit prequalification documents for the government’s biggest public-private partnership (PPP) project has been moved to Feb. 27, at the request of prospective bidders, an official said. Ariel C. Angeles, ... -
Proposed fisheries dep't budget estimated at P2B
(BusinessWorld,December 8, 2020 , on page S1/2)A separate fisheries department will cost about P2 billion a year to run if the budgets of the agencies currently dealing with fisheries are combined, a former industry regulator said. In a virtual briefing Monday, Asis ... -
Quezon farmers, fisherfolk get P1.42-B aid from DA
(BusinessWorld,November 25, 2020 , on page S1/10)The Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed P1.42 billion worth of assistance to farmers and fisherfolk in Quezon province who were affected by recent typhoons while their livelihoods have been weakend by the coronavirus ... -
Tagum eyes crab-growing project
(BusinessWorld,April 24, 2014 , on page S1/7)The local government is eyeing the revival of intensive crab growing under private investors with the construction of a multi-species hatchery. The hatchery had been proposed as early as a decade ago by previous city ...