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    • 2 Ilonggos succeed on bangus, biscocho 

      Go Negosyo (The Philippine Star, September 7, 2008, on page 1-5)
      Tomas Hautea began exercising his entrepreneurial skills when he was still a student. At 18, Tomas also ventured into agriculture and leased fishponds, eventually purchasing the now family-owned fishpond in Dumangas, Iloilo ...
    • Bokashi mud balls seen to improve bay's water quality 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, August 21, 2016, on page 10)
      Some 6,000 Bokashi mud balls will be made and thrown into the Estero de Abad in Malate district, Manila, to help improve its water quality, the Manila Bay Sunset Partnership Program Inc. (MBSPPI) said over the weekend. The ...
    • Fish cage development to boost catch, says DA 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, June 16, 2019, on page B4)
      The Department of Agriculture and local fish importers have agreed to develop fish cage farming in the country to boost production. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol recently met with fisheries product importers where ...
    • Good things come to those who "bait" 

      (The Philippine Star, August 8, 2019, on page 11)
      This has been the case for Joel Paloso for the past two decades. What started out as his passion, Mr. Paloso is now a household name in the remote municipality of Dilasag, Aurora because of his contributions to fishers in ...
    • Harvesting the full potential of seaweed, bangus in Davao 

      Dela Peña, Zinnia B. (The Philippine Star, July 23, 2017, on page B4)
      The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will underscore its marketing chain projects for Davao Region’s seaweed and milkfish industries at the 24th Agrilink, Foodlink and Aqualink ...
    • PCCI wants agri-agra loan program handled by GFIs 

      Desiderio, Louella D. (The Philippine Star, January 2, 2015, on page B6)
      The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) wants lending to the agriculture sector and agrarian reform beneficiaries solely in the hands of government financial institutions (GFIs) as banks are unable to comply ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD spearheads 3-year program to expand aquaculture 

      Felix, Rocel (The Philippine Star, July 3, 2006, on page C-2)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is spearheading a three-year program to aggressively expand aquaculture development in the province of Antique. In a memorandum of ...
    • Villar: Agri law to benefit farmers, fishermen 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, May 31, 2016, on page 2)
      The passage into law of an agricultural program extending funding to small farmers and fishermen will help legitimate beneficiaries, a lawmaker said yesterday. Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on ...