Insiders believe in a bright prospect for durian export to China though the world’s largest durian consumer is expanding the cultivation of this fruit. China imports more than 1.4 million tonnes of durian each year. To meet the big demand, the countr…
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DHSUD, Meralco partner to energize 4PH projects
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program gained further traction after the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) signed an agreement with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to…
Iloilo receives seed support for 51.6K hectares of rice farms
ILOILO CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) has distributed 51,630 bags of hybrid and inbred seeds for Iloilo rice farmers this first cropping season.
The seeds, to cover 51,630 hectares, were released directly to the municipalities for easy acce…
FL’s ‘Lab for All’ grants nearly P10-M to Sorsogon beneficiaries
LEGAZPI CITY: Almost PHP10 million in government aid was extended to indigent families and farmers cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in 15 municipalities in Sorsogon province during the ‘Lab for All’ caravan led by First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos ea…
PBBM signs new gov’t procurement, anti-financial account scamming laws
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed into law the New Government Procurement Act (Republic Act 12009) and the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act or AFASA (RA 12010) in a ceremony in Malacañan Palace on Saturday.
The New Government Procur…
122K sign Cebu Catholic church campaign vs divorce
CEBU CITY: The Archdiocese of Cebu has so far gathered 122,000 signatures from those opposed to the passage of the divorce bill.
In a press conference on Saturday, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said the Roman Catholic Church here was elated to learn tha…