DAVAO CITY — Some 46 of the 81 provinces in the country may experience long dryg spell as El Niño looms, says Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in a press briefing on Tuesday. The weather specialist during the same briefing said based on the analysis of the weather forcasters, 36 provinces from […]
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Project Hope launched in Lanao del Norte
Over 1,000 beneficiaries were identified by Lanao del Norte’s provincial social welfare and development office were given free business franchise and product inventory capital with free coaching and monitoring. Governor Imelda Angging thanked Project Hope for choosing the beneficiaries and supported the initiative of promoting livelihood opportunities for the vulnerable sectors in the localities to […]
Korean technology hastens Panguil Bay Bridge construction
TANGUB CITY — The P7.38-billion Panguil Bay Bridge in Northern Mindanao is moving on schedule with bored piles for the piers and abutments almost done, despite the two-year pandemic lull. The ILM Korean technology makes the difference in the construction, said Project Management Office manager Engr. Marlon Galerio of the Department of Public Works and […]
Whole-of-gov’t approach to ensure water security during El Niño
MANILA – The government is sparing no effort to ensure water security amid a looming El Niño, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) said on Saturday. NWRB executive director Sevillo David Jr. said the government is looking for more water sources and monitoring existing ones to make sure the country has adequate supply once El Niño […]
DA to farmers group: Submit proposal on P15k El Niño subsidy
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agricluture urged the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas to submit to them a proposal on their request for a P15,000 subsidy for agricultural workers and fisherfolks to cushion the impact of the impending El Niño as projected by PAGASA. Danilo Ramos of KMP claimed some 13.6 million farmers, fisherfolk, and […]
PAGASA issue El Niño alert
DAVAO CITY —– The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday raised the El Niño Alert status as it expects the weather phenomenon to emerge in the coming months starting June. In a statement, PAGASA administrator Vicente B. Milano said his agency “Has been continuously monitoring the developing El Niño conditions in […]
BARMM inflation reaches 7.8% in March
DAVAO CITY — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has recorded an increase in the prices of basic goods and commodities. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the region registered a 6.3 percent increase for the same period on March 2022 and March 2023. The PSA recorded […]
MAFAR-BARMM gets P72.8 million for cacao, coffee enterprise development
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Agriculture (DA) on April 14, 2023, allocated a total of P72.8 million to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)) for the 2023–2026 implementation of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) […]
South Korean firm asks DA for more cassava sources
Photo Courtesy of Department of Agriculture RFO X CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – South Korean food corporation sought the assistance of the Department of Agriculture Regional Office 10 and 13 in sourcing more cassava tubers for starch production. DA-10 OIC-Regional Executive Director Carlene Collado said last week that Daesang Philippines, Corp., a food processing company, […]
26 Davao de Oro farmers’ groups get P24-M agri machinery
The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (Philmech) has turne4d over a grant of P24.18 million agricultural machinery to 26 farmers’ cooperatives in the in province of Davao de Oro. The 45 farm machinery were turned over to cooperatives and farmers’ associations in 8 rice-producing municipalities in the […]
Philippines sends off 1st batch of durian from Davao to China
The Philippine government sent its first batch of Durian fruit from Davao Region to China in fulfillment of a bilateral agriculture agreement this January between the two nations. Through the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Philippine government has started the preparatory measures following the signing of the “Protocol of the Phytosanitary Requirements for Export of […]
DAR-XI distributes 1,900 hectares of land in Davao region
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to distribute the Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) for close to two thousand hectares of land to farmers in the Davao Region. Hundreds of farmer-beneficiaries are expected to get their CLOA after years of waiting for their proof of land ownership. DAR Region XI Director Joseph […]
Tagum City business group, power consumers up against Nordeco
TAGUM CITY –— Disgruntled business sector and angry consumers are up in arms against the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco) are set to conduct an aawwakening rally on March 13, over poor power supply, expensive power rates and poor management rendered by the cooperative. “We had enough” laments Aerol Conde, president of Tagum City Chamber […]