The Philippines had already earned almost P500 million from the export of fresh durian to China since early this year, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). “For durian, we already earned half a billion [pesos], for this endeavor. This is only for one market,” DA-Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Gerald Glenn F. Panganiban disclosed
DAVAO CITY and MANILA—The situation of Filipinos affected by Typhoon Odette has become top of mind among their compatriots from government to nongovernment institutions. Government agencies are jointly mounting post disaster response operations while at the same time undertaking rescue and relief efforts in the provinces ravaged by Typhoon Odette,…