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MANILA – The complainant in 15 graft charges against Masbate Gov. Antonio T. Kho has dropped the ten remaining cases after the Ombudsman’s outright dismissal of the initial five lawsuits. Admitting that there are no anomalous acts that can be inferred from his complaints, Ruben Fuentes, a media practitioner in…

Amendment of Philippine Fisheries Development Authority Urged by Agriculture Secretary for Expanded Function in Developing Marine and Agro-Industrial Estates - Find out how Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is pushing for the amendment of the PFDA charter to enhance its role in developing and managing marine and agro-industrial estates across the country, in line with the goal of modernizing the agriculture sector and ensuring ample food supply. Read more about the potential funding...

AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is pushing for the amendment and expansion of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority’s (PFDA) charter to allow the state corporation to develop marine industrial estates nationwide to boost the country’s fish stocks. Laurel argued that the PFDA’s mandate must include the power to develop and…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking to increase the local production of livestock and poultry by five times in five years, which will minimize the need for food imports.

RDC OKs Tamlang valley project, Seeks to boost food security in CV

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) on Monday signed a partnership to promote agri-fisheries clustering and consolidation, as well as enhance farmers and fisherfolk access to markets and enable them to increase their income.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that aims to “enhance” the access of farmers and fishers to markets, which will give them opportunities to increase their income. Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban said the government’s MOA with Jollibee…

Davao coffee dominates

Dr. Emmanuel Estipona, chief of Legazpi City Veterinary Office. (File photo) LEGAZPI CITY-The Legazpi City government has been allotted PHP7 million grant by the national government's Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) for the construction of a new slaughterhouse after the existing abattoir building has already been declared not safe for continuing occupancy caused by past floods, typhoons and earthquakes. Dr. Emmanuel Estipona, chief of the City Veterinary Office (CVO), in an inter...

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The funds needed for implementing infrastructure projects during the second term of Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson are expected to get a