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Senators have pressed the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) to extend its deadline and streamline the processes for the registration of coconut farmers. The Senate agriculture committee on Thursday, June 10, inquired on the status of the country's coconut farmers' registry. The creation of the re
DA needs local partnerships to succeed Secretary Dar
Philippine Information Agency
03 Jun 2021, 22:38 GMT+10
STA. MARIA, Ilocos Sur, Jun. 3 (PIA) - Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that his Department needs partnerships at the local level in order to succeed. The agriculture sector will not thrive with just the Department of Agriculture (DA) alone. In order to succeed, you have to work with various partners, said Secretary Dar.
Dar led the turnover of various agricultural inputs and machineries here last Saturday.
In a message, he highlighted his plans to strengthen the goat, coconut, and egg production in the Ilocos region, including the revitalization of the sea urchin industry as well as the tilapia and bangus hatchery in partnership with the Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (ISPSC), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur, and other stakeholders.
The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science (DOST-FNRI) has asked the management of the Ospital ng Muntinlupa to allow its hospital to serve as a site for the ongoing study to look into the effectiveness of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as an adjunct therapy for hospitalized co
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Pangilinan, Hontiveros: Are all coco farmers already registered to benefit from P100B levy fund?
WITH two weeks left for coconut farmers to register, Senators Francis Kiko Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros want to know the status of the Coconut Farmers Registry that will determine who will benefit from the 100-billion-peso coco levy funds and assets.
In Senate Resolution 736, Pangilinan and Hontiveros call for a Senate committee hearing on the status of the registration of the estimated 3.5 million coconut farmers in the country who are supposed to benefit from Republic Act 11524 or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act, which took effect March 13 this year.