7M hectares of Philippine land is forested and that’s bad news The country has been vulnerable to massive flooding linked to deforestation. The coronavirus pandemic is also a catastrophe that arose from populations occupying wild animal habitats. BY KAROL ILAGAN May 12, 2021 | 02:04:00 PM
Key findings:
Forest loss persists in the Philippines even with a log ban and protection laws in place.
Forest cover has remained the same since the first Aquino administration as losses in some parts of the country have eclipsed gains in others.
The Mimaropa region – covering Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan – has seen the worst deforestation in recent years.
7M hectares of Philippine land are forested and that’s bad news The country has been vulnerable to massive flooding linked to deforestation. The coronavirus pandemic is also a catastrophe that arose from populations occupying wild animal habitats. BY KAROL ILAGAN May 12, 2021 | 02:04:00 PM
Key findings:
Forest loss persists in the Philippines even with a log ban and protection laws in place.
Forest cover has remained the same since the first Aquino administration as losses in some parts of the country have eclipsed gains in others.
The Mimaropa region – covering Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan – has seen the worst deforestation in recent years.
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BusinessWorld
May 5, 2021 | 7:34 pm
PHILSTAR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs) need to collaborate more with local water districts for the effective use of additional funds to be released via the implementation of the Supreme Court’s Mandanas ruling next year.
Carlos N. Santos, Jr., Santa Maria Bulacan Water District general manager, said during a recent webinar organized by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies that local water districts are concerned about how to fund their water source development projects, facilities expansions, and investment requirements for sanitation.
“Funding for these programs is not easy to acquire and takes time as well. Local water districts can no longer rely solely on their annual revenue for operations to support these capital-intensive activities” Mr. Santos said.
BusinessWorld
April 28, 2021 | 7:37 pm
PHILSTAR
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT growth in the Western Visayas in 2020 was 4.7%, the highest of the 16 regions monitored by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), driven by the crops and poultry sectors.
In its regional agricultural production accounts report posted on its website, the PSA said Western Visayas crop production grew 10.2%, while the region logged a 0.4% increase in poultry production in 2020.
“The growth of crops is very strong across the board for Western Visayas. Livestock, poultry and fisheries didn’t grow much. But because of the strong growth of crops, (agricultural production in the region) was able to grow by 4%,” Roehlano M. Briones, a senior research fellow who specializes in agricultural policy at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, told