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The Philippine Star

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CzerizaValencia

Phl to export 100-MT premium rice this year

ThePhilippinesis exporting around 100 MT of premium rice this year to Hongkong, Macau,Dubaiand theUS, according to DA Asec. Dante Delima.  The 50 metric tons of long grain aromatic white rice (Basmati-like), black rice and Jasponica brown and white rice would be shipped out in April.  Bound for Hongkong andMacauare 15MT of black rice from Tiaong, Quezon province, 20MT each of brown and white Jasponica rice produced by SL Agritech. Bound forDubaiare 15MT of long grain aromatic white rice from Region 12. 

Business Mirror

B3

Jonathan Mayuga

PHL to ship 50MT of fancy rice to HK, Dubai this month – DA

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Manila Standard-Today

B1

Anna Leah Estrada

PH set to export fancy rice this month

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Malaya

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Paul Icamina

PH imports .5M tons of rice; will export 50 tons

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The Philippine Star

B15

Jess Diaz

Agriculture to suffer biggest budget cut

The DA would suffer the biggest budgetary cut among state agencies in 2014.  Under the plan set by the DBM, funds for the DA, including those for projects, would go down by P16.2B, from P64.5B this year to P48.3B next year.  Of that reduction, P14.3B would come from the office of the DA Secretary, whose funding would go down from P56.6B this year to P42.3B in 2014. 

The Manila Times

A3

Neil Alcober

Peasant bloc dares Aquino to repeal IRRI immunity

Militant peasant groups Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and the Resistance and Solidarity Against Agro-Chemical TNCs on Thursday dared Pres. Aquino to repeal a Marcos-era decree that gives the IRRI immunity from Philippine laws and jurisdiction.   They said that IRRI is guilty of plundering farmers’ rice diversity around the world and to the death and illness suffered by rice farmers due to their promotion of poisonous pesticides and chemicals. 

Business Mirror

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Jonathan Mayuga

Repeal law giving IRRI immunity, militant groups urge Aquino

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Business World

10/S1

China mobilizes to fight new bird flu; Japan, HK on guard

The new H7N9 bird flu strain does not appear to be transmitted from human to human but authorities inHong Kongraised a preliminary alert and said they were taking precautions at the airport.

Business Mirror

B3

PNA

Summer heat could destroy crops in Northern Mindanao

Corn farmers who just planted the crop early this month in Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental provinces would likely suffer the most from the heat, especially if the crop is in the pollination stage. 

Abante 

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Raymond Burgos

Sobrang swerte ni Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon

Dahil kakampi at kapartido nina Senators Guingona t Pangilinan si Biazon, naging mabait ang komite ng mga nasabing senador sa Customs Commissioner at ibinunton na lang ang sisi sa NFA dahil sa malaganap na rice smuggling.

Philippine Daily Inquirer

B2-8

Ernesto Ordoñez

Agri anchors, roadmaps, governors

Alcala directed the creation of agricultural commodity roadmaps that are now being pursued vigorously. These can only be useful if a spatial dimension is included in the roadmaps. The DA can even have a national contest where the governors with the most strategic agricultural roadmaps will be recognized.