News Monitor April 6, 2013

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Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Shellfish Bulletin No. 8

Based on latest lab results of the BFAR, shellfishes collected at Dumanquillas Bay and Murcielagos Bay are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit. Moreover, Balite Bay is now positive for red toxin.

Abante

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Joselito Perez

Red tide sa Davao Oriental

Nagpalabas ng Red Tide bulletin ang BFAR na bawal muna ang pagkain ng mga mahuhuling shellfish sa Balite Bay, Davao Oriental.

Manila Bulletin

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Tara Yap

NIA-6 mitigates erosion in IloIlo

Engr. Gerardo Corsiga, NIA-6 Regional Director said the concerns of nearby residents of embankment erosion are being addressed with ongoing repair works to fix the gates of the dam that controls the flow of water that runs along the Jalaur River.

Philippine Star

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Czeriza Valencia

US Agriseeds to expand corn breeding facility in Phl

The company which is putting up a breeding facility for hybrid yellow corn seeds in Mindanao also intends to put up additional rice test areas in Panay, Davao del Norte, Bukidnon, and Misamis.

Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Anselmo Roque

Wasting rice ‘crime’—China expert

Chinese professor Yuan Longping, the acknowledged developer of hybrid rice and a 2011 Magsaysay awardee for government service, rice wastage should be condemned and must be considered a crime.

Manila Bulletin

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Editorial

 

The Panagyaman rice festival month

Recognizing that the month of April is the period of harvest of rice and other basic food crops, it has been declared “Panagyaman Rice Festival Month,” pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 606 s. 2004.

Tempo

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Editorial

The Panagyaman Rice Festival Month

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Balita

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Editorial

The Panagyaman Rice Festival Month

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Philippine Star

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Reuters

China culls poultry as bird flu death toll rises

Chinese authorities slaughtered over 20, 000 birds yesterday at a poultry market in the financial hub Shanghai as the death toll from a new strain of bird flu mounted to six, spreading concern overseas and sparking sell-off on Hong Kong’s share market.

Philippine Star

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US to develop bird flu vaccine

US health authorities said that they are liaising with domestic and international partners to develop a vaccine for the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed five people in China.

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