News Monitor March 8, 2013
Submitted by Adora D. Rodriguez/Arlhene Carro (DA-AFIS)
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Business Mirror |
B3 |
PNA |
DA putting up nurseries for ‘rimas’ The DA is putting up nurseries for breadfruit or rimas for ice-cream production under a P36M roadmap. DA-Bicol Integrated Agricultural Research Center (BIARC) said that rimas is a good flavor for ice cream because of its fine texture. It has good consistency with milk and it looks very nice because of its pure whiteness just like that of guyabano. |
Business Mirror |
B4 |
Marvyn Benaning |
BPI pushes for agribusiness devt in Luzon, Mindanao Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) is betting heavily on agriculture this year and increasing its involvement in the sector by launching a loan program designed to benefit livestock raises in Central Luzon, as well as expanding business corridors in Mindanao like the cities of Cagayan de Oro in Misamis Oriental province, General Santos in South Cotabato province and Davao. For starters, BPI was to launch BPI agrbusiness Solutions at the Holiday Inn Clark Hotel in Pampanga on Thursday and DA USec. Fleta is expected to deliver a message on behalf of DA Sec. Alcala. |
The Philippine Star |
B4 |
Edith Regalado |
P-Noy bent on reviving coco industry The Aquino government is bent on reviving the coconut industry especially after super storm Pablo struck the provinces of Davao Oriental andCompostelaValley, considered to be the country’s largest coconut producing areas. The President cited the short-0term interventions carried out by the DA and the Philippine Coconut Industry in providing farm tractors and chainsaws to clear the coconut debris brought about by Pablo. |
The Philippine Star |
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Delon Porcalla |
Ping, Kiko joining Cabinet Outgoing Senators Pangilinan and Lacson would definitely be joining the executive department as soon as their terms in the Senate expire this June, Pres. Aquino disclosed yesterday. Aquino did not give details, except to say that Pangilinan has been consulting with DA Sec. Alcala for “quite sometime” now for the post that he will be assuming. |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
A4 |
Michael Ubac, Norman Bordadora |
Cabinet posts await Ping, Kiko - do - |
TheManilaTimes |
A1 |
Catherine Valente, Johanna Sampan |
Cabinet posts for Ping, Kiko - do - |
The Daily Tribune |
1 |
Paul Atienza, Angie Rosales, Van Suarez |
Aquino secures posts for two retiring senators - do - |
Business Mirror |
A5 |
Butch Fernandez |
No Cabinet positions for Lacson, Pangilinan - do - |
Abante |
2 |
DM |
Ping at Kiko may siguradong puwesto - do - |
Pilipino Star Ngayon |
2 |
Malou Escudero, Rudy Andal |
PNoy lilikha ng bagong posisyon para kay Ping - do - |
The Daily Tribune |
4 |
PNA |
P26-M smuggling raps filed vs 17 farmers coop officials The BoC yesterday filed before the DoJ over P26M smuggling charges against 17 officials of two multi-purpose cooperatives based in Cagayan de Oro City. The 17 officials of two multi-purpose cooperatives in Cagayan de Oro City were charged for violation of Sections 3601 and 3602 of the Tariff and Customs code of thePhilippines, as amended, and certain provisions of the Revised Penal Code of thePhilippines. |
Manila Standard-Today |
A3 |
Joel Zurbano |
2 rice smuggling firms face raps - do - |
Business World |
12/S1 |
DEDS |
Co-ops in smuggling raps - do - |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
Interaksyon.com |
Customs sues officers of two cooperatives for rice smuggling - do - |
Business World |
S1/3 |
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Cebu seizures The BoC seized over P100M worth of sugar, firearms, counterfeit accessories, and a motorcycle allegedly smuggled into the country. |
People’s Tonight |
4 |
Editorial |
A disaster The reported plan to abolish the NFA and allow the unrestricted entry of imported rice into the country has been denounced as anti-poor and anti-farmer by various sector. The government would do well to study further the proposed abolition of NFA and liberalization of the importation of rice. |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
PNA |
NFA’s buying price higher than trader’s in Cagayan NFA inTuguegaraoCity, Cagayan is buying palay at a price higher than that offered by private traders. The agency is buying dry and clean palay at P17.70/kilo, P1.50 higher than the P16.20 price offered by traders. |
Daily Tribune |
3 |
Angie Rosales |
Senate presidency may still end on JPE’s lap The P195 million misused fund was released to the DA which in turn released the money to a GOCC . |
Malaya |
A12 |
Paul Icamina |
Filipinos switch to gene altered corn According to reports biotech yellow corn in thePhilippineshas increased by about 5% of the total yellow corn hectarage from the first year of commercialization 2003. |
Manila Bulletin |
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Iloilo advocated as rice granary NIA will push through with the P11.2 billion Jalaur River Multi Purpose Project in an effort to modernize and rehabilitate the existing river irrigation system covering 22,340 hectares and opening up of 9,500 hectares of new areas for rice production. |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
B8 |
Ernesto Ordoñez |
Go negosyo and agriculture Despite programs like Sagip-Saka and other development initiatives, much has still to be done. |
News Monitor March 7, 2013
Submitted by Adora D. Rodriguez/Arlhene Carro (DA-AFIS)
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Business Mirror |
B3 |
Marvyn Benaning |
DA to implement P65-M agri projects in Quezon The DA will implement three projects worth P65M in Quezon province to improve the productivity and incomes of farmers, entrepreneurs and rural people there. DA Sec. Alcala said the projects are the construction of P45M FMR, a P15M rice processing complex and a P5M SWIP in Bgy. Ibabang Talim,LucenaCity. |
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Business World |
S1/6 |
RJ Protillo |
DA prepares roadmap for breadfruit The DA is preparing a roadmap for the development of breadfruit, locally known asrimas, in line with the government’s goal of achieving food and nutritional security. The 36M roadmap for breadfruit is being developed under the HVCDP, according to BAR. |
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Business World |
S1/6 |
RJ Portillo |
Fast-maturing shellfish pushed for commercial production The government is developing a culture technology for commercial production of a fast-maturing species of oyster, known locally astikod amo. The Surigao del Sur State University and the BAR have been working on the culture technology of tikod amo. |
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The Philippine Star |
B11 |
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BFAR Shellfish Bulletin No. 05 Based on the latest laboratory results of BFAR and LGUs, shellfishes collected atDumanquillasBayin Zamboanga del Sur; andMurcielagosBayin Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond regulatory limit. |
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Business Mirror |
B3 |
PNA |
Strawberry output in Benguet could reach more than 12tons - agri official Strawberry production in Benguet province could yield more than a dozen tons until April, according to municipal agriculturist Felicidad Ticbaan. Records show that local farmers are capable of producing tons of strawberries. In 2003, La Trinindad produced the world’s biggest strawberry cake as its entry to the Guinness Book of Records that year. The cake served more than 5,000 people. |
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Remate |
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Bobby Ricohermoso |
Mafia sa DA Ang COA report ay may kaugnayan sa P195 milyon pork barrel nina Sen. Pres. Juan Enrile, Senators Jinggoy Estrada, Ramon Revilla at dating Buhay perty-list Rene Velarde. Ang nasabing halaga ng pork barrel na inilaan ng DA sa ZREC na matapos makuha ang nasabing halaga ay lumalabas na dubious o peke naman pala. |
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Daily Tribune |
4 |
Conrado Ching |
Customs seizes P10M illegally imported rice The 20 containers of illegally imported rice were consigned to two Cebu-based rice importers and declared as STC wall insulator slabs to avoid the required rice importation permit from NFA. |
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Malaya |
A2 |
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Customs seizes P10M smuggled rice in Cebu -do- |
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Tonight |
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BOC seizes Php10M imported rice from Taiwan -do- |
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Manila Standard |
A3 |
Joel Zurbano |
Rice smuggling worsens; Customs impounds 20 vans -do- |
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People’s Journal |
3 |
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BOC foils smuggling of rice in Cebu City -do- |
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Remate |
2 |
Rex B |
P10M Taiwan rice nasabat -do- |
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Business Mirror |
B3 |
InterAksyon. Com |
Customs seizes P10 million worth of smuggled rice in Cebu -do- |
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Business Mirror |
B3 |
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Partylist groups slams NEDA, DBMs lobbying for uncontrolled rice imports The NEDA and DBM’s position of doing away with subsidy to rice farmers and consumers by lobbying for the abolition of the NFA deprives rice farmers and consumers the protection they deserve in keeping rice prices at affordable rates and in keeping rice farming a viable source of livelihood. |
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News Monitor March 6, 2013
Submitted by Adora D. Rodriguez (DA-AFIS)
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Business Mirror |
B3 |
Jonathan Mayuga |
Keep Mindoro GMO-free, farmers urge DA The Mindoro Ecological and Sustainable Agriculture Federation appealed to Sec. Alcala to keep the province free from GMOs. |
Business World |
6 |
Raymond Jun Portillo |
DA readied P65Million for infrastructure A P45M FMR, a P15M rice processing complex and a P5M SWIP will be constructed inLucenaCity, Quezon to improve the productivity and income of farmers and entrepreneurs. |
Malaya |
A2 |
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P65M farm to market road in Quezon -do- |
Manila Bulletin |
11 |
Manny Villar |
Rice self-sufficiency:new definition With the increasing health consciousness of consumers in developed countries, opportunities for special varieties of rice are opening up. |
Pilipino Mirror |
15 |
Monchet Larano |
Plant now pay later sa mga magsasaka Ipinahayag ni Asec. Dante de Lima na muling ipapatupad ng DA, katuwang ang PHILRICE, ang plant now pay later scheme para lalo pang mapalaki ang produksyon ng palay. |
People’s Journal |
6 |
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Enrile hits plan to allow more rice imports Reports said the NEDA and DBM are working for the abolition of the NFA and the removal of qualitative restrictions on the imports of cheap rice. According to Enrile, the plan will bring disaster to the country’s goal of attaining self-sufficiency in rice and other basic food products. |
People’s Tonight |
6 |
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Jack Enrile blasts plan to allow more rice imports -do- |
People’s Tonight |
5 |
Mario Fetalino, Jr. |
Palasyo row 4 na, cheater pa A recent Senate inquiry over the P500M rice smuggling attempt in Subic Freeport Zone discovered that many non-government organizations and cooperatives without track records were given imported rice importation allocation quotas by NFA. |
Manila Standard Today |
B3 |
Bloomberg |
Big rice inventories set to dampen prices Farmers are preparing to plant a record rice crop that will boost inventories held by the world’s biggest exporters to the highest ever. |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
B4 |
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Landbank 12 farm lending hits P39.9B Landbank released P39.6 billion to small farmers and P323 million to fisherfolk. The loan releases were channeled through 888 farmers and fisherfolk cooperatives, 313 countryside financial institutions and 160 irrigators’ association. |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
Jonathan Mayuga |
WWF-PHL, USAID team up for climate-change program for farmers in Isabela The Abuan International Watershed Program aims to enhance the capacity of Abuan watershed communities to manage climate risks, especially floods typhoons, and dry spells, while improving the resiliency of watershed ecosystems. |
Remate |
4 |
Allan Encarnacion |
Metro Manila congressman nagnakaw ng P350M Isang mambabatas na malapit noon sa dating Pangulong Arroyo ang tumitiba sa pondo. |
People’s Tonight |
4 |
Editorial |
Let the rural areas bloom Of the P1.6 billion, Region 4 will receive the highest allocation of P394.75 million, while Region 5 and 6 will get Php160 million and P151 million, respectively. |
News Monitor March 5, 2013
Submitted by Adora D. Rodriguez/Arlhene Carro (DA-AFIS)
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Business Mirror |
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Photo Release: The DA is allotting an initial P65M to implement several infrastructure projects to further boost the productivity and incomes of farmers in Quezon province. |
TheManilaTimes |
B3 |
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Abante |
3 |
Joselito Perez |
Organic rice, pang-export ng ‘Pinas Mahigit sa 100 metriko toneladang colored at organic rice ang nakatakdang i-export ng Pilipinas sa ibang bansa ngayong taon. Ayon kay DA Sec. Alcala, uunahin ng bansa na mag-export ng 10 MT bigas sa bansang Hongkong at ilang bansa sa Amerika atMiddle East. |
Tonite |
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Noel Abuel |
Organic farming isinulong Hinimok ni Congressman Omar Ebdane, ang mga magsasaka sa bansa na samantalahin ang mga umiiral na programa ng gobyerno na patungo sa modernisasyon ng pagsasaka. Kamakailan lamang ay bumisita si DA Sec. Alcala sa Zambales para personal na makita ang pangangailangan ng mga magsasaka ng Zambales at pag-aralan kung papaano mapapalakas ang industriya. |
Balita |
5 |
Jun Fabon |
Davao Norte farmers, may seguro Nagkaisa ang PCIC at pamahalaang panglalawigan ng Davao del Norte, sa pamamagitan ng DA, para sa proteksiyon ng pananim ng mga magsasaka. Sa ulat nina DA Sec. Alcala at PCIC Jovy Bernabe, kapwa nila nilagdaan ang kasunduan kay Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario, para sa kapakinabangan ng may 1,000 magsasaka na may tanim sa 2,000 ektaryang palay. |
Business World |
8 |
Raymond Portillo |
Farmers to get hybrid seeds on credit The PhilRice will distribute hybrid rice seeds to farmers on credit to help them increase their production and incomes. Rice farmers in N. Ecija, Isabela, Cagayan,Leyte, the Bicol region and Region12 will receive seeds, Dante S. Delima, DA Asec. and National Rice Program Coordinator said. |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
Marvyn Benaning |
Reports of higher rice yields boost govt’s self-sufficiency goal Field reports on higher rice yields have further bolstered the Aquino administration’s campaign to achieve self-sufficiency in the staple, DA Asec. and National Rice Program Coordinator said. Delima added that the reported yields, in effect, made little sense the 30-year old suggestion of the US Agency for International Development and the Neda to abolish NFA. |
Balita |
4 |
Rommel Tabbad |
Sardine fishing ban, inalis na Tinanggal na ng BFAR ang sardine fishing ban o paghuli ng isdang tamban sa East Sulu Sea, saklaw ng Basilan Strait at Sibuguey Bay. |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
Interaksyon.com |
Philippines in talks with neighboring nations for livestock, poultry exports The DA said the government is in talks with neighboring countries for the export of livestock and poultry products ahead of Asean integration in 2015. |
People’s Journal |
5 |
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WB cites DA-MRDP’s ‘geo-tagging’ tool The World Bank has recognized and appreciated an innovative toll called geo-tagging used by the DA in its MRDP to validate and monitor infrastructure projects. |
Remate |
2 |
Alex Ching |
Agrikultura palalakasin Kinakailangan na palakasin ang agrikultura para mas dumami ang pagkain sa bansa. Sinabi ni Cagayan Rep. Jack Enrile na dapat magkaroon ang gobyerno ng investment sa agrikultura at gumawa ng framework at batas para sa food requirements at support fund sa agrikultura upang makasiguro na may makakain ang sambayanan. |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
PNA |
Arroyo seeks to allocate portion of VAT collections to agriculture HB 6704 would allocate portions of VAT collections for farm inputs, postharvest facilities, infrastructure support, livelihood and capability programs, and trainings and microfinance. DA, in consultation with the local government units concerned shall administer the fund. |
Manila Bulletin |
12 |
Franco Regala |
Tramline for Aeta agriculture, tourism A tramline expected to boost tourism apart from serving its use to vegetable-producing Aeta upland farmers in this town will begin construction in Pampanga this month. |
Philippine Star |
10 |
Alex Magno |
Partisan play The funding of the specific highlighted project using pork barrel funds was triggered by a recommendation from DA. The responsibility for ensuring proper use of the funds is with the DA. |
People’s Journal |
4 |
Daedalos |
39 pang rice smugglers, timbog kay Baizon The BOC has nothing to do with the issuance of rice importation-quota allocations as this is the function of the National Food Authority. |
Remate |
4 |
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Kick hard those smugglers out -do- |
Philippine Star |
B7 |
CzerizaValencia |
29 new sugar block farms pushed The block farms comprise agricultural lands belonging to CARP beneficiaries. Under the agreement, SRA will provide technical assistance in managing the block farms but ownership of the parcels of land will remain with agrarian reform beneficiaries. |
Business World |
2 |
Louie Pacardo |
P11M road to facilitate transport of Tupi crops Transporting of high-value flowers and vegetables from remote farming villages in Tupi, South Cotabato will now be easier with the opening of an P11-million FMR road constructed under MRDP. |
News Monitor March 02, 2013
Submitted by Arlhene S. Carro, DA-AFIS
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The Manila Times |
B1 |
James Galvez |
Government officials ‘sabotage’ food program DA Asec. Dante Delima and coordinator of the DA-National Rice Program revealed a reinvigorated lobby by several high-ranking government officials to abolish the NFA and to stop negotiations for the extension of the rice import restriction, putting in peril the country’s food sufficiency targets this year. |
Manila Standard-Today |
B1 |
Anna Leah Estrada |
Proposed NFA abolition hit - do - |
The Philippine Star |
8 |
Czeriza Valencia |
Nat’l Rice Program slams proposal to abolish NFA - do - |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
A3 |
DJ Yap |
Agri exec hits Neda, DBM over rice policy - do - |
The Philippine Star |
A26 |
Czeriza Valencia |
BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in South The BFAR yesterday lifted the sardine fishing ban in the East Sulu Sea, Basilan Strait and Sibuguey Bay after a three-month implementation. |
Pilipino Mirror |
15 |
Monchet Laraño |
Fishing ban inalis na - do - |
The Philippine Star |
8 |
Czeriza Valencia |
Thai agri firm appeals for retention of tax incentives Embattled Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corporation (CP Foods) is appealing for understanding from the government regarding the tax incentives issue raised by local agribusiness groups, saying a reduction of incentives would send a negative message to other investments. |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
A1 |
Gil Cabacungan |
P-Noy voted versus pork scam in 2010 As far back 3 years ago when he was still a senator, Pres. Aquino denounced what he said was a “racket “ perpetrated by the unscrupulous lawmakers, in collusion with middlemen, to illegally profit from their multimillion pork barrel funds using as conduits corrupt state farm agencies. Mr. Aquino cited in particular the Nabcor and its subsidiary ZNAC Rubber Estate Corp. (ZREC). |
Manila Bulletin |
2 |
Hannah Torregoza |
Senators asked to be transparent in allocating their ‘pork barrel’ Sen. Estrada on his part, pressed for a Senate investigation into the case saying he wants to know how the P30-M allocation he approved for the Pangkabuhayan Foundation Inc. (PFI) was utilized even after the DA assured his office that the foundation is accredited. |
People’s Journal |
3 |
Jester Manalastas, Marlon Purificacion |
Full COA pork report sought - do - |
Pilipino Star Ngayon |
4 |
Sen. Loi Ejercito Estrada |
Doktora ng Masa: Ang COA report sa PDAF Base sa impormasyon, inirekomenda ng DA para pondohan ng mga mambabatas ang sinasabing NGO na Pangkabuhayan Foundation, Inc. o PFI pati ang mga proyekto umano nito na intensified farm mechanization, procurement and distribution of hand tractors, water pumps, planting materials, high value fruit trees and vegetable seeds, at livelihood development and training for farmers, and farmers’ organizations. Pero ayon sa COA, bogus o pekeng NGO ang PFI at hindi rin totoo ang mga sinabi nitong proyekto dahil hindi natanggap, napakinabangan o nakita man lang ng mga magsasaka. |
News Monitor March 03, 2013
Submitted by Catherine N. Nanta, DA-AFIS
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Philippine Star |
B2 |
Czeriza Valencia |
DA reviews ties with PNB The DA and NAFC renewed its ties with the PNB for the creation of a vehicle loan facility for its extension workers. |
Philippine Star |
B6 |
Czeriza Valencia |
BAR develops new oyster culture technology The oyster culture found in Surigao will be developed to increase local supply and tap its export potentials to China and South Korea where there is demand. |
Manila Bulletin |
B1 |
Melody Aguiba |
Oyster eyed for commercial culture -do- |
Philippine Star |
B6 |
Rudy Fernandez |
Dragon fruit production a big income earner—MMSU In the first four years of a dragon fruit farm, one can realize an accrued net income of P2.5 million, according to MMSU in Ilocos Norte. |
Manila Standard Today |
A3 |
Maricel Cruz |
Brewing controversy over coffee masterplan There is brewing controversy between the DA and National Competitiveness Council on the masterplan for the country’s coffee industry, according to Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño. |
Daily Tribune |
3 |
Charlie Manalo |
Brewing tension in coffee industry bared -do- |
Manila Bulletin |
19 |
Ellalyn De Vera |
Fishing resumes The three-month sardines fishing ban in the waters off Zamboanga had been lifted by the BFAR which noted an improvement in the volume of sardine production during the closed season. |
Manila Bulletin |
19 |
Mike Crismundo |
Veggie Program The Region 13 office of the DA announced the lucky schools that will receive cash and plaques under the 2012 “Gulayan sa Paaralan” Award. |
Balita |
5 |
Madel Namit |
Palace won’t back NFA abolition Pres. Communications and Strategic Planning Secretary Ramon Carandang admitted yesterday that the NFA has incurred billions in debt but there is no policy yet to abolish the NFA. |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
A2 |
Julie Alipala |
Exec clueless about rubber firm DA Zamboanga Exec Dir., Eduardo Holoyohoy said that he wqas clueless about the ZREC, a GOCC which was thrust into the limelight recently as a recipient of P201 million pork barrel funds from Sen. President Enrile, Sens. Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon Revilla Jr. |
Manila Bulletin |
B2 |
Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat |
More US agri exports seen Lieutenant Governor of Iowa Kim Reynolds said that the groups of poultry and soya producers in the state are positive over their prospects of exporting more into the Philippines. |
Daily Tribune |
3 |
Ed Velasco |
Farmers cry for help against onion smuggling Thousands of farmers in many municipalities in Nueva Ecija are urging the government to combat rampant onion smuggling in the country. They said that they are in peril as the market supposed to be there is now flooded by imported onions. |
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News Monitor March 4, 2013
Submitted by Adora D. Rodriguez/Arlhene Carro (DA-AFIS)
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Manila Standard-Today |
B1 |
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Photo Release: The DA allotted P65M to construct several infrastructure projects to boost the productivity and incomes of farmers in Quezon province. DA Sec. Alcala said the projects included a P45-0M FMR road inLucenaCity, a P15M rice processing center and a P5M small water impounding project. |
Malaya |
B2 |
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People’s Tonight |
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The Philippine Star |
B4 |
CzerizaValencia |
New export markets eyed for livestock New overseas market for livestock and poultry products are being developed to make the industry competitive with other Southeast Asian nations when regional free trade commences in 2015. BAI Dir. Rubina Cresencio said negotiation s are ongoing for the exportation of livestock and poultry products toPapua New Guinea,China,South Korea, Hongkong andIndonesia. |
TheManilaTimes |
B1 |
James Galvez |
DA seeks more poultry, livestock export - do - |
Business World |
S1/7 |
Raymond Portillo |
P900M allotted for corn The government has allotted around P900M this year for the mechanization of corn farms and the provision of postharvest facilities to improve the country’s corn production, National Corn Program Coordinator and DA Asec. Edilberto de Luna said. |
The Philippine Star |
C6 |
CzerizaValencia |
Potential markets for sugar exports cited ThePhilippinescould potentially ship sugar toIndia,Korea,Indonesiaand theMiddle East, according to the SRA. |
Business World |
S1/7 |
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PCIC, Davao del Norte ink agreement on crop insurance The PCIC and the provincial government of Davao del Norte have inked an agreement to provide crop insurance to farmers and other agricultural workers in the province. |
The Philippine Star |
B8 |
CzerizaValencia |
DA-PCIC partnership with Davao de l Norte - do - |
TheManilaTimes |
A7 |
James Galvez |
Pact to boost crop insurance protection - do - |
Malaya |
B2 |
Jocelyn Montemayor |
P1.6B fro farm-to-market roads The DBM has released P1.6B to the DA for the repair, rehabilitation, and construction of FMR, DBM Sec. Abad said. Of the amount, P1.38B was sourced from the copntinui9ng appropriations under the 2012 national budget, while the P214.33M will be charged against savings generated by the DA’s regional field units and transferred to those that need additional funds. |
The Philippine Star |
A28 |
Alexis Romero, Zinnia de la Peña |
DBM releases P1.6B for farm-to-market roads - do - |
Business World |
S1/7 |
BFV Roc |
P1.6B released for farm roads - do - |
TheManilaTimes |
A7 |
Raadee S. Sausa |
P1.6B released for farm-market roads - do - |
People’s Tonight |
13 |
Efren Montano |
DBM releases Php1.6B farm-to-market roads repair, rehab - do - |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
Interkasyon.com |
Govt lifts ban on sardine fishing in Mindanao The government has lifted the ban on sardine fishing the East Sulu Sea,BasilanStraitandSibugueyBayinMindanao. BFAR Dir. Asis Perez said small-scale fishermen in the area and sardine canneries inZamboangaCitycan resume production, now that the ban has been lifted. |
People’s Tonight |
12 |
Sonny Sales |
Php200M released for seaweed propagation The Bicol Region will be a recipient of some P200M for the BFAR to enhance seaweed farming in the country for 2013. |
Business Mirror |
B2-5 |
Joey Pavia |
P2.4 M tramline planned for Ayta village in Pampanga The tramline measuring 800 meters is designed to efficiently ferry vegetables and crops produced in the upland Ayta community in Floridablanca, Pampanga. It will be completed in 60 dyas and work will be started anytime in March. |
Business Mirror |
A4 |
Jonathan Mayuga |
DENR tops 2012 greening target With the help of its partner-institutions, the government successfully planted close to 125.6 million assorted tree seedlings on 221,763 hectares of land last year under the NGP. |
The Daily Tribune |
4 |
Arlie Calalo |
Politics must not prevail at DA – Jack Enrile Jack Enrile said politics must not prevail at the agriculture department if the government is sincere in providing food up to the poorest of the poor. |
The Daily Tribune |
1 |
Angie Rosales |
Senate bet sees pattern in PDAF fertilizer fund mess Both fiasco happened to have been coursed through DA and channeled a bogus non-government organization. In the 2005 case, there were several NGOs and even private entities that were found to have participated in a grand agricultural theft. |
Manila Bulletin |
B1 |
Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat |
RP, US resolved trade issues; banana exports start I April ThePhilippinesand theUSagriculture departments have resolved the sanitary phyto-sanitary issues with the crafting of a new protocol on pest risk assessment as a condition for the entry of Philippine Cavendish bananas into the continental US. |
Tempo |
3 |
Raynmund Antonio |
BOC considers data gathering agreement BOC is mulling the option of entering into a data sharing agreement with the NFA as a measure to prevent rice smugglers from using farmers’ cooperatives to bankroll their illegal activities. |
Manila Standard Today |
A2 |
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170 rice importers delisted by Customs BOC continues to purge its list of accredited importers and brokers to ensure that only qualified importers and brokers are able to import rice to discourage smuggling. |
Pilipino Mirror |
4 |
Sen. Bong Revilla |
Smuggling ng agri products Bilang agricultural na bansda, responsibilidad nating pag-ibayuhin at panatilihing matatag ang sektor n gating agrikultura. Bilang lingcod-bayan, kailangan nating maging seryoso kahit sino pa man ang ating makaharap lalo na kung ito ay para sa ikabubuti ng lahat. |
Abante Tonite |
4 |
Jeany Lacorte |
Tablado Tuloy-tuloy ang gagawing pakikipag-ugnayan ng BOC sa NFA para sa data sharing agreement upang malaman kung sino lang kwalipikadong importer ang karapat-dapat bigyan ng accreditations sa pag-i-import ng bigas. |
News Monitor March 01, 2013
Submitted by Arlhene S. Carro/Catherine Nanta, DA-AFIS
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Business Mirror |
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Photo Release: DA Asec. Dante Delima leads the recitation of “Panatang Makapalay,” a consumers’ pledge to reduce rice wastage, at the National Year of Rice (NYR) Commitment Day at the Liwasang Aurora of the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City on Monday. |
Business World |
2/S1 |
Raymond Portillo
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P256-M laon project for farmers relaunched The DA, in partnership with the PNB, has relaunched a P256M project which provides support to agriculture extension workers in the form of motorcycle loans to ensure timely and speedy delivery of support services and transfer of agricultural technologies to the countryside. DA Sec. Alcala and PNB Senior Vice Pres. And Head of Consumer Finance Group Efren S. Sarte signed the MOA last Feb. 25. |
Manila Bulletin |
7 |
Ellalyn de Vera |
Agri Agreement - do - |
The Manila Times |
B3 |
James Galvez |
Agriculture dept. renews ties with PNB - do - |
People’s Journal |
5 |
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DA renews ties with PNB - do - |
Business World |
2/S1 |
Darwin Wee |
Bureau lifts sardine fishing ban in southwestern seas The BFAR has lifted on Thursday the 3-month fishing ban on sardines and related species in the southwestern part of the country. But BFAR Dir. Asis Perez said that the fish agency does not expect many commercial vessels to sail next week as monitoring showed the sardines are still small for commercial-scale use. |
Business World |
6/S2 |
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Food exhibition set A 30-man delegation organized by the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) Korea and the ASEANB Korea Center is set to participate in the International Food Exhibition Philippines (IFEX Philippines) on May 16 to 19 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. The now biennial event is organized by the CITEM, the export marketing arm of the DTI in cooperation with the DA-AMAS, which helps the country’s small and medium enterprises find a market for their farm produce. |
Manila Standard-Today |
A6 |
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Enrile supports food sovereignty Cagayan 1st District Rep. Jack Enrile said he will fight for the passage of House Bill 4626 to boost agricultural development and secure food sovereignty benefiting million poor Filipinos. The bill require the DA to plan what each of the provinces in the country should produce to enhance its competitiveness based on its resources (with) infrastructure and marketing support. |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
PNA |
DAR to distribute P1.37M agri equipment to Negros Oriental farmers’ cooperative The DAR will distribute some P1.37M worth of farm equipment to the Bayawan United Farmer Irrigators Association ion Bayawan City, Negros Oriental province, it was learned on Wednesday. The Department through Arccess, would introduce agricultural technology and business development, as well as provide farm equipment and machinery, to farmers’ organizations to improve and increase their yield, in coordination with other partner agencies like DA, SRA and Negros Oriental Stae University. |
Abante |
3 |
Noel Abuel |
Solon: ‘Wag patalo sa mango production Ipinanukala ni Zambales Rep. Jun Ebdane ang pagtatag ng Philippine Mango Industry Development Authority (PMIDA) na ang trabaho ay bumuo ng komprehensibong programa para pasiglahin ang produksyon ng mangga gayundin an g pagproseso at pagbebenta nito. Sa ilalim umano ng panukala, ang PMIDA ay magsisilbing attached agency ng DA para magbigay ng suporta sa malalaki at maliliit na mango farmers at processor sa pagbebenta ng aning mga mangga. |
Malaya |
2 |
Paul Icamina |
Patent issues don’t cover biotech corn Corn seed is not ideal for replanting, so patent concerns over re-using corn seeds is not an issue in the Philippines. |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
Manuel Cayon |
Govt project launched to reduce coffee imports Nestle Philippines recently launched a government-interagency project aimed at reviving the local coffee industry and reducing imports of the commodity, of which the country was once a top exporter. The project called coffee technologies and Funds to Fuel Economic empowerment (COFFEE), was launched to support the government’s National Convergence Initiative (NCI), which is undertaken by the DA, DAR and DENR. |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
A1 |
Norman Bordadora |
Senate to call pork probe Senate Pres. Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada wants to investigate the misuse of his own pork barrel along with Sens. Enrile, Revilla Jr. and Buhay Rep. Rene Velarde worth P195 million in 2009 and 2010 that the COA says went to a bogus NGO named Pangkabuhayan Foundation Inc. which the DA by then has informed Estrada that it was legitimate and would benefit thousands of farmers. |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
1 |
C. Balana/ N. Bordadora |
COA: Senators’ pork went to bogus NGO -do- |
Philippine Star |
4 |
Christina Mendez |
Enrile to COA: Disclose all findings on PDAF spending -do- |
Pilipino Mirror |
2 |
Macs Borja |
‘DA dapat magpaliwanag’ – mga senador -do- |
Daily Tribune |
1 |
Charlie Manalo |
Enrile, Jinggoy: CoA report on ‘pork’ black propaganda Political operators of the Aquino administration and Team PNoy, with the suspected complicity of the Commission on Audit, appear to be busy at work with their black propaganda against the UNA leaders, with the goal to bring down several UNA senatoriables related to the leaders, former Pres. Joseph Estrada and his sons Pro-Tempore Jinggoy Estrada and senatorial bet JV Ejercito-Estrada. |
Abante |
2 |
D. Matining/ B. Taguinod |
UNA: Pulitika sa ‘pork barrel’ report; Palasyo: Tamang duda lang ang UNA -do- |
Pilipino Mirror |
15 |
V. Cervales/ A. Tapiling |
Malakanyang ‘di makikialam Nasa Senado umano ang pagpapasiya kung interesado itong imbetigahan ang kuwestiyonableng paggamit sa pondo ng tatlong senador na ibinigay umano sa isa bogus na NGO, ito ang pahayag ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda. |
Manila Standard Today |
A5 |
Alvin Capino |
‘Food sovereignty’ Chareon Pokphand Food Philippine Corp. (CPF) has invested over P7 billion in aquaculture, feed mills and livestock raising and the company was given income tax holiday and duty free importation of capital equipment. The key here is not to remove the incentives to CPF but rather give local livestock growers similar incentives that would allow them to modernize and achieve the same efficiency. |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
A14 |
Neal Cruz |
Return the Manansala mural to the NPC The coconut industry can be the richest agricultural sector if only the PCA will change its thinking. The price of copra now is at its lowest—P8 a kilo—but the price of fossil fuel is rising and biofuel is the fuel of the future. Coconut is a rich source of cocodiesel, but PCA after putting up a cocodiesel station at its office in Quezon City, did nothing more when the publicity died down. |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
B6 |
Ernesto Ordoñez |
Agricultural people power An inspiring story of how the LGU and DA can harness agricultural people power to overcome the problem of devolution of agri workers. In atypical DA-LGU interaction, the DA gave the municipality of Llanera in Nueva Ecija a shredder so that waste could be transformed into organic fertilizer. |
News Monitor February 28, 2013
Submitted by Adora D. Rodriguez/Arlhene Carro (DA-AFIS)
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Business Mirror |
B3 |
Marvyn Benaning |
DA to honor top rice producers at Agri-Pinoy awards The DA will honor the country’s top-producing provinces and towns, irrigators’ associations (IAs) and agricultural extension workers (AEWs) when it announces the winners of its Second Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers’ Awards at a ceremony top be held at the PICC on March 15. |
Manila Standard-Today |
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Christine Herrera, Joyce Pañares |
1m rice tillers enrolled in dole program DSWD Sec. Dinky Soliman on Wednesday “agreed in principle” to enroll at least 1M rice farmers as recipients of the 10B conditional cash transfer program in a bid to appease the. The rice farmers have threatened to skip planting next cropping season to protest what they claim as unabated rice smuggling that has affected tillers, millers and traders. Abono chairman Rosendo So said DA Sec. Alcala assured them that the issue would be taken up during his meeting with the President on Friday. |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
A8 |
Yolanda Sotelo |
Cash transfer for farmers hurt by low prices looms - do - |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
B8 |
Niña Calleja |
Thai broiler company airs concern over tax perks, protests Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippine Corporation (CPF) yesterday defended the tax incentives it receives from the government, claiming that its current production is hardly making a dent in the local livestock industry. Protesting groups have called on the DA and Malacañang to take away the incentives. |
Business World |
8/S1 |
RJR Portillo |
Carabao owners helped to raise income Opened in November last year, the store alongMaharlika Highwayin Muñoz, N. Ecija was built by the PCC to help farmers find a bigger market for this extra source of income. |
The Manila Times |
B3 |
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Approach to farming needs to be changed There is a need to integrate environmental sustainability measures in the production process of agriculture, according to experts who gathered to come up with the Second Edition of the Southeast Asian Agriculture and Development Primer (Saadp). |
People’s Journal |
6 |
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Purge boosts BOC fight vs smuggling The BOC has nothing to do with the issuance of rice importation quota allocations as this is the function of NFA. |
Abante Tonite |
4 |
Armida Rico |
170 na ang binaklas sa ICARE -do- |
Pilipino Mirror |
15 |
Froilan Morallos |
Kooperatibang bawal nang mag-angkat ng bigas nadagdagan pa -do- |
People’s Tonight |
8 |
Paul Gutierrez/Vic Reyes |
BOC axes 39 rice importers from list -do-
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Philippine Star |
B3 |
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BOC delist 39 more rice importers -do- |
Balita |
4 |
Jun Fabon |
Kampanya vs rice smuggling, pinalakas Sa ilalim ng kasunduan, ang rice industry multi-sectoral group, na kinabibilangan ng mga magsasaka, rice trader, miller, processor at retailer mula saLuzonay nagkaisang huwag bumili at magbenta ng mga puslit na bigas. |
Pilipino Mirror |
4 |
Ed Cordevilla |
Balat sibuyas Ang mga smugglers ay gumamit ng pekeng import permits na may lagda ng isang Mr. Clarito Barron, director ng BPI. |
Abante |
4 |
Jeany Lacorte |
For the record -do- |
Tempo |
4 |
Ellalyn de Vera |
6,212 beneficiaries of Luisita listed DAR with DA-SRA is already crafting plans for support services programs that will be provided to the beneficiaries. |
News Monitor February 27, 2013
Submitted by Adora D. Rodriguez/Arlhene Carro (DA-AFIS)
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Business Mirror |
B3 |
Photo release |
Sec. Alcala signs a covenant to stop rice smuggling on February 21. |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
Marvyn Benaning |
Rice players: We will not buy, process, sell smuggled rice According to stakeholders, the NFA should only buy imported rice and not be allowed to import the staple, since the food agency is only mandated to supply ordinary rice to the market. Under the agreement, the government would not allow the private sector to import rice but may permit it to distribute the staple under NFA’s Institutionalized Farmers as Distributors program. |
Manila Bulletin |
2 |
Ellalyn de Vera |
Covenant vs rice smuggling signed -do- |
Manila Times |
A7 |
Radee Sausa/James Konstantin Galvez |
Biazon throws out 39 rice importers, purge continues BOC has nothing to do with the issuance of rice importation quota allocations as this is the function of NFA. |
Business Mirror |
A3 |
Paul Isla with PNA |
Customs delists 39 more rice importers - do - |
Business World |
S1/3 |
Bettina Faye Roc |
BOC revokes accreditation of 39 rice importers -do- |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
PNA |
Fish output in Zambo Peninsula down by 3.37 percent in 2012 BAS data showed that 209,494.12 metric tons of fish yielded by commercial fishermen in 2012 was 4,942.33MT less than the 214,435.45MT recorded the year before. |
Business Mirror |
B3 |
Joey Pavia |
Pampanga fishermen to receive help from provincial govt, BFAR The Pampanga provincial government assured more than 600 fishermen from the towns of Sasmuan and Lubao that it will assist them and that they would benefit from the province’s livelihood programs. |
People’s Tonight |
5 |
Mario Fetalino, Jr. |
Rice smuggling buking Ang importation quota na ibinigay ng NFA sa 14 rice importers ang ginagamit sa kalokohan ng mga ito gayong wala naman silang kakayahan na magsipag-angkat ng malaking volume ng bigas mula sa ibang bansa. |
Abante |
2 |
Joselito Perez |
Unli rice sa resto wag abusuhin Ayon kay Asec. Salacup, bagamat sobra-sobra ang supply ng bigas sa bansa ay nangangailangan pa rin umano ng ibayong pagtitipid ang publiko. |
Daily Tribune |
4 |
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Farmers need closer gov’t attention The government should nurture and pay more attention to the plight of the farmers according to Mapecon Pres. Gonzalo Catan Jr. noting the World Bank’s report that in the next 10 years food security will be the world’s biggest problem. |
Malaya |
A7 |
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Hog raiser seeks level playing field In an interview La Filipina Uy Gongco chairman Alfonso Uy said that the government should provide a level playing field in hog industry, which is experiencing excess capacity. |
Manila Bulletin |
15 |
Nonoy Lacson |
Agricultural Products A group of farmers, hog and poultry raisers led by Agap partylist had urged the BoC to seriously look into the problem of the illegal entry of agricultural products in the country. |