Category Archives: Department of Agriculture

PhilMech sees export potential for cocoa

A May 21, 2012 press release from the Department of Agriculture: Chief Science Research Specialist of the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) Dr. Romualdo Martinez bared that cocoa, the main ingredient for chocolate products and other confectionaries, could be another “export winner” for the Philippines if farmers are provided with the proper postharvest technologies. Continue reading →

Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month celebration shifts to high gear

A May 13, 2012 press release from the Department of Agriculture: The nationwide celebration of May as “Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month” shifts to high gear on May 14, 2012 as President Benigno S. Aquino III will keynote a People’s Organizations Congress in Davao City, where about 1,000 farmers, fishers, indigenous peoples, and local government officials are expected to attend. Continue reading →

Coconut farmers representation in the PCA governing board

A May 11, 2012 press release from the Department of Agriculture: Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Administrator Euclides G. Forbes strongly objected to the Fit and Proper Rule for Appointive Directors and CEO of GOCC particularly paragraph 5.3 article 5 of the said Rule which stipulates a college degree with at least five years relevant work experience as minimum requirement for an appointive director. Continue reading →

DA-BFAR: Payaos are only for municipal waters

A May 11, 2012 press release from the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources: There will be no payao or fish-aggregating device (FAD) to be installed at Scarborough or Panatag Shoal, but only within municipal waters. Director Asis G. Perez of the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) clarifies that payaos will be installed primarily within the 15-kilometer municipal water boundaries of coastal municipalities in the West Philippine Seas and not at Panatag Shoal, which is 119 nautical miles or 220 kilometers away from the coastal town of Paluig, in Zambales. Continue reading →

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