Aurora Indigenous fishers get BFAR seaweed seedlings

By Zorayda Tecson  CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon (BFAR-3) has distributed recently seaweed seedlings to an indigenous community in San Luis, Aurora in a bid to boost their livelihood and income. BFAR Regional Director Wilfredo Cruz said Monday some 700 kilograms of seaweed seedlings produced by the BFAR Technology Outreach Station…

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SRA urges retailers to sell refined sugar at P85 per kilo

By Nanette Guadalquiver BACOLOD CITY – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has urged retailers to sell refined sugar at the suggested retail price (SRP) of P85 per kilo amid reports of their retail prices of as high as P110 per kilo, especially in Metro Manila. Acting SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said since there is  sufficient supply of sugar, retailers could reduce the price. “We have…

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RICE FARMERS HAPPY WITH HIGHER BUYING PRICE OF PALAY

With the start of the harvest season for rice, members of farmers’ associations across the country welcomed the recent increase in the buying price of palay, aimed at helping farmers earn more. Cesar Daayata, president of Paradise Village CARP Beneficiaries and Farmer-Irrigators Association (PAVICABEFIA) in Wao, Lanao del Sur, has expressed their group’s gratitude to…

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Inflation hits 3.4%in February

The government his intensified its efforts to mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon and help keep the inflation rate within target. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) made the statement on Tuesday after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that headline inflation accelerated to 3.4% in February this year. The headline inflation during the month was…

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