P7-M facilities seen to boost farm productivity of Dinagat farmers

AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES. Governor Nilo Demerey Jr. (center) leads the inspection and turnover of newly renovated agricultural facilities and a farm implement to the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist in Dinagat Islands on Thursday (Oct. 26, 2023). The facilities, worth more than PHP7 million, are expected to help boost the agriculture production …

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PH eyes other funding source for transport projects after loss of interest from China

The national government is looking for other funding sources to bankroll its big-ticket transport infrastructure projects after China’s interest to finance them apparently waned, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista confirmed that the department is currently finding other lending sources after three DOTr projects — the …

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BOI breaches P1-T investment mark as of October

The Board of Investments (BOI) has already breached the P1-trillion investment level as of October this year, said Trade and Industry Secretary and BOI Chairman Alfredo E. Pascual With this accomplishment, Pascual told reporters in a chance interview at the opening of the Philippine Franchise Asia and Expo on Friday, …

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Napoles convicted anew on PDAF misuse of Ilocos Sur ex-solon

This photo shows the mastermind of the “pork barrel scam” Janet Lim-Napoles. MANILA, Philippines — Pork barrel mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles has been found guilty yet again, this time for her involvement in the misappropriation of the Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) of a former lawmaker. The SandiganBayan on Friday convicted Napoles of …

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DA invites Italian private agri firms to invest in PH

(Photo courtesy of DA Facebook page) MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has invited Italian private businesses to invest in the Philippines through modernizing agricultural facilities. In a statement Friday, DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban said among the country’s interests are in smart agriculture technologies, scaled-up mechanization, commercial scale-oriented technologies, …

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