September 1, 2023

Philippines sets ceiling on rice prices

The Philippines has imposed ceilings on rice prices across the country amid an “alarming” increase in retail costs of the staple grain and reports of hoarding by traders.This is a measure to stabilise the price of the main commodity

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Farm, fishery census to cover 1,460 Region 8 villages

Some 1,460 villages in Eastern Visayas will be covered in the 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF), collecting, compiling, evaluating, analyzing and publishing data on agriculture and fishery sectors of the country. In a press briefing Frida…

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Over 300 employed in Cebu’s ‘war on floods’

In support of the ‘war on floods’ in this capital city, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has employed more than 300 individuals for a 10-day river clean-up and restoration activities. Leah Quintana, DSWD-Central Visayas public i…

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DBP-DepEd partnership benefits Mindanao schools

State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has extended close to PHP2 million in educational aid to four secondary schools in Mindanao under the flagship corporate social responsibility program with the Department of Education (DepEd), a to…

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