TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — After 30 years of partnership, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) formally inked a deal today with Rural Bank of Dulag (Leyte), Inc. PCIC president Jovy Bernabe said…
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Catanduanes keeps rare, diverse wildlife
By Danny O. Calleja VIRAC, Catanduanes, (PNA) -– Apart from its majestic beaches, treasured historical legacies, lush natural resources and people of culture, the island province of Catanduanes should also be celebrated…
Merrymaking starts in Bacolod as 34th MassKara Festival kicks off
By Nanette Guadalquiver BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The 20-day merry-making of the 34th MassKara Festival kicked off Tuesday at the Bacolod plaza as Mayor Monico Puentevella declared this year’s festival open. In…
Davao chamber readies for Golden Crops confab
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) is finalizing preparations for an expo exhibit-conference that focuses on demand crops and at the same time help…
Police nab suspected pusher, seize drugs, firearms in Capiz raid
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — A raid conducted at the house of a suspected drug pusher in Barangay San Jose, Tapaz, Capiz yielded illegal drugs as well as firearms and ammunition. The operation…
Initial distribution of titles to Hacienda Luisita farmworker-beneficiaries an answered prayer (Feature)
By Leilani S. Junio CONCEPCION, Tarlac, (PNA) – “Finally, it is ours.” This were the words uttered with tears by 84-year old Benigna Manalac, after receiving the Certificate of Land Ownership Award…
Bacolod housewife sets up sari-sari store through DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — She had to be both mother and father to her family. She used to sell kakanins and ready-to-wear items every day in their barangay, not bothered by the…
Antique gov to ask Comelec to reconsider findings on election offense
SAN JOSE, Antique, (PNA) — Governor Exequiel Javier is seeking a reconsideration from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) regarding its order to file criminal charges against him for committing an election offense….
Iloilo City to hold another auction for 6.9-hectare Pavia property
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — The City Bids And Award Committee will hold a second auction within the month for the city government’s 6.9-hectare lot in Barangay Ungka I, Pavia town after no…
100 farm machinery exhibitors join Makina Saka Agri Road Show
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA) — Some 100 farm machinery exhibitors are joining the five-day Makina Saka Agri-Machinery Road Show which opened today at the premises of the Pangasinan Training and Development Center here….
Gov’t delivers P842M agri projects in Mindanao through MRDP
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — The national government has delivered around P842 million worth of projects across Mindanao in the last six years under the World Bank-assisted Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP)….
Kidapawan veterinarian wins in DA’s Gawad Saka search
KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) – For the second straight year, Region 12 won the Outstanding Coconut Farmer award of the 2013 Gawad Saka Search of the Department of Agriculture, DA-12 announced today. Dr….
Farmers should mechanize for bigger harvest–Pangasinan exec
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA)– Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan called on farmers to mechanize as “mechanization is very vital because it enhances opportunities.” Speaking during the soft opening of the five-day Makina Saka Agri…
33rd MassKara Festival opens Oct. 1
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The 34th MassKara Festival kicks off Tuesday, October 1 with Mayor Monico Puentevella leading the opening rites in the morning at the Bacolod plaza. The 20-day festival, organized…
Sen. Villar asks onion growers to brace for global competition
BONGABON, Nueva Ecija, (PNA)–Senator Cynthia Villar has challenged the onion farmers here to be globally competitive considering that the country’s integration to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) IN TWO YEARS’ TIME IS…