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                    [Title] => 4 in 10 Pinoy kids live in poverty
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Four out of 10 Filipino children are living in various forms of poverty, other than economic poverty, according to the latest survey on child welfare conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).
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                    [Title] => Importation of 600,000-MT rice next year awaits Malacañang approval
                    [Summary] => Malacanang has yet to approve the recommendation of the National Food Authority (NFA) to import at least 600,000 metric tons (MT) of  rice this year. 


NFA wants the importation done before the May elections to prevent prices from shooting up as is usually the case when elections take place. Politicians distribute rice in vote-rich areas during the campaign,especially in poor, urban and rural areas. 


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                    [Title] => Rice imports won’t exceed 600,000 MT next yr — Lorenzo
                    [Summary] => Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. said the country will import no more than 600,000 metric tons (MT) of rice in 2004 as earlier recommended by the National Food Authority (NFA). 


"We do not need to import a higher volume than what was previously projected because we are looking at a good harvest in the wet crop season," said Lorenzo. 


The wet crop season in the fourth quarter accounts for more than 60 percent of  the country’s total palay production. 


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                    [Title] => RP to import 600,000MT rice in ’04
                    [Summary] => Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. is recommending to President Arroyo the importation of 600,000 metric tons (MT) of rice next year.


Lorenzo said he already approved the request of the National Food Authority (NFA) to bring in the volume which will form part the country’s rice inventory for 2004. 


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                    [Title] => Agriculture sector grows 4.3% in Q3
                    [Summary] => Agricultural production, which accounts for a fifth of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), grew by 4.32 percent in  the third quarter from the same period  in 2002, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported yesterday.


For the first nine months of the year, farm output expanded by 2.87 percent, boosted largely by the strong performance  in the third quarter. 


The DA attributed the 4.32-percent growth in the third quarter to   the marked improvement in the crops subsector which grew by 2.29 percent compared to only 0.90 percent last year. 


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                    [Title] => Palay production surges 20% in 3rd qtr
                    [Summary] => Palay production in the third quarter surged 20 percent to 2.43 million metric tons (MT) compared to last year’s level of 2.02 million MT, boosting hopes of Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. that yields for 2003  will surpass last year’s figures by at least 190,000 MT. 


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                    [Title] => Palay output seen to go up despite El Niño, typhoons
                    [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pinning its hopes on higher palay production in the second semester to douse speculations that projected full-year growth targets for the agriculture sector will not be met because of low output in the first six months this year. 


Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. said palay production is expected to reach 13.46 million metric tons (MT) this year, up by almost 190,000 MT or 1.4 percent from its 2002 level of 13.27 million MT. 


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                    [Title] => RP may trim 2003 agriculture growth target
                    [Summary] => Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. said yesterday the government would likely cut its target of four percent year-on-year growth in the farm  sector this year.


Lorenzo,  while noting a marked improvement in the production of key crops  like rice, corn and sugar, admitted the difficulty of achieving the government’s  four percent  growth target for this year.


"We obviously have to make an adjustment,"  Lorenzo said.


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                    [Title] => RP to import less rice next year
                    [Summary] => The country may import less rice next year on account of the expected positive results of measures undertaken to raise palay production, along with the shipment of about 200,000 metric tons (MT) under the US Public Law 480.


Arthur Yap, National Food Authority (NFA) administrator, said there is a strong likelihood that the projected increase in palay output next year will mean lower imports as the Department of Agriculture (DA) continues implementing its quick turnaround (QTA) scheme.


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                    [Title] => 4% agri growth achievable — Lorenzo
                    [Summary] => Better farm inputs and more favorable weather will make it possible for the agriculture sector to achieve its four-percent growth target for the year despite the limited growth in the first semester, Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. said yesterday.


"The target growth range of 3.3 to 4.3 percent set under the medium-term development program is doable this year despite a slow pickup in the first half. We expect a better performance in the second semester as this is normally the period when production reaches its peak," said Lorenzo. 


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NFA wants the importation done before the May elections to prevent prices from shooting up as is usually the case when elections take place. Politicians distribute rice in vote-rich areas during the campaign,especially in poor, urban and rural areas. 


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                    [Title] => Rice imports won’t exceed 600,000 MT next yr — Lorenzo
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"We do not need to import a higher volume than what was previously projected because we are looking at a good harvest in the wet crop season," said Lorenzo. 


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                    [Title] => RP to import 600,000MT rice in ’04
                    [Summary] => Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. is recommending to President Arroyo the importation of 600,000 metric tons (MT) of rice next year.


Lorenzo said he already approved the request of the National Food Authority (NFA) to bring in the volume which will form part the country’s rice inventory for 2004. 


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                    [Title] => Agriculture sector grows 4.3% in Q3
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For the first nine months of the year, farm output expanded by 2.87 percent, boosted largely by the strong performance  in the third quarter. 


The DA attributed the 4.32-percent growth in the third quarter to   the marked improvement in the crops subsector which grew by 2.29 percent compared to only 0.90 percent last year. 


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                    [Title] => Palay production surges 20% in 3rd qtr
                    [Summary] => Palay production in the third quarter surged 20 percent to 2.43 million metric tons (MT) compared to last year’s level of 2.02 million MT, boosting hopes of Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. that yields for 2003  will surpass last year’s figures by at least 190,000 MT. 


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                    [Title] => Palay output seen to go up despite El Niño, typhoons
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Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. said palay production is expected to reach 13.46 million metric tons (MT) this year, up by almost 190,000 MT or 1.4 percent from its 2002 level of 13.27 million MT. 


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Lorenzo,  while noting a marked improvement in the production of key crops  like rice, corn and sugar, admitted the difficulty of achieving the government’s  four percent  growth target for this year.


"We obviously have to make an adjustment,"  Lorenzo said.


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Arthur Yap, National Food Authority (NFA) administrator, said there is a strong likelihood that the projected increase in palay output next year will mean lower imports as the Department of Agriculture (DA) continues implementing its quick turnaround (QTA) scheme.


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                    [Title] => 4% agri growth achievable — Lorenzo
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"The target growth range of 3.3 to 4.3 percent set under the medium-term development program is doable this year despite a slow pickup in the first half. We expect a better performance in the second semester as this is normally the period when production reaches its peak," said Lorenzo. 


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