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NAFC committee on fisheries and aquaculture vice chairperson Pete C. Borja said lax enforcement by the DA and the Department of Health (DOH) of existing regulations on the use of these products in managing fish health and enhancing productivity could jeopardize the country’s major fishery and aquaculture exports.


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The DA is initiating moves to resolve its strained relationship with the CIDA some five years after the latter stopped releasing grants to the Philippine government which failed to provide counterpart funding for the projects approved under the grants.


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has expressed his intention to reappoint Valerio Kalaw as its executive
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DA forms fact-finding panel to investigate rice scam

September 21, 2008 - 12:00am

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur Yap yesterday made good on his promise to create a fact-finding committee to investigate issues raised by the Commission on Audit (COA) on fraudulent beneficiaries...

Headlines

DA urged to be more strict on the use of drugs, chemicals in fisheries

By Rocel Felix | December 30, 2003 - 12:00am

The private sector-led National Agricultural and Fisheries Council (NAFC) urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to be more rigid in imposing regulations on the use of anti-microbial drugs and chemical compounds...

Business

DA seeks to revive yearly grants from Canada

By Rocel Felix | January 7, 2003 - 12:00am

The cash-strapped Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking to revive the million-dollar yearly commodity grants it used to get from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The DA is initiating moves...

Business

DA issues standards on RP-made farm gear

By Rocel Felix | November 3, 2002 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued new agricultural engineering standards to guide government and the private sector in the design and manufacture of locally produced farm machinery and equipment. Agriculture...

Business

‘Seized rice US loan to RP’

March 30, 2001 - 12:00am

The rice imports stored in Batangas warehouses are owned by the Philippine government and were not seized, contrary to reports. The shipment was a commodity loan granted by the US government under its Public Law...

Nation

Malacañang retains Kalaw as head of aggie-fishery council

April 12, 2000 - 12:00am

In a move obviously aimed at resolving with finality the ongoing power struggle at the National Agricultural and Fisheries Council (NAFC), President Estrada has expressed his intention to reappoint Valerio Kalaw...

Headlines