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                    [Title] => Food exporters group sets stricter membership rules
                    [Summary] => Food manufacturers intending to become members of  the  Philippine Food Processors and Exporters Organization Inc. (Philfoodex) will have to   acquire the approval of  the Bureau of  Food and Drugs (BFAD)  before being duly-certified as a member of the organization.


Newly-elected Philfoodex president Roberto Amores said a BFAD seal on company members‚ products assures the overseas markets that their products comply with the highest food safety and quarantine standards.
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The boy was hit in the abdomen with a single bullet from the 12-gauge shotgun and did not make it alive to the hospital.

The guard, Albert Quirit, surrendered to the Mandaue City police after the incident, claiming the shooting was an accident.
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At the same time,  NAFC, composed of  representatives from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and agribusiness leaders of  the private sector, is urging  the department to  refile in the new Congress a bill that seeks to extend to 10 years or until 2015, the life span of ACEF.
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At the recent RAFC summit meet, leaders raised questions on the appropriateness of the DA’s move to channel a huge chunk of the highly unutilized P5.1 billion ACEF to Quedancor this year.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 221824 [Title] => Conversion of P5.1-B ACEF into a revolving fund pushed [Summary] => The ad hoc task force on the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) is proposing to convert the accumulated P5.1-billion fund into a revolving fund to make it easier for intended beneficiaries to avail of badly-needed financial assistance.

Converting ACEF into a revolving fund will be a departure from the current system of remitting proceeds of tariff collected from the importation of products covered by the minimum access volume (MAV) mechanism.
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                    [Title] => Food exporters group sets stricter membership rules
                    [Summary] => Food manufacturers intending to become members of  the  Philippine Food Processors and Exporters Organization Inc. (Philfoodex) will have to   acquire the approval of  the Bureau of  Food and Drugs (BFAD)  before being duly-certified as a member of the organization.


Newly-elected Philfoodex president Roberto Amores said a BFAD seal on company members‚ products assures the overseas markets that their products comply with the highest food safety and quarantine standards.
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The boy was hit in the abdomen with a single bullet from the 12-gauge shotgun and did not make it alive to the hospital.

The guard, Albert Quirit, surrendered to the Mandaue City police after the incident, claiming the shooting was an accident.
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At the same time,  NAFC, composed of  representatives from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and agribusiness leaders of  the private sector, is urging  the department to  refile in the new Congress a bill that seeks to extend to 10 years or until 2015, the life span of ACEF.
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At the recent RAFC summit meet, leaders raised questions on the appropriateness of the DA’s move to channel a huge chunk of the highly unutilized P5.1 billion ACEF to Quedancor this year.
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Converting ACEF into a revolving fund will be a departure from the current system of remitting proceeds of tariff collected from the importation of products covered by the minimum access volume (MAV) mechanism.
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