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On the hot heels of the President's "blitzkrieg" SONA, the "targets" - GMA and her "rah-rah" pack - countered with their weak flak.

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The province of Nueva Ecija, considered the country’s rice granary, is virtually untouched by the El Niño phenomenon despite being identified as one of the so-called vulnerable areas, with the Department of Agriculture expecting a bumper harvest this dry cropping season.

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President Arroyo has ordered the provision of emergency employment for farmers affected by the long dry spell brought about by the El Niño phenomenon to cover some of their lost income.

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Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia yesterday allowed the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the Department of Agriculture to stay for one more month in the Capitol-owned lot they are using along M. Velez Street in Cebu City.

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Farm output last year managed to eke out a growth of 0.37 percent, lower than the 0.50 percent growth projection of the Department of Agriculture.

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Employees of the regional office of the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas will soon find themselves “building-less” if ever they cannot find a building which they can rent after the end of this month.

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If there’s a way to help revitalize local coffee farming — considering the many solutions this can generate for farmers, their families and the economy — it can be done best through a solid and well-planned partnership with the private sector, according to Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur Yap.

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Agriculture Undersecretary for field operations Jess Paras has asked Secretary Arthur Yap to order the National Food Authority (NFA) to jumpstart palay buying as his field men reported that private traders have been buying far below government prices in the aftermath of the two typhoons that hit the country in quick succession.

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Pinawi ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang pa­ngamba ng publiko sa posibleng kakulangan ng suplay ng gulay lalo na sa maraming bahagi ng Luzon at Metro Manila.

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Corn farmers are fearing losses of up to P15 billion in the second half of this year due to the decision of the government to extend further the zero tariff duty on corn imports.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Afterthoughts  for the jaundiced eye - I
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On the hot heels of the President's "blitzkrieg" SONA, the "targets" - GMA and her "rah-rah" pack - countered with their weak flak.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133156 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1471332 [AuthorName] => Lorenzo Paradiang Jr. [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 557344 [Title] => Nueva Ecija untouched by El Niño: Eyes bumper harvest [Summary] =>

The province of Nueva Ecija, considered the country’s rice granary, is virtually untouched by the El Niño phenomenon despite being identified as one of the so-called vulnerable areas, with the Department of Agriculture expecting a bumper harvest this dry cropping season.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097277 [AuthorName] => Manny Galvez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 554168 [Title] => GMA wants emergency employment for farmers affected by dry spell [Summary] =>

President Arroyo has ordered the provision of emergency employment for farmers affected by the long dry spell brought about by the El Niño phenomenon to cover some of their lost income.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/182/gen12thumb.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 544551 [Title] => DA given 1 more month to stay on province lot [Summary] =>

Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia yesterday allowed the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the Department of Agriculture to stay for one more month in the Capitol-owned lot they are using along M. Velez Street in Cebu City.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 542061 [Title] => Farm output barely grows in 2009 [Summary] =>

Farm output last year managed to eke out a growth of 0.37 percent, lower than the 0.50 percent growth projection of the Department of Agriculture.

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Employees of the regional office of the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas will soon find themselves “building-less” if ever they cannot find a building which they can rent after the end of this month.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 523016 [Title] => Private sector help needed to revitalize coffee industry - Yap [Summary] =>

If there’s a way to help revitalize local coffee farming — considering the many solutions this can generate for farmers, their families and the economy — it can be done best through a solid and well-planned partnership with the private sector, according to Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur Yap.

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Agriculture Undersecretary for field operations Jess Paras has asked Secretary Arthur Yap to order the National Food Authority (NFA) to jumpstart palay buying as his field men reported that private traders have been buying far below government prices in the aftermath of the two typhoons that hit the country in quick succession.

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Pinawi ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang pa­ngamba ng publiko sa posibleng kakulangan ng suplay ng gulay lalo na sa maraming bahagi ng Luzon at Metro Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 498391 [Title] => Corn farmers fear losses of up to P15 billion [Summary] =>

Corn farmers are fearing losses of up to P15 billion in the second half of this year due to the decision of the government to extend further the zero tariff duty on corn imports.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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