Heavy rains displace over 2K in Davao
MANILA, Philippines: At least 2,212 persons were displaced after torrential rains swamped fourteen villages in three provinces in Davao region Tuesday due to a shear line or where the hot and cold air converge.
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Malixi slips with wind-blown 78, falls by 6
MANILA, Philippines – Rianne Malixi struggled in rainy, windy conditions and hobbled with a five-over 78 at the Yarra Yarra Golf Club, tumbling from joint second to a share of 13th halfway through the Australian Amateur jointly paced by Aina Fujimoto and Amelia Harris in Victoria Wednesday.
Sardines flood Maasim, Sarangani
KORONADAL CITY: The beaching of juvenile pelagic sardines is not necessarily a sign of underwater seismic activity but is a natural phenomenon, an environment science research specialist said Monday.
EDITORIAL - Unscrupulous traders
Amid complaints of highland farmers about a flood of smuggled agricultural commodities during the holidays, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has formed a committee that will blacklist unscrupulous traders who violate Republic Act 9184, the Government Procurement Reform Act of 2002.
Distraught Benguet farmers bat for nat’l, provincial anti-smuggling task forces revival
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Benguet farmers are pushing for the revival of anti-smuggling task forces at the national and provincial levels to prevent the continued entry of smuggled vegetables, especially carrots, into the Philippine market.
EDITORIAL - Wasting food
The new secretary of the Department of Agriculture faces his first full year in the post with farmers in Benguet giving away their carrots for free. This came after the farmgate price of the highland vegetable plummeted to just P1 a kilo. Farmers blamed a flood of imports for the price plunge, during a holiday period when demand for carrots is traditionally high.
Price plunge forces Benguet farmers to give away carrots
MANILA, Philippines — Farmers in Benguet were forced to distribute for free carrots whose farmgate price dropped to P1 per kilo, as local dealers blamed the flooding of smuggled vegetables for the slump in the cost of local highland vegetables.
Community critical to water security
IN the Philippines and around the world, people are experiencing the impact of a warming planet through water changes — from floods and droughts to rising temperatures in oceans. These changes adversely affect farming communities, create challenges in food production, and make it difficult for hundreds of communities to access safe and clean water for drinking and sanitation.