DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday approved the use of the Bt eggplant for direct use as food, feed, or for processing (FFP). In a statement, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) said the DA’s Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has […]
Slams Simularity report July 17, 2021 MANILA – The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Friday night criticized the United States-based firm Simularity for “discrediting” Beijing over its report that called on Chinese ships to stop dumping human waste in the Spratlys.”The Chinese Embassy strongly condemns the said […]
June 30, 2021 MANILA–The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) on Wednesday launched its first-ever Coconut Farmers’ and Industry Roadmap (Coco-FIRM) during its 48th Anniversary Celebration, four months after the signing of Republic Act No. 11524 or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act… Read More
June 17, 2021 MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is still studying the possible lifting of the ban on open-pit mining, Malacañang said on Thursday.Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified that Executive Order No. 130, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on… Read More
By ROGER M. BALANZA The municipality of Sto. Tomas in Davao del Norte has strengthened its battle against the Panama Disease, the deadly banana disease that has been wreaking havoc on the export Cavendish banana industry, one of the spark plugs of the town’s economy. Panama Disease, the […]
May 28, 2021 COTABATO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 9 has turned over the protection, administration, and conservation of marine turtles in Tawi-Tawi to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy… Read More
TWO MORE CASES of Delta variant detected in Davao City
