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                    [Title] => Science to the rescue of the coconut industry
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Insect outbreaks occur when new strains/species of insects are introduced into areas where they have no or very few natural enemies.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1304218 [AuthorName] => Emil Javier [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 253417 [Title] => Paying the price of protectionism [Summary] => Stringent imported meat inspections are fine as long as they do not masquerade as restrictions that limit the entry of cheaper meat products. Not at this time when our countrymen are getting clobbered by the soaring prices of oil products and consequent higher cost of living.

That is why I fully support the concern of our meat importers and processors about the newly legislated Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines (MICP) recently signed into law by the President.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133715 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805279 [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 252539 [Title] => Food importers seek legal action to void a provision in MICP [Summary] => Local food importers and processors are contemplating a legal action to void a provision in the recently-signed Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines (MICP) which could be a violation of international trade rules and exposes the Philippines to retaliatory measures from its trading partners.

Industry source said that some of the major players in the food importing business and the meat processing sector are now seeking legal counsel to aid them in consolidating their efforts to lobby for the scrapping of Section 54 of the MICP.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 206279 [Title] => WB approves $650-M ODA package for RP in next 2 years [Summary] => A total of approximately $650 million in official development assistance (ODA) has been programmed for the Philippines for the next two years, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said at the close of the annual Government of the Philippines (GOP)-WB Country Programming Exercises.

NEDA assistant director-general for national development Rolando Tungpalan said the government and the WB have come up with a list of six projects and one program loan totaling some $290 million for 2004.
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That is why I fully support the concern of our meat importers and processors about the newly legislated Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines (MICP) recently signed into law by the President.
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Industry source said that some of the major players in the food importing business and the meat processing sector are now seeking legal counsel to aid them in consolidating their efforts to lobby for the scrapping of Section 54 of the MICP.
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NEDA assistant director-general for national development Rolando Tungpalan said the government and the WB have come up with a list of six projects and one program loan totaling some $290 million for 2004.
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