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                    [Title] => RP mulls retaliatory action vs Australia on banana issue
                    [Summary] => The Philippine government could take retaliatory measures against Australia for reversing  its earlier decision to lift the ban on imports of  bananas from the Philippines.


"We are reviewing to what extent we should retaliate against Australia. We’ve been very patient and accommodating in asking for more trade reciprocity but obviously there is intent to again delay our bid to have our products enter the Australian market," Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. said.


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                    [Title] => Rising wheat prices to hike cost of pan de sal — Cito
                    [Summary] => Rising wheat prices in the world market, not the 10-fold increase in inspection fees recently imposed by the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), will raise pan de sal prices, Agriculture Secretary Luis ‘Cito’ Lorenzo Jr. said yesterday.


Lorenzo was reacting to the claim of the  Philippine Association of Flour Millers’ (PAFMIL) that the BPI raised its inspection fees for wheat imports by 900 percent or from P2 per metric ton to P20 per metric ton (MT).


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                    [Title] => Greenpeace launches organic line
                    [Summary] => International pressure group Greenpeace, which is opposing the use of agricultural biotechnology in the Philippines and other developing countries, has financial interests in the high-end organic food business.


This was disclosed by internationally renowned scientist Dr. C.S. Prakash who said Greenpeace Brazil has already licensed its own organic product line. Prakash said "Greenpeace leaders have close financial relationships (both personal and professional) with the organic industry’s marketing interests against biotech foods in Europe and the USA".


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                    [Title] => Amcham backs GMA on biotech
                    [Summary] => The American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Amcham) recently said the adoption of agricultural biotechnology could help the country’s farming sector catch up with its Asian neighbors.


Amcham expressed its support for biotechnology even as it lauded President Arroyo’s declaration of poverty alleviation as one of the cornerstones of her government’s economic development agenda.


Amcham said the country "has vast agricultural resources that need the most appropriate policy framework in which to develop and achieve their potential."


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                    [Title] => Yes, we have more than bananas
                    [Summary] => For many years, Lapanday Foods has been associated with Davao and with bananas. No longer.


Lapanday, this year’s Aurelio Periquet, Jr. awardee for corporate excellence given by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is a multi-source, multi-product, multi-market fresh produce company with a global perspective.  On an annual basis, Lapanday rakes in a net profit of between $10 million and $50 million.


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                    [Title] => Mindanao gets FMD-free certification
                    [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — The Paris-based Office Internationale des Epizootes (OIE) has finally declared Mindanao as a foot-and-mouth disease  (FMD) free zone which will enable livestock growers on the island to penetrate foreign markets and export their meat products.


The international certification was issued last May 30, the Mindanao Business Council said.


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                    [Title] => Mindanao gets FMD-free certification
                    [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — The Paris-based Office Internationale des Epizootes (OIE) has finally declared Mindanao as a foot-and-mouth disease  (FMD) free zone which will enable livestock growers on the island to penetrate foreign markets and export their meat products.


The international certification was issued last May 30, the Mindanao Business Council said.


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                    [Title] => Noli humirit sa unang bilangan! Flavier pumapangalawa
                    [Summary] => Maagang nagpakita ng kalamangan si independent senatorial candidate Noli "Kabayan" de Castro makaraang lumamang ito sa unang bugso ng bilangan ng ma kandidatong senador sa katatapos na halalan kahapon.


Alas-9:56 kagabi ay nakakuha na ng 209, 943 boto si de Castro kung saan nagpapalitan sa ikalawang puwesto sina re-electionist Juan Flavier, dating Agriculture Secretary Edgardo Angara at Sen. Franklin Drilon.


Ikinasiya naman ni Pangulong Arroyo ang ginawang masiglang paglahok ng mamamayan sa ginanap na halalan kahapon na sa kabuuan ay naging payapa at maayos.


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                    [Title] => Noli humirit sa unang bilangan! Flavier pumapangalawa
                    [Summary] => Maagang nagpakita ng kalamangan si independent senatorial candidate Noli "Kabayan" de Castro makaraang lumamang ito sa unang bugso ng bilangan ng ma kandidatong senador sa katatapos na halalan kahapon.


Alas-9:56 kagabi ay nakakuha na ng 209, 943 boto si de Castro kung saan nagpapalitan sa ikalawang puwesto sina re-electionist Juan Flavier, dating Agriculture Secretary Edgardo Angara at Sen. Franklin Drilon.


Ikinasiya naman ni Pangulong Arroyo ang ginawang masiglang paglahok ng mamamayan sa ginanap na halalan kahapon na sa kabuuan ay naging payapa at maayos.


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                    [Title] => Lacson dares detractors to file charges in court
                    [Summary] => LEGAZPI CITY — Opposition senatorial candidate Panfilo Lacson challenged Arroyo administration campaign strategists yesterday to file charges against him in court instead of sullying his reputation through the media.


In a radio broadcast in Bicol, the former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief said the Arroyo administration intends to demolish him and eight other Puwersa ng Masa (PM) senatorial candidates to ensure the victory of the People Power Coalition.


"I think they are obsessed with a 13-0 win so they are doing everything to destroy us," he said.

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AGRICULTURE SECRETARY EDGARDO ANGARA

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"We are reviewing to what extent we should retaliate against Australia. We’ve been very patient and accommodating in asking for more trade reciprocity but obviously there is intent to again delay our bid to have our products enter the Australian market," Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. said.


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Lorenzo was reacting to the claim of the  Philippine Association of Flour Millers’ (PAFMIL) that the BPI raised its inspection fees for wheat imports by 900 percent or from P2 per metric ton to P20 per metric ton (MT).


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This was disclosed by internationally renowned scientist Dr. C.S. Prakash who said Greenpeace Brazil has already licensed its own organic product line. Prakash said "Greenpeace leaders have close financial relationships (both personal and professional) with the organic industry’s marketing interests against biotech foods in Europe and the USA".


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Amcham expressed its support for biotechnology even as it lauded President Arroyo’s declaration of poverty alleviation as one of the cornerstones of her government’s economic development agenda.


Amcham said the country "has vast agricultural resources that need the most appropriate policy framework in which to develop and achieve their potential."


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Alas-9:56 kagabi ay nakakuha na ng 209, 943 boto si de Castro kung saan nagpapalitan sa ikalawang puwesto sina re-electionist Juan Flavier, dating Agriculture Secretary Edgardo Angara at Sen. Franklin Drilon.


Ikinasiya naman ni Pangulong Arroyo ang ginawang masiglang paglahok ng mamamayan sa ginanap na halalan kahapon na sa kabuuan ay naging payapa at maayos.


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Alas-9:56 kagabi ay nakakuha na ng 209, 943 boto si de Castro kung saan nagpapalitan sa ikalawang puwesto sina re-electionist Juan Flavier, dating Agriculture Secretary Edgardo Angara at Sen. Franklin Drilon.


Ikinasiya naman ni Pangulong Arroyo ang ginawang masiglang paglahok ng mamamayan sa ginanap na halalan kahapon na sa kabuuan ay naging payapa at maayos.


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In a radio broadcast in Bicol, the former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief said the Arroyo administration intends to demolish him and eight other Puwersa ng Masa (PM) senatorial candidates to ensure the victory of the People Power Coalition.


"I think they are obsessed with a 13-0 win so they are doing everything to destroy us," he said.

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